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Immaculee Iligabiza chats with Kansas City-Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumaan before her Sept. 11 talk.
Immaculee Iligabiza drew an enormous crowd to St. Benedict’s Abbey Church on Sept. 11.
“They know not what they are doing,” says Immaculee, describing her forgiveness of the man who killed her family.
President Stephen D. Minnis gives the Cross of the Order of St. Benedict to Immaculee – the highest honor Benedictine College bestows.
A student shares her thoughts after Immaculee’s session with Benedictine College students…
… and Immaculee responds with an embrace.
President Minnis gets Immaculee to sign a few more books.
Immaculee chats with a monk from St. Benedict’s Abbey on campus.
Immaculee visits Mary’s Grotto at Benedictine College after joining the Memorare Army.
Benedictine College students were surprised by Immaculee’s visit to the grotto.
Imaculee Ilibagiza prays at Benedictine College’s grotto.
Immaculée Ilibagiza, who survived the Rwandan genocide and devoted herself to promoting prayer and forgiveness, has joined Benedictine College’s Memorare Army for Religious Liberty. The college also awarded her its highest honor, the Cross of the Order of St. Benedict.
The Memorare Army for Religious Freedom was started by Benedictine College President Stephen D. Minnis at the suggestion of Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City, Kan., in the wake of the HHS contraceptive mandate and other efforts to undermine religious liberty. The Cross of the Order of St. Benedict recognizes charitable acts of distinction.
Immaculée spent two days at Benedictine College Sept. 11-12. She shared the remarkable story of how praying the rosary allowed her to grow in faith while she and seven other women hid in a tiny bathroom during the Rwandan Genocide. She was awarded the Cross of the Order of St. Benedict, the highest award bestowed by the school.
In the massacre 800,000 Rwandans were murdered— including Immaculée’s entire family. She tells the story of survival and forgiveness in her best-selling book Left to Tell.
In conversations with Benedictine College President Minnis in between presentations, she became fascinated by the stories of Mary’s miracles at Benedictine College.
Today, the Memorare Army for Religious Freedom is a worldwide phenomenon, with “prayer warriors” in 6 countries, and all 50 U.S, states, praying 2.8 million memorares.
When Benedictine College President Stephen D. Minnis started the Memorare Army for Religious Liberty, we hoped that in a few weeks we would attract enough members to say 1 million Memorares for religious freedom. We got there in a few days.
The Memorare is one of the prayers for Catholics recommended in the Holy See’s official Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Immaculée told her audience, “You are very blessed to be here at Benedictine College. You are very blessed with your president and his ‘Army of Memorares!'”
“Immaculée was fascinated by the Memorare Army and so she jumped at the chance when I invited her to join,” said President Minnis. “This is a woman who knows the power of prayer, especially when Our Lady is involved. I am so glad our students had the opportunity to hear her message of mercy and trust.”
Click here for more information about Immaculée.
Click here for more information or to join the Memorare Army.
Founded in 1858, Benedictine College is a Catholic, Benedictine, residential, liberal arts college located on the bluffs above the Missouri River in Atchison, Kansas. The school is honored to have been named one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report, the best private college in Kansas by The Wall Street Journal, and one of the top Catholic colleges in the nation by First Things magazine and the Newman Guide. It prides itself on outstanding academics, extraordinary faith life, strong athletic programs, and an exceptional sense of community and belonging. Benedictine College is dedicated to transforming culture in America through its mission to educate men and women within a community of faith and scholarship.
