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**PLEASE NOTE *** NEW MAILING ADDRESS (EFFECTIVE 4/1/24)

Father Bill Kneemiller

601 E. 10th St.

Muscatine, IA  52761

—- HOLYLAND MILITARY ROSARY TEAMS UP WITH THE HANDMAIDS OF THE SACRED HEART IN EL SALVADOR
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– Recently, Ave Maria University’s President ordered our Holy Land Military Rosaries for the entire Freshman Class and stated, “This is the basis of our Spirituality!’
— See News and Update tab for information on our new Decade Rosary for Students.
— Note tab on ‘Prayer of the Church’ for encouraging prayer using the compact Liturgy of the Hours book which complements the Rosary as the ‘Devotion of the Church’.

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The Holy Land Rosary is made of many parts. The base of the Crucifix is olive wood. Why olive wood? Jesus prayed under the olive tree in the Gethsemane Garden. Also recall at the time of Noah and the flood, the dove brought a twig of the olive tree which represented a new time of peace and deliverance! The olive wood is from the Holy Land in Bethlehem and made by Catholic Christians living in the city of Christ’s birth. We use simple black pony beads and Corpus is made from pewter metal, a metal that does not tarnish, and military-grade parachute cord.

It is a wonderful prayer aid, connecting us with Christ’s passion in the Garden and the Holy Land where Christ lived and taught. As tradition states, part of Jesus’ cross was made of olive wood. It also helps fulfill the prophesy in Isaiah 2:4:

You will turn your swords into plowshares, …and your parachute cords into rosary cords.

(The last sentence is my “living translation”: Fr. Bill)

 

Complimentary Rosaries for Active and Retired Military

If you are a Military Chaplain or a Retired member of the Military, you can receive a Complimentary Rosary, if you wish, just contact our Representative Michelle Schaapveld at hlmrosary@gmail.com or Joseph Alger, joseph.alger@augustineinstitute.org at the Augustine Institute.

Donations Appreciated:

Please Send Donations To:

Father Bill Kneemiller

601 E. 10th St.

Muscatine, IA  52761

We are an official 501(c)3 organization now and have also recently been accepted into the National Catholic Directory of Charites, also known as the Kennedy Directory.    All donations are Deductible and deeply appreciated. You may also contact our founder, Fr. William Kneemiller if you have any questions.

Email: kneemillerw@diodav.org