Father
is very grateful for all the corded rosaries sent his way. They go as fast as
they come in! Fr. has requested that we use the ‘dull tan’ parachute cord
with a black “Crucifix’. The cord may be dark green, or tan, but please not
shiny. Some of the camo has started coming with a more ‘shiny’ finish. He
respectfully requests that you only use the dull tan/green. Some have sent
rosaries with a ‘cross’ rather than a Crucifix (with the corpus). It is
really preferred that the Soldiers have Christ with them on the cross. So
please, do use the black plastic crucifixes. If you are having difficulty
finding these items, let me know.
When ordering the twine use the desert camo. But if doing it on-line click on the desert camo spool.
it is only available in #36. There was a time that
FNT had a shinier twine but since Nov 2007 they have switched back to the matted
colors.
The
soldier’s Bible Study on the Integrity of Men is going over quite well.
Father has ordered more books. Some Protestants have expressed interest in
the class as well. Father has let them know that they are using the Catholic
exegesis and they are still interested, so more books are being ordered.
Thank you again for all your help and prayers.
In Christ,
Mary Zilligen Becker
Hand made Corded Rosary Instructions
Rosaries,
everything
corded, tan or desert camo -preferably tan, black plastic
crucifix not cross, no plastic beads, beads instead that are
corded
Thanks
to a Benefactor: I notice you asked for tips on getting the
twine through he holes. What I do is I actually is when I measure
out my length for the rosary I cut the twine using a candle, just put
the place you want to cut right in the flame. Have a cup of water
close by. As soon as it's cut with the flame, wet your fingers and
roll the twine into a point. If you get a good enough point the
twine will fit through the hole. Also, if you get your black
crucifixes from Our Lady's Rosary Makers (http://www.olrm.org/),
item M51 has a bigger hole, they are 500 for ten dollars. But the
other black crucifixes can be bought cheaper here: http://www.crossesformary.com/
, but those have the regular sized holes.
Instructions are made available by
the Rosary Army website For
more information or to get involved with their ministry check out their
website at www.rosaryarmy.com
Listen to Mary Becker discuss the Father Hannigan Project on the Morning Air
broadcast aired Aug 2, 2006
Life Talk, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago, airs
once per month on Relevant Radio 820AM. Host Mary-Louise Kurey discusses
life issues
Independence Day On Lifetalk
Fr. John Hannigan, USMC Chaplain, is the guest of this special Independence
Day broadcast of LifeTalk. Join host Mary-Louise Kurey, as she interviews Fr.
Hannigan, learning what life is really like for our troops in Iraq. Fr. Hannigan
is a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, who went through the seminary system
in Chicago, and proudly serves the spiritual needs of service men and women in
the United States Marines
broadcast
aired 7-04-2007
Fr.
Hannigan and RP Randy Hoffman next to him and the
Chicago
area Knights of Columbus. It was taken at
St. Joseph
’s Church in
Homewood, IL Feb 24, 2007
Here are photos of the Catholic library, Fr Hannigan and his RP traveling outside the wire, and Memorial Wall with some of the photos up on the wall.
Sad to say, there are more photos that need to go up. Received Stations and
blank frames. Thank you very, very much. Words cannot describe
the appreciation. It really helps the troops in their grieving for
their fallen fellow warriors.
In Christ, Fr
It does my heart good as I travel over 30,000 miles every weeks to see Marines,
soldiers, Sailors wearing the scapular around their neck. They ask for more than
one scapular since it’s now super hot out here plus all the protective gear we
wear makes us sweat even more so.
Guess what, extra bonus I got, a Marine approached me and said when he gets out
of the Marine Corps in 2 years from now, he’d like to start studying for the
priesthood. WOW! He’s being a sponsor for one of the Marines here who will be
getting confirmed. Baptized, Confirmed, First Communion for a Marine yesterday stationed near the
Syrian border.
Thanks for all the support everyone is giving us out here. The Seat of Wisdom website is
great! Glad to see our photos on it and became even more grateful for the
tremendous support shown us when I saw on the website photos of those boxing up
the catechisms for us. Will send you more photos when I get a chance.
Pray for more priests for our military, shortages are in Army first, Navy second, Air Force third.
