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deer eating flowers
The resident deer are hungry and eating everything in sight. The office has received numerous calls regarding personal plantings that have gone missing from gravesites. As a reminder, there are deer living within the cemetery grounds. They have been here for many years.
Any and all plantings should be sprayed with deer repellent, even if your plants are deer-resistant. Please check with your local garden center for flower suggestions and deer repellents.
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FLAGS
Thank you to the local veteran organizations and Boy Scouts that place flags at the graves of our veterans. Your gesture of kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated by all.
Every year at Arlington National Cemetery, our nation's cemetery, flags are placed at gravesites just before Memorial Day, and are removed the day after Memorial Day before cemetery gates open. At HolySepulchre, flags are permitted at gravesites from Memorial Day until Independence Day. We proudly honor our veterans by displaying the American flag in Section S and Section 15 year-round.
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memorial candle dedications
Dedicating a memorial candle is a beautiful way to remember and honor a loved one. Click here on 'Memorial Candle Dedication'. You'll be able to purchase a dedication on-line.
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new niche wall
Studies have shown that more people are choosing to be cremated rather than interred. The Catholic church does support cremation and encourages all families to bring their cremated remains to a Catholic cemetery where family and friends may visit, pray and pay their respects. Holy Sepulchre Cemetery offers in-ground and above-ground burial options where you can bring your cremated remains.
Recently, a third niche unit was installed at the mausoleum offering both glass and marble niches. The niches can accomodate one urn in a single 12” niche, or two urns in an 18" or 24" niche.
We invite you to stop by and receive all the information you need to make an informed decision. Secure the location you love, at the price you can afford. Stop in the office to speak with a counselor or call to make an appointment.
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wHY CHOOSE A CATHOLIC CEMETERY?
Burial in a Catholic cemetery is a long-standing sign of the Church’s reverence for the human body. Appropriately, the ground in a Catholic cemetery is consecrated to receive sacred remains. Selecting a final resting place in a Catholic cemetery recognizes baptismal commitment and gives witness, even in death, to faithfulness to the Church.
The Church maintains Catholic cemeteries because both in life and in death we belong to the Lord (Romans 14:8). Just as faithful have shared and celebrated faith in the community of the Church, so in death their bodies rest with other deceased members of this community, awaiting the day when God will raise their mortal bodies in glory. Catholic cemeteries also stand as a sign to the world that even in death, Christians believe in life. The images of saints in Catholic cemeteries are not mere decorations, they are a sign of belief in the living communion of saints. -
THE IMPORTANCE OF A CATHOLIC CEMETERY
The Catholic Church lights the way at all important moments of your life. When you pass from this life, choose to let the Church support you. By choosing a Catholic Cemetery as your final resting place, you reaffirm in death all of the traditions you loved in life. You light a candle that will glow...faithfully...forever.
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donate today
It is with great excitement we announce six absolutely beautiful new mosaics have been installed at the mausoleum. To learn more about how you can make a charitable donation to fund these amazing works of art, please click here.
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cathedral of saint john the baptist
Thank you for visiting our website. Holy Sepulchre Roman Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum is the parish cemetery of Saint John the Baptist Cathedral located in Paterson, New Jersey. There are 65 acres of land dedicated to the burial of our Catholic families. Holy Sepulchre offers both in-ground and above-ground burial.
We welcome all visitors who wish to pay their respects to family and friends. Section maps are available for downloading to facilitate navigating through the cemetery. If you would like to know where someone is buried please stop by or call the office during regular business hours.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 Gn 13:2, 5-18Responsorial Psalm Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5Gospel Mt 7:6, 12-14
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now is the right time to make pre-arrangements
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973-942-3368
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Good News from The Beacon
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June 20
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Monica Parish in Sussex June 15 and celebrated the vigil Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. During the Mass, the Bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to young people of the parish.Read More -
June 20
The reality that young people are leaving the Catholic faith and instead choosing to identify as non-religious at alarming rates represents a crisis for the Church but also an opportunity for parishes in the U.S. to discover and put in place innovative ways to attract and keep these young faithful and form them into disciples. These “outside the box” parish initiatives must aim to give youth a place where they feel a sense of belonging and acceptance, start forming them younger — as early as middle school — and help the faith community clearly articulate why its members believe in Christ.Read More -
June 20
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Stephen Magyar Church in Passaic June 16 where he celebrated Mass to mark the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity with Auxiliary Bishop Frenec Cserhati, of Estergom-Budapest, Hungary, who is in charge of the pastoral care of Hungarians living abroad.Read More -
June 20
When Mayme Puccio was taking care of her husband, Joe, at his bedside during his final days, it was one of the most difficult moments in her life for her to witness. Just months prior, her mother passed away at 94 years old. During this time, she saw the importance of prayers and spiritual consolation needed for those who were dying. Puccio is now on a mission. She hopes to start an apostolate for the sick and the dying.Read More -
June 20
The quiet of the Adoration Chapel at St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Parsippany feels like a world away from the hustle and bustle of suburban life outside and away from daily troubles. Its rows of wooden pews welcome the dozens of adorers who visit throughout the day to pray before the Blessed Sacrament on the altar. They sit or kneel with hands folded or read prayers or Scripture in silence. One woman listens to recited prayers on her iPhone through earbud headphones.Read More -
June 20
More often than not, commencement speakers give graduates advice based on the speaker’s life experiences and what they can do with that newly-minted diploma as they enter the business world. But what about giving graduates advice about their faith as they step into the secular world?Read More -
June 13
A movement in religious education started to take root last year in several parishes of the Diocese with the new Family Faith Formation Program, developed by a local parish religious education director, that helps entire families center their lives around their faith and the summit of our faith: the Mass. Endorsed by Bishop Serratelli, the initiative encourages parents and children to attend Mass together; learn more about their faith, both together and in age-appropriate settings; and share their faith with each other.Read More -
June 13
Bishop Serratelli presided at the Diocese’s annual Priests Jubilee Mass on June 4 in St. Patrick Church in Chatham to celebrate the significant ordination anniversaries — 25, 40, 50 and 60 years — that 16 priests, who serve or have served the Church of Paterson, are celebrating this year. During the well-attended liturgy, the Bishop thanked almighty God for the gift of the jubilarians’ priesthoods.Read More
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