Holy Sepulchre Roman Catholic 

Cemetery & Mausoleum

A prayer for the New Year

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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 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.

We are very excited to announce the six 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.

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.  

Our caring staff are ready and available to assist you with any questions you may have.  Don't let fear keep you from learning how easy, and cost effective, it is to make pre-arrangements. Call today!

973-942-3368

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