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cemetery clean-up
To help prepare for Mother's Day, a cemetery clean-up will commence Monday, April 29th. Kindly remove any decorations you wish to keep before this date.
Only fresh flower plantings are permitted from April 1st until October 31st. All plantings must be within one foot in front of the headstone. Please remember, resident deer live on the property and feed on flowers that are not deer resistant. Consult your local garden center for recommendations. -
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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HIGH WINDS
Since February 24th, the National Weather Service has issued weather alerts affecting the Passaic County area for wind gusts up to 60 mph. We'd like to remind all visitors that the strength of these winds wreaks havoc throughout the cemetery as gravesite decorations are strewn about the grounds. It is impossible for the cemetery staff to replace these items at their correct location. Please use caution when walking throughout the sections for any flying debris and any ground depressions caused by the recent rain and melting snow/ice. Thank you. -
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.
This new unit has been installed across from the Immaculate Conception mosaic in one of the new corridors. -
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 Acts 4:1-12Responsorial Psalm Ps 118:1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27aGospel Jn 21:1-14
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now is the right time to make pre-arrangements
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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Good News from The Beacon
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April 25
Bishop Serratelli served as main celebrant and homilist for the 11 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Whippany on April 20. Easter, the chief feast of the Church’s ecclesiastical year, commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. During the Mass, the Bishop announced that he had named Father Roberto Amador, the parish’s administrator, as the new pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish.Read More -
April 25
Waking up early on Easter Sunday morning, parishioners of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Boonton celebrated Easter at sunrise at a 6:30 a.m. Resurrection Mass celebrated by Bishop Serratelli on April 21. A Polish tradition, the Easter Mass at dawn began with the Procession of the Resurrection featuring an image of the Resurrected Jesus.Read More -
April 25
Bishop Serratelli presided at the Easter Vigil Mass in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson at 8 p.m. on Holy Saturday, April 20. This is the night that “shall be as bright as day” as proclaimed by the Exsultet, an ancient church hymn, as the Church joyfully anticipates Christ’s Resurrection.Read More -
April 25
Parishioners of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson re-enacted the Living Stations of the Cross on April 19 at 1 p.m. This annual Good Friday tradition began at the Bishop Rodimer Center adjacent to the Cathedral on Grand Street processed through the streets of the city. It concluded in the cathedral with a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.Read More -
April 25
Bishop Serratelli presided at the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, April 19 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. The solemn service began with the Liturgy of the Word, including the account of the Passion and Death of Jesus. The Veneration of the Cross, an ancient practice that allows each person to touch or kiss the Cross, followed.Read More -
April 25
Bishop Serratelli celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday evening, April 18, in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. The Mass commemorates the institution of the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Holy Orders by Jesus Christ. During the Mass, just as Jesus washed the feet of his disciples at the Last Supper, the Bishop washed the feet of St. John’s parishioners to symbolize the service and charity of Christ, who came “not to be served, but to serve.”Read More -
April 25
Bishop Serratelli was the homilist and main celebrant, with priests of the Diocese as concelebrants, at the Diocese’s annual Mass of Chrism April 15 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. During the Mass, priests of the Diocese renewed their priestly promises before the Bishop and received the prayers and support of the people of God, who filled the cathedral to overflowing.Read More -
April 25
Bishop Serratelli will ordain four diocesan seminarians to the transitional diaconate on Friday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. in St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Morristown. This rite brings the men a step closer to being called to ordination as priests of the Diocese next year.Read More
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