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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.
The removal of flags will commence the week of July 7th.
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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 Ex 2:1-15aResponsorial Psalm Ps 69:3, 14, 30-31, 33-34Gospel Mt 11:20-24
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now is the right time to make pre-arrangements
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Good News from The Beacon
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July 11
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Anthony Parish in Passaic where he celebrated the vigil Mass for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 29 in the parish center. During the Mass, the Bishop administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to young people of the parish, mostly high school sophomores, who had been preparing to receive the sacrament in the parish’s Confirmation program for the last two years.Read More -
July 11
Bishop Serratelli installed Father Edgar Rivera as pastor of St. Ann Parish in Parsippany during a Mass marking the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 7. Father Rivera previously served as diocesan Vocations Director and director of Domus Bartimaeus House of Discernment in Boonton before being named as pastor of St. Ann’s by the Bishop in June.Read More -
July 11
At the noon Mass on Sunday, June 30 in St. Joseph Church, Lincoln Park, parishioners and friends gathered to celebrate and express their appreciation to Father Tom Mangieri, who served the faithful here for more than four years as administrator and then pastor until his retirement in June for health reasons. The farewell Mass was celebrated by Father Mangieri, with Father Dominik Bakowski and Father David Pickens concelebrating, assisted by Deacons Steve Marabeti and Joe Parlapiano.Read More -
July 11
On June 15, 1974, 28 men were ordained as permanent deacons by Bishop Lawrence Casey in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist here. This was the first time in the history of the Paterson Diocese that men, both single and married, were called to be ordained to the permanent diaconate. Today one of those men, Deacon Mario Munoz, now 81, is looking back at his life and how he got to where he is today.Read More -
July 11
Bishop Serratelli helped the local community of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Elizabeth celebrate an “exciting” national milestone for the religious order: the 100th anniversary of sisters in the U.S. and the establishment of their first convent in Newark in 1919. The Bishop served as main celebrant and homilist of the anniversary Mass June 22 in St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Parsippany.Read More -
July 11
An important part of our state’s heritage is the historic buildings that dot the landscape of our state. Among them are many that mark the long history of our faith. Indeed, many of our churches are listed on the state and national historic registries.Read More -
July 4
The Knights of Columbus Council No. 17254, also known as the “Cathedral Council,” wrote a part of its history this past Sunday with the installation of its first council officers. The council based at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist here is the newest Knights of Columbus council in the Diocese. During Mass marking the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time on June 30, Msgr. Geno Sylva, rector of the Cathedral and diocesan vicar for special projects and the cathedral, blessed these new officers and all the Knights present at the Mass.Read More -
July 4
Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to Immaculate Conception Parish in Franklin June 30 where he celebrated Mass for the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Boguslaw Kobus, pastor, concelebrated the Mass.Read More
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