In partnership with Bishop Mark Seitz, Mt. Carmel Cemetery is offering the gift of burial space for cremated remains to families who have kept the cremains of their loved ones at home.
More Catholics desire to cremate the bodies of the deceased and scatter their ashes, according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. However, the Vatican mandates that the deceased’s ashes be preserved in a consecrated place.
“However, it also said family members could request a small part of the ashes be kept in a sacred place of significance for the deceased person,” states the website’s guidance on cremains.
The Rite of Committal will be celebrated following the All-Souls’ Day Mass Saturday, Nov. 2. Mass starts at 10:00 a.m. at the cemetery, the only Catholic cemetery in the area.
Cremains for burial and proper documentation will be accepted until 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery office, 401 S. Zaragoza Road. Information: 915-860-0606.
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