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Welcome
to Catholic Cemeteries
Welcome to the web
site for the Department of Catholic Cemeteries of
the Diocese of Santa
Rosa! We
invite you to use our web site as we strive
to find more ways to serve the families of our
Diocese through our ministry.
Our Department of Catholic Cemeteries invites you to
visit our beautiful cemeteries and meet our friendly
staff. We have many options to serve the Catholic
families of the Diocese of Santa Rosa. Making
pre-arrangements now will lessen the burden on
families at the difficult time of loss.
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Burial in a
Catholic
Cemetery
Letter
from Bishop Daniel
F.
Walsh |
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My
Dear People:
As
Catholic Christians, we believe that
the Lord Jesus Christ, through His
death and resurrection, has
conquered
sin and death and has opened for us
the gates of eternal life. When a
loved one dies, we reaffirm, despite
our sorrow and grief, that death is
not the end of human life but a
passage to a new and even greater
life. This hope of eternal life
motivates us to praise and worship
Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.
With
such living faith in our hearts, we
put to rest the mortal bodies of our
loved ones in consecrated ground of
our Catholic Cemeteries to await the
Second Coming of the Lord.
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Catholic
Cemeteries -
Our Mission
Catholic
Cemeteries .
. . A Legacy
of Faith |
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The Catholic
Cemeteries meets the needs of
individuals and parishes in the
Diocese of Santa Rosa in preparation
for, at the time of, and following
the death of a loved one. In
providing a consecrated place for
burial, we treat the human body with
dignity and respect after death, and
offer an environment that encourages
frequent visitation with attendant
prayer for the deceased, an
environment in which love is
remembered and faith is awakened and
strengthened. We serve as a symbol
of the extended community of the
Church – a community unbroken by
death – and celebrate the death and
resurrection of the Lord, which
offer to us the promise of eternal
life. |
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Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Santa Rosa
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The four Diocesan Cemeteries are: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
in St. Helena, Calvary Catholic Cemetery in
Petaluma,
and Saint Francis Solano Catholic Cemetery in
Sonoma, and our main
office at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in
Santa Rosa.
Each
cemetery represents a legacy of faith handed down by
many generations for more than a century, a sacred
place to honor our beloved departed. They provide
an opportunity for reverence, reflection and prayer
as we ponder our Catholic teachings “life has
changed, not ended.” Public Masses are held
annually on: Memorial Day and All Soul’s Day
(visit the
events page for details).
Cemeteries are open
daily from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm for visitation.
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