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St. Mary Parish's cemetery in Alexandria, Va., is seen Oct. 19. Catholics observe the back-to-back feasts of All Saints and All Souls Nov. 1 and Nov. 2. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Parish cemeteries: A labor, but also a labor of love

Posted by admin - October 28, 2017

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Often overlooked amid issues of grief and loss in Catholic families after the death of a loved one is that thousands of parishes across the United States…

John Patrick Murphy, a cemetery committee member at St. Mary of Sorrows Parish in Fairfax Station, Va., walks toward his grave plot Oct. 18. Dressed in Civil War-era garb, the history buff gives cemetery tours about the Second Battle of Manassas. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Two Virginia Catholic cemeteries have history on their side

Posted by admin - October 28, 2017

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS) — Not only are cemeteries — and Catholic cemeteries in particular — a trove of history about the people who are interred there, but two in the…

ALL SAINTS DAY & ALL SOULS DAY MASS SCHEDULE

Posted by admin - October 28, 2017

(NOVEMBER 1, 2017 – ALL SAINTS) MOUNT CARMEL CATHEDRAL 6:00 a.m. – (Mass – Chamorro) MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY: 12:00 Noon – (Solemn Rosary – Chamorro) MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY 3:30p.m.– (Solemn…

CATECHETICAL FORMATION ON CHRISTIAN MORALITY

Posted by admin - October 28, 2017

The first catechetical formation for CCD catechists was centered on the reflection on the human person based on the anthropology of the Second Vatican Council and St. John Paul II.…

“I have the Islands very deep in my heart.” Mother Margarita’s visit to Saipan, 1928. (photo right)

“I WILL HELP YOU FROM HEAVEN”

Posted by admin - October 28, 2017

(A prayer-letter to Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana for the Feast of All Saints Day and All Souls Day) Dear Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana, The Church has given you the title…

Saipan Devotees Attend Divine Mercy Workshop

Posted by admin - October 28, 2017

Despite the looming approach of a tropical depression, Saipan and Tinian being in Condition 3, dozens of devotees flocked to Mt. Carmel Cathedral to participate in the Divine Mercy Workshop…

MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL’S 1st QUARTER PRESIDENT’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL

Posted by admin - October 28, 2017

Mount Carmel School congratulates these students for making it to the 1st Quarter President’s List & Honor Roll. PRESIDENT’S LIST Students must have a GPA of 4.00 or above and…

Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Faith brings hope even at moment of death, pope says

Posted by admin - October 21, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christians can find hope even at the hour of death, which faith teaches is not a closed door but a wide-open passage to a new life…

Retired Cardinal Ricardo Vidal of Cebu, Philippines, pictured in a 2012 photo at the Vatican, died Oct. 18 at the age of 86 after a series of health complications. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Cardinal Vidal dies at 86; pope praises him as man of dialogue, peace

Posted by admin - October 21, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Ricardo Vidal of Cebu, Philippines, died Oct. 18 at the age of 86 after a series of health complications. In a telegram to Archbishop Jose…

An angel figurine is seen near a headstone in 2016 at the cemetery at the motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Neglected works of mercy: burying, praying for forgotten dead

Posted by admin - October 21, 2017

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When a friend’s beloved dog died, Adrian Cruz dug a grave, prepared a box, cleaned the dog and helped bury the animal in a way that…

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Parish cemeteries: A labor, but also a labor of love

Two Virginia Catholic cemeteries have history on their side

ALL SAINTS DAY & ALL SOULS DAY MASS SCHEDULE

CATECHETICAL FORMATION ON CHRISTIAN MORALITY

“I WILL HELP YOU FROM HEAVEN”

Saipan Devotees Attend Divine Mercy Workshop

MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL’S 1st QUARTER PRESIDENT’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL

Faith brings hope even at moment of death, pope says

Cardinal Vidal dies at 86; pope praises him as man of dialogue, peace

Neglected works of mercy: burying, praying for forgotten dead

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