Options for the Cremated Body
The choice of Cremation should be a sensitive one that celebrates our Catholic beliefs and values, including all the Rites of the Funeral Liturgy. The cremated body should be treated with the same respect as any other final remains, including the decision for final burial or entombment. For more information, please visit our Catholics and Cremation Information Page.
Catholic Cemeteries offers a wide range of reverent burial/entombment options to provide your loved one with a reverent and dignified resting place, one allowing for permanent memorialization as a lasting tribute to their life, and a place for healing and reflection.
Options include in-ground burial, niche entombment in an outdoor garden setting, exterior community mausoleum niches, and indoor community mausoleum niches having either marble or glass niche fronts.
There is a choice of selection to accommodate each individual family’s desires and financial arrangements. Contact a Family Services Counselor today at 718-353-1560 or click here to send us an e-mail, and be sure to arrange an appointment to discuss the various options to pre-plan your cemetery needs. We urge you to secure peace of mind for yourself and family by making your arrangements before the need arises.
Our current offerings for The Cremated Body at Mount St. Mary include:
Columbaria Garden Settings
Our Lady of the Rosary
This is in response to the many requests for additional above-ground garden type cremation niche space.
Our Lady of Grace Columbaria
Our Lady of Grace Garden Columbaria is set amidst colorful seasonal plantings and shrubbery, and provides families with a caring place for the cremated body of their loved ones on an at-need or pre-need basis.
A sacred place to reflect a beautiful life.
Mausoleum Settings
Marble and Glass Front Niches
Available niches for the cremated body include sites featuring glass as well as marble fronts.
Mary Gate Of Heaven Mausoleum
The Mausoleum consists of 800 crypts, providing for over 1300 entombment spaces, with the option for single, double, triple and family units. Cremation niche sites may be purchased for one, two or in multiple units. Option include custom designed glass front niches for families wishing to visibly display the enduring beauty of the urn of their loved one. Religious significance and stained-glass windows enhance the sacred and solemn surroundings of the mausoleum for prayer and meditation.
Mary Mother Of God Mausoleum
This edifice, as the name implies, has been devoted to Mary, the Mother of God and is conveniently located at the entrance of Mt. St. Mary Cemetery.
This impressive mausoleum complex expresses our Catholic Faith and our affectionate love for the Mother of our Divine Savior. Stained-glass windows commemorate the scenes of the flight to Egypt, Mary with Child, and the Pieta, as they will enhance the sacred and solemn atmosphere of the building. Outside the mausoleum is an “art on tile image” of the Holy Family.
Mary Mother of God Mausoleum includes 995 crypts providing for 1810 entombment spaces available in single, double, triple, and family units of four in both indoor and outdoor settings. It also includes 360 cremation niche space for those who choose the option of cremation.
