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 718-894-4888 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 include:
Mausoleum Settings
Marble and Glass Front Niches
Available niches for the cremated body include sites featuring glass as well as marble fronts.
Christ the Redeemer Mausoleum
The religious atmosphere, consisting of stained-glass windows, statuary, artwork and woven tapestries provide for a feeling of comfort and solitude. Those visting find consolation in the knowledge that the resting place of their beloved is a fitting and worthy tribute to their memory. Here you will find a place of reverence and prayer. the superbly landscaped grounds compliment the building and seating is set throughout the mausoleum for meditation.
Availabilities at Christ the Redeemer Mausoleum consist of single crypts, double crypts, and family unit crypts (for 3 or 4 entombments). In addition to crypt space, this complex also offers cremation niche for those who have chosen cremation as an alternative to traditional entombment. Both single and double cremation niche sites are available.
When considering crypt space, it is important to know that depending on the specific level of the site and type, the overall cost of purchasing a crypt can be relatively the same as a traditional in-ground burial site as there is no need to purchase a grave memorial.
Proving now for those you love is a caring and sensible way to ease the decisions that must be made at a difficult time. Afford yourself the opportunity to see this beautiful community mausoleum complex that provides the serenity, comfort and care so essential to final resting place for your loved ones.
St. John Cloister Mausoleum
St. John Cloister Mausoleum, conveniently located on the grounds of St. John Cemetery is the epitome of old world craftsmanship featuring crypt fronts of elegant wooden and marble in addition to glass front cremation niches.
Columbaria Garden Settings
The Columbarium in section 9C. has 4 sections in granite in a park-like setting with benches facing each section.
Ave Maria Garden Mausoleum
Ave Maria Garden Mausoleum has a wide range of preferred locations available in an outdoor garden setting. Here, as in all of our cemeteries, you will find a place of prayer and spiritual comfort. The mausoleum offers choice options for a family unit (three or four entombments). for a companion site, or for just an individual. It has been designed to serve the needs of our Catholic families at affordable process. Along with cryptsites, niche space has also been made available for those who have chosen cremation as a sensitive pastoral alternative to traditional entombment.
Amidst colorful plantings; single space niches are available on an at-need or pre-need basis.
