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About the Cemeteries
Owned and operated by the Diocese of San Jose, the Catholic Cemeteries have been serving Catholics and their families for over a century. The Catholic Cemeteries provide a sacred place for burial in a religious setting on consecrated ground.
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Our Mission Statement
We provide holy grounds, reverent care, and services allowing the wealth of our Catholic heritage and Christian hope to touch those whose lives have been transformed by death.
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Our Staff
The Catholic Cemeteries Staff is committed to:
- Serving families of the deceased with compassion.
- Treating all people with dignity and respect.
- Being sensitive to the diversity of culture and tradition surrounding death.
- Seeing this ministry as an opportunity to share the Church's faith in the Resurrection.
This ministry is an extension of parish ministry to the sick and dying. As their ministry is a "Corporal Work of Mercy," our counselors are non-commissioned.
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Our Creed
As members of the National Catholic Cemetery Conference we adhere to this Creed:
We acknowledge that the Catholic Cemetery is established to carry out the sacred religious function of the burial and care for the resting places of the deceased.
We accept the responsibility of implementing this religious function under the direction and supervision of the local Church authority.
We believe in and are firmly committed to the teachings and rich tradition of the Catholic Church with regard to the deceased and the sacredness of the cemeteries in which their bodies rest.
We recognize the deep religious significance of the Corporal Work of Mercy involved in the burial of the dead and reverence for the deceased.
We are dedicated to the respectful care of the people of God who even in death remain a part of the whole Christian community.
We are committed to encouraging Catholic prayer and devotion for our deceased brothers and sisters especially in our cemeteries.
We will oppose any effort to minimize or destroy any of the Catholic teachings relating to death, burial and devotion to the departed souls.
We will proclaim through our words, work and example the sacredness of the Human Body the Belief in the Resurrection and the Christian Virtue of Hope.
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