Remembrance Masses for the faithfully were celebrated at the following Mausoleums in the Diocese of Camden on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2011 at 10 AM:
Calvary Mausoleum, 2398 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill
New St. Mary’s Mausoleum, 515 West Browning Road, Bellmawr
Holy Cross Mausoleum, 5061 Harding Highway, Mays Landing
Sacred Heart Mausoleum, 741 E.Walnut Road, Vineland
November 2 is All Souls Day, the commemoration of all the faithful departed. The solemn commemorations of the dead originated in the seventh century, while the observance of the fixed date, November 2, was adopted in Rome in the fourteenth century.
Also November is National Catholic Cemetery month. There are 20 diocesan managed cemeteries and mausoleums in the Camden Diocese.
For more information, contact the Cemeteries Office of the Camden Diocese at 856-583-2881.