Marker is at entrance to Calvary Cemetery. Marker is on Elvis Presley (Bellevue) Boulevard (U.S.ĥ1), on the right when traveling south. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites Almost every religious group that served the Catholic population in Memphis is represented at Calvary, which is still active and growing.Įrected 1999 by Shelby County Historical Commission and Catholic Diocese of Memphis. Many generations of the same families, poor to rich, are buried in Calvary. Mooney, Commercial Appeal editor and many others, some famous and some known only to God. The Cemetery contains the remains of over 45,000 of the faithful departed, include the Martyrs of Memphis Mary Magdalene Hodges, recipient of the Miracle of Memphis C.P.J. Patrick Parish, was a leading proponent and advocate during the early development of Calvary Cemetery along with Terence McCarney, one of the early superintendents. Almost every religious group that served the Catholic population in Memphis is represented at Calvary, which is still active and growing.Ĭonsecrated in 1867 to serve the booming populations of the Catholic Irish, Germans and Italians, Calvary became the second Catholic Cemetery in Shelby County. Consecrated in 1867 to serve the booming populations of the Catholic Irish, Germans and Italians, Calvary became the second Catholic Cemetery in Shelby County. The church owns and operates cemeteries for the common good.Įternal Rest grant unto them O, Lord and Light Perpetual Shine upon them! Amen.Calvary Cemetery. We are certain that one day we shall all be united again this is our sure and certain hope.Ĭatholic cemeteries are by definition sacred space the church offers them to help people face the hard reality of death within the context of the promise of eternal life. Paul reminds us, not like those who have no hope. It is made holy by sacred rites, by the dead buried here, by the living who offer supplication and thanksgiving and by the presence of God's Children who visit. When you visit here remember the words God spoke to Moses on Sinai, " The place where your feet are standing is Holy Ground". We pray God will be merciful in judging the poverty of those buried here and fill them with the richness of his loving mercy Here the prayers are offered for the salvation of these poor souls. Here on the consecrated ground of this cemetery the living and the dead are joined in a communion of love and faith. Our Catholic Cemeteries are also places to find solace amidst sorrow. " Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted" this Jesus teaches on the Mount of the Beatitudes. In the careful and prayerful Rites of Christian Burial we recall the body, which once housed the soul, is a temple of the Holy Spirit (1Cor. We the living like Joseph of Arimathea perform a sacred duty in burying the dead to await the resurrection on the last day. In burying the dead we imitate the burial of Jesus to whom we are eternally joined in Faith. Until that Great Day when Christ shall come again in all His Glory and the dead shall rise from their tombs, we observe the ancient custom of honoring the dead with Christian Burial. Through the saving waters of Baptism we have been immersed in the death of Christ so that we may also rise with him to a newness of life in our Father's house. 3:2) with these words scripture reminds us of the reality of our existence. “ There is a time to be born and a time to die" (Ecci. Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again! A visit to a Catholic cemetery is a reminder of what death is all about- a step to a new and eternal life with the Risen Lord.
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