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The purpose of the Catholic Cemeteries
of Spokane has always been "To serve the members of the Catholic Church and their
families; to carry out the religious function of the burial of the dead; and to care for
the resting places of the faithful departed." This
remains our primary goal.
The Catholic Cemeteries of Spokane is a
non-profit corporation owned by the Diocese of Spokane through the Bishop of Spokane who
serves as president and chairman of the board. The
Board of Directors, appointed by the Bishop, consists of five regular members. The Board engages a manager who has responsibility
for administering the policies of the Board and conducting the day-to-day operations of
the cemeteries. The manager is given full
authority in selecting and directing the staff to operate the cemetery in its
activities.
Catholic Cemeteries of Spokane meets
the myriad demands of State and Federal laws and also complies with that body of church
regulations known as Canon Law.
Why a Catholic Cemetery?
The history of human burial is as
long and colorful as the history of man.
Gauls and ancient Britons drove
deep, bottle-shaped shafts into the earth and buried their slaves there in common graves.
Egyptians laid their Pharaohs to rest in the great pyramids of Egypt. They believed the
soul remained with the mummified body and so took elaborate precautions to preserve the
body.
Pagan peoples buried their dead in
the earth and erected great pagan temples to stand guard.
The early Christians in Rome used
the catacombs for both burial and sanctuary. Here, on the actual tombs of the Apostles and
Martyrs they celebrated the Holy Mass.
In the death and Resurrection of our
Lord, the Catholic Church sees that the body, as the living temple of the Holy Spirit in
life, will be reunited to the soul in immortality.
And so the Catholic Cemetery becomes
a consecrated and holy place where the Church receives her dead for safekeeping until the
morning of Resurrection.
Your burial in a Catholic Cemetery
is at once your devout affirmation of faith and a witness to the Resurrection. |
