Madonna Cemetery has been proudly serving the Catholic community for over 165 years. Now, with the new expansion of our mausoleum, we can continue to provide peaceful, sacred, above ground burials at affordable prices to help our Catholic families plan ahead.

Funeral Rites

One of the principal rules of a Catholic burial is that the deceased receive the Rite of Committal before interment. The Rite of Committal is a series of prayers that serve as the final good bye and act of respect and kindness toward the deceased. The Rite of Committal should not take place in the church and it should always come after the wake and funeral Mass. The Rite of Committal can be given to cremated human remains.

– from the Catholic Church’s Rules on Burials by Lillian Downey

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Cremation

Cremation was banned in the Catholic Church until 1963. When cremations were first allowed, the rules were that a person could be cremated so long as all the other funeral rites were performed on the body. That meant that the body would be present for the wake and the funeral Mass. The ashes still had to be buried in consecrated ground. In 1997, the Church relaxed its position on cremation yet again, allowing cremated remains to be present during the formal burial Mass. The cremated remains still receive the same rites that the body would have.

NEW Glass Front Cremation Niches

Located on the Southwest wall in the lower Madonna Chapel Section of our community mausoleum, this niche wall features single and double urn options.

In the center of the wall is a replica of Michelangelo’s La Pietà, which was hand crafted in Italy and it is made of Carrara White Crystal Marble.

Madonna Chapel Glass & Marble Front Niches

The Madonna Chapel and All Saints Section of our community Mausoleum offer both interior marble and glass front niches as well as exterior balcony granite front niches. Our glass front niches on the main floor of the Madonna Chapel section features a Risen Christ statue that was hand crafted in Italy and is made of Carrara White Crystal Marble. The top 5 tier levels are made of Perlato and Dark Emerador marble. The 3 crosses above the Risen Christ are symbolic of the Hill of Golgotha, the site of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

All Saints Mausoleum Crypts

All Saints Mausoleum Marble Niches

Above Ground Burial

All Saints Mausoleum

Advantages of above ground facilities at Madonna Chapel Mausoleum

  • Elegant construction of granite, marble, steel and concrete kept in pristine condition

  • Three floor structure includes third floor skylight atrium & first floor floral courtyard

  • Elevators and wide ramps adjacent to shall stairways for easy access on every floor throughout the building

  • Committal services, particularly in severe weather will be unhurried & more meaningful when conducted in our mausoleum chapel

  • Eliminates delays associated with opening grounds in frozen ground during winter

  • Crypt and niche cost is often comparable to in ground burial

  • Year-round climate-controlled interior

  • Only one immediate family member must be Catholic

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Madonna Cemetery has been proudly serving the Catholic community for over 165 years. Now, with the new expansion of our mausoleum, we can continue to provide peaceful, sacred, above ground burials at affordable prices to help our Catholic families plan ahead.