Cremation and Burial

[Brother_John]

An excellent solution to an expensive problem. The key being that all is in accordance with Church policy.

Growing up, it always seemed odd that it was “wrong” to be cremated, but we received ashes on the forehead with the admonishment “and unto dust you shall return”…

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

An excellent solution to an expensive problem. The key being that all is in accordance with Church policy.

Growing up, it always seemed odd that it was “wrong” to be cremated, but we received ashes on the forehead with the admonishment “and unto dust you shall return”…

I should have mentioned that their bodies were present at their funeral Masses in FL, they were cremated after.

 

[Kielbasi]

Just buried a beloved family member, using a Catholic Mortuary located on the grounds of our Catholic Cemetery . . . it wasn’t any less expensive than the local secular mortuaries and cemeteries . . . No fancy bells or whistles, but still cost over $10,000.

I don’t know how anyone can afford to die anymore . . . let alone be buried, whether in a Catholic or secular surrounding.

Makes me want to die a hole in the backyard . . .

$10,000 sounds like a lot, but it is a one-time expense.

My father’s funeral was a bit less than that, he already owned the cemetery space, was cremated and it wasn’t that difficult/expensive to bury the box of ashes as opposed to a full burial. The grave marker was free due to his military service,which saved from $2-6,000 for a stone.

Also saved money as the limos to the gravesite were omitted, one day of visitation as opposed to 2 saved money.

Everything costs in the mortuary biz, the more extras there are, the more the bill is.

 

[ElizabethPH]

$10,000 sounds like a lot, but it is a one-time expense.

My father’s funeral was a bit less than that, he already owned the cemetery space, was cremated and it wasn’t that difficult/expensive to bury the box of ashes as opposed to a full burial. The grave marker was free due to his military service,which saved from $2-6,000 for a stone.

Also saved money as the limos to the gravesite were omitted, one day of visitation as opposed to 2 saved money.

Everything costs in the mortuary biz, the more extras there are, the more the bill is.

I think my point in my post was that it does not have to be expensive. The biggest expense is the cremation costs. I made my own box; (urn) they can cost a lot when buying it from a mortuary. I went to hobby lobby and purchased a box. I stained and finished it myself with several coats of polyurethane. It turned out really nice. The priest was even impressed. I got the smallest gravestone and got the engraver to fit both our names on it. He even fit a cross and some flowers on it. I’ll admit the plot was a special the parish was having; and I saved a couple of hundred dollars there. It’s a regular plot for a casket and it will fit up to 3 cremated remains. So besides me someone else can get buried there if they want. I know that I can be thrifty out of necessity but it wasn’t disrespectful. I couldn’t afford a big funeral expense…and just wanted to let folks know that it can be done. I understand though that it depends on where you live.