Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark, delivers his homily during the Memorial Day Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington on May 30, 2022. (Photo by Rick Tracy/Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark)
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Newark NJ, as the sun gleamed through hundreds of American flags, casting the colors of red, white, and blue onto the graves of veterans on Memorial Day, the wives, mothers, and loved ones of those laid to rest arrived simultaneously at seven Catholic cemeteries across the Archdiocese of Newark.
They joined thousands of Catholic cemeteries nationwide in the annual Memorial Day Program, “Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes,” to honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark, blesses a Catholic following the Memorial Day Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington on May 30, 2022. (Photo by Rick Tracy/Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark)
“The same Jesus that suffered and rose walks with us, and He does not abandon us,” said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, as he comforted attendees during his homily at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington.
“Even when we question, even when we’re scattered, even when we encase ourselves in selfishness or despair,” Cardinal Tobin added. “And true peace does not spring from not having difficulties but from being united with the Lord.”
Memorial Day Masses were also celebrated by Bishop Gregory J. Studerus, D.D., at Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City; Bishop Manuel A. Cruz, D.D., auxiliary bishop of Newark, at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in East Hanover; Bishop Elias R. Lorenzo, O.S.B., auxiliary bishop of Newark, at St. Gertrude Cemetery in Colonia; Bishop Michael A. Saporito, D.D., auxiliary bishop of Newark, at Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah; Father John J. Chadwick, S.T.D., general vicar of the Archdiocese of Newark, at Christ the King Cemetery in Franklin Lakes; and Father Philip J. Waters, O.S.B. at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Orange.
For more information on Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark, go to www.rcancem.org.
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark, greets one of the Archdiocese of Newark’s faithful following the Memorial Day Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington on May 30, 2022. (Photo by Rick Tracy/Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark)
