Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

CHRISTIAN BURIAL Interment of the type desired, 1n Consecrated Ground or in imperish- able Mausoleum, proof against time and the elements.

u NUKE the commonly accepted cemetery, Holy Cross is not a com- mercial or civic enterprise, but an institution of the church, fulfilling its functions in keeping therewith, operated and maintained as a sacred trust. To those who seek its ~ervices Holy Cross offers the comforting cooperation of fellow-worshipers.

T HE universal desire for a fitting family memorial has kept pace with time- to make the fin al earthly tribute sacred and enduring. What- ever the memorial , whether constructed without thought for cost or placed in some spot hallowed by simplicity, the same reverence and love have glorified it. Holy Cross seeks to adapt its facilities to the conditions.

Modern cemetery planning tends co- ward setting aside sections composed of lots with bronze and granite mark- ers, of standard size, flush with the grass. The beauty and symmetry of this plan is evident in the illustration.

The great expanse of Holy Cross Cem- etery has provided, thru the years, lo- cations for burial plots of any desired size, and, in many sections, for the placing of monu- ments and head- stones befitting those at rest. TO

T HE atmosphere, equipment and care of facilities in Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum do much to ease the smart of sorrow. In the mausoleum alcoves, parents and children may rest together, and small crypts are provided for the little ones. Each day, over graves and crypts, new tributes are placed by friends, conveniences being at hand for their care. The park is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

the passerby, Holy Cross Cemetery is impressive, its heavy iron ~ates hung from massive buttresses, with Mission-type copings, each bearing a cross. The background ts a wealth of green trees, and in the distance, the immaculate chapel. The peace and quiet of these sacred grounds are an endless comfo~t to those who tread its walks or visit its chapel.

"LUX PERPETUA LUCEAT EIS" "Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them"

H OLY CROSS Cemetery, with its Mausoleum and Chapel, is known, visited and used by Southern California Catholics from the Imperial Valley to the Coast, from the Mexican border to the north. Locally, its position is most central-on Hilltop Drive at Forty-fifth Street, two blocks north from Market Street-twenty minutes by auto from any limit of metropolitan San Diego and ten minutes from the Plaza. Many communicants throughout the diocese choose Holy Cross Chapel for the conduct of funeral services, removed from the traffic and din of the city. From the trim, white tower of Holy Cross Chapel, overlooking San Diego, is a panorama of ocean, sky, islands and mountains.

Throughout the park and mausoleum are many symbols attesting to the privileges, blessings and wisdom of Catholic faith and interment. We picture herein the shrine, "Filii Ad Matrem" (The Children co Their Mother), placed appropriately near the chapel, in keeping with the Virgin's admonition co the peasant girl of Lourdes: "Go tell the priests co build a church for me here. " The shrine, in Holy Cross Cemetery, is a faithful replica of the world- renowned Grotto of the Lady of Lourdes, a place of healing to thou- sands for three quarters of a century.

T HE liturgical A/tar of Holy Cross Chapel is an inspiring feature-a creation of rare marble, draped with cardinal canopy and fitted with every accessory for service. At this altar, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is celebrated at 9 o'clock each Wednesday morning, and on special days, for all the souls whose remains rest in Holy Cross Cemetery.