Bishop Brennan Leads All Souls Day Mass at Queens Catholic Cemetery

Bishop Robert Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, which includes Queens, was the main celebrant at an All Souls Day Mass at Mount St. Mary Cemetery in Flushing on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

450 people gathered to remember their deceased loved ones at the Mass organized by the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic Cemeteries office.

“If we didn’t believe that we were going to live forever, it would be useless to pray for those who died. But we do believe. The third virtue, hope, is based on the certainty that we will live forever. We believe that our loved ones who have died are living the fullness of life with God and that we shall see one another again. We know from the source because God Himself came to tell us. Our hope is exactly what God desires—it is the God who created us that desires earnestly that we will be with Him forever,” said Bishop Robert Brennan in his Homily.

At the conclusion of the Mass, Bishop Brennan blessed and dedicated the new Mary, Our Lady of Peace Mausoleum.

During the summer of 1862, at the height of the Civil War, the first six acres of property were purchased that established Mount St. Mary Cemetery. On July 12, 1863, Bishop John Loughlin consecrated the new cemetery grounds.

Mount St. Mary Cemetery is located at 172-00 Booth Memorial Avenue in the Flushing section of Queens. All Souls Day Masses also took place at St. John Cemetery in Middle Village, St. Charles/Resurrection Cemeteries in Farmingdale, and Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn. For more information on Catholic Cemeteries Brooklyn and Queens, visit https://www.ccbklyn.org/.

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