{"id":43293,"date":"2022-11-02T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/?p=43293"},"modified":"2026-01-19T02:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:21:57","slug":"why-cemeteries-must-be-treated-like-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/why-cemeteries-must-be-treated-like-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Why Cemeteries Must Be Treated Like Churches<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Main Section News&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image alt=&#8221;All Souls Day&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Palm Sunday Parishioners&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Supporting Image for News Article&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; src=&#8221;http:\/\/aranzazushrine.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/All-Souls-Day.jpg&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>\n<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image Caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||30px|&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Main News Article \/ Blog \/ Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.1&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>When we\u2019re talking about a holy place, we often remember the church. Aside from it being us, the people of God, it is also a sacred and quiet place where we are mostly conversing with God. But in our daily lives, we usually forget the existence of cemeteries as being also a holy place.<\/p>\n<p>We, Filipinos, habitually visit our departed loved ones every <em>Undas season. <\/em>We usually gather our family and stay in the graveyards of our dearest family members. Some bring their own tents and foods. We sometimes prepare food that are being set aside for the purpose of remembering and sharing our food to the one who passed. \u00a0For the most important part, we offer prayers to their souls and commemorate the memories with them.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst all of these decorum and respect, it shall not be neglected that the local cemeteries should be treated like churches too. The catholic church emphasizes the importance of cemeteries as a sacred place. When a new cemetery is built, a priest will walk around the entire area and pour holy water while also uttering the prayers.<\/p>\n<p>It is a fact that aside from graveyards being the final resting place of the dead, it is also the visible place of connection between the living and the dead. 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