St. Mary's Cemetery, Rye Brook, NY

St. Mary's Cemetery, Rye Brook, NY Find your resting place at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Mary’s Cemetery in Rye Brook, NY. The initial ten acres of land for St. John Bosco Parish. In 2018, St.

To date, more than 25,000 Catholics and members of their families have been laid to rest in the 18.37 peaceful acres of St. Mary’s Cemetery was purchased in 1863 by Father Martin Dowling, pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Port Chester. The cemetery was a private burial ground for Catholics before the purchase. The earliest recorded burial is of John Miley in 1854, the year the parish was estab

lished. Permanent roadways were installed in 1927 and additional property was added in 1945 and 1947. To accommodate a growing need, beautiful communal mausoleums were constructed, beginning in 1971. Expansion and new construction took place in several phases through 2005. There are two soaring chapel-like crypt rooms with comfortable seating, flower stands and stained glass windows that honor Our Lady of Mercy, the Infant Jesus and the Resurrection. The main floor of the mausoleum features a bronze crucifix sculpted by Enrico Arrighini from the image of Christ on the Shroud of Turin. Among the many unique headstones in the cemetery, 500 were carved by Luigi Del Bianco, chief carver of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota. As a result of the Making All Things New pastoral planning process, Our Lady of Mercy merged with three other parishes in Port Chester to become St. Mary’s Cemetery was transferred to the Trustees of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the entity that has been responsible for cemeteries of the Archdiocese of New York since 1848. They are interred in graves, private family and community mausoleum crypts and in cremation niches located within the community mausoleums. Although the grave areas have been fully developed and are limited, there is an excellent selection of crypts and cremation niches in the well-lit, tastefully decorated community mausoleums. If ground burial is your family’s preference – space is available at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

San Juan Bautista: Hablar cuando el silencio es más fácilQueridos hermanos en Cristo:Por favor, siéntase libre de ver la...
08/31/2026

San Juan Bautista: Hablar cuando el silencio es más fácil

Queridos hermanos en Cristo:

Por favor, siéntase libre de ver la Santa Misa desde Capilla de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ekURtDZV4

Hoy nuestra Iglesia honra al humilde San Juan Bautista, aquella voz que clamaba en el desierto y que saltó de alegría incluso en el vientre de su madre Isabel, reconociendo ya la cercanía del Señor, a quien había nacido para anunciar. Él ocupa un lugar único entre todos los santos, pues la Iglesia celebra no solo el día de su martirio, sino también su nacimiento —un honor compartido únicamente con nuestro Señor y con nuestra Santísima Madre—, ya que su vida entera —desde el seno de Isabel, pasando por las aguas del Jordán, hasta la espada del verdugo— estuvo completamente tejida en el misterio de la venida de Cristo.

Es el último y más grande de los profetas, aquel que bautizó al Mesías en las aguas del Jordán y que luego, con una humildad asombrosa, afirmó no ser digno ni siquiera de desatar la correa de sus sandalias. Y cuando llegó el momento de decir la verdad a un rey que no quería escucharla, Juan no vaciló; eligió la prisión y la muerte antes que el silencio, pues comprendía —como debe hacerlo toda alma fiel— que la fidelidad a la verdad es, en sí misma, una forma de amor, y que empequeñecerse por amor a Cristo no es una pérdida, sino gloria.

Que su valentía nos impulse a decir la verdad en un mundo que a menudo prefiere un silencio cómodo, pues la grandeza a los ojos del Cielo es muy distinta de la grandeza a los ojos del mundo.

Que la paz esté con ustedes...


Pasión de San Juan Bautista (Memoria)El Martirio de San Juan Baut...

Saint John the Baptist: Speaking Up When Silence is EasierDear Beloved in Christ,Today our Church honors the humble Sain...
08/29/2026

Saint John the Baptist: Speaking Up When Silence is Easier

Dear Beloved in Christ,

Today our Church honors the humble Saint, John the Baptist, that rugged voice crying in the wilderness who leapt for joy even in his mother Elizabeth's womb, sensing already the nearness of the Lord he was born to announce. He stands unique among all the saints, for the Church celebrates not only the day of his martyrdom but also his nativity, an honor shared only with our Lord and our Blessed Mother, because his very life—from Elizabeth's aged womb to the waters of the Jordan to the executioner's blade—was woven entirely into the mystery of Christ's coming.

He is the last and greatest of the prophets, the one who baptized the Messiah with his own hands and then, with breathtaking humility, said he was not worthy even to loosen his Master's sandal strap. And when the moment came to speak truth to a king who did not want to hear it, John did not flinch, choosing imprisonment and death rather than silence, for he understood, as every faithful soul must, that fidelity to truth is itself a form of love, and that to diminish oneself for the sake of Christ is not loss but glory.

May his courage embolden us to speak truth in a world that often prefers comfortable silence, for greatness in the eyes of Heaven looks very different from greatness in the eyes of the world.

May peace be with you...

08/25/2026

Oración a la Realeza de María

Queridos hermanos en Cristo

Les invito a ver la Misa del Papa (​11:16, ):​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47dZEAOV2N0

Oh María, Madre de Jesús y Madre nuestra, te aclamamos como nuestra Reina. Eres la hija predilecta del Padre, la Madre del Rey Divino y el templo del Espíritu Santo.

Míranos con tu amor maternal y protégenos bajo tu manto real. Guía nuestros pasos hacia tu Hijo, Jesús, y ayúdanos a vivir conforme a su voluntad.

Reina del cielo y de la tierra, intercede por nuestras familias, trae paz a nuestro mundo y condúcenos a salvo hacia el Reino eterno. Amén.


Saint Bartholomew: Living with IntegrityDear Beloved in Christ,Advice from Shakespeare's Hamlet is widely celebrated for...
08/24/2026

Saint Bartholomew: Living with Integrity

Dear Beloved in Christ,

Advice from Shakespeare's Hamlet is widely celebrated for emphasizing personal integrity: "This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man."

The word "integrity" comes from the Latin root integer, meaning whole, complete, or untouched—the very same root that gives us the mathematical term "integer," a whole number rather than a fraction. To live with integrity, then, is to live undivided: whole before God, whole before others, and most importantly, whole within ourselves.

Understanding Saint Bartholomew deepens our religious spirit precisely because he teaches us that integrity within ourselves and before God means meeting Him with our whole and pure hearts—meeting Him, in other words, with integrity. Saint Bartholomew stands before us as a prime example of this virtue, a silent mirror of our own journey. He was called through the witness of another, tested by honest doubt, transformed by encounter, and ultimately spent entirely in love.

Our Lord Himself praised him, saying, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile!" Bartholomew was honest in his questioning, pure in his seeking, and swift in his surrender once truth was revealed to him. He is counted among "The 12," one of the living stones upon which Christ built His Church, carrying the Gospel with astonishing courage into Mesopotamia, Parthia, Ethiopia, India, and finally Armenia, where, tradition tells us, he was flayed and beheaded for converting a king to the faith.And so we see that Saint Bartholomew bore in his own flesh the wounds of love, laying down what was most exposed and vulnerable in him so that Christ's truth might take root in hearts far from his homeland. His feast today invites us to ask whether we, too, possess that same purity of heart, that same integrity, and that same willingness to say "Yes!" once Christ is revealed to us?

May peace be with you, and may the guileless heart of Saint Bartholomew intercede for us, that we might honestly seek truth, courageously follow Christ, and live with integrity to the end of our days. Amen.


08/22/2026

A Prayer to the Queenship of Mary

D​ear Beloved in Christ,

Today, we honor the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary, the mother of the King of Kings. Mary's fiat—her "yes" to God at the Annunciation—and Jesus's teaching on humility in Matthew 23:1–12 both point to the same spiritual truth: true greatness in God's eyes comes through humble surrender, not self-exaltation. Put another way, Beloved, the true greatness of God's kingdom comes not from seeking honor, but from being of service.

Prayer to the Queenship of Mary
O Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, we hail you as our Queen. You are the chosen daughter of the Father, the mother of the Divine King, and the temple of the Holy Spirit.

Look upon us with your motherly love and protect us under your royal mantle. Guide our steps closer to your Son, Jesus, and help us to live according to His will.

Queen of Heaven and Earth, intercede for our families, bring peace to our world, and lead us safely to the eternal kingdom of heaven. Amen.


St. Michael's Lent Protects and Spiritually RenewsDear Beloved in Christ,As the golden hush of late summer deepens towar...
08/17/2026

St. Michael's Lent Protects and Spiritually Renews

Dear Beloved in Christ,

As the golden hush of late summer deepens toward autumn, our Church quietly opens her heart to a hidden treasure of devotion: Saint Michael's Lent, that tender 40-day pilgrimage of prayer, fasting, and penance stretching from the Solemnity of the Assumption on August 15th to the great feast of the Holy Archangels on September 29th. This is no obligation binding the conscience, but a gift offered freely, born from the burning love of Saint Francis of Assisi, who each year withdrew into this sacred season to honor both Our Lady and Saint Michael, the radiant Prince of the Heavenly Host who wars unceasingly against the powers of darkness on our behalf.

We are asked, in this brief window, to fast as we are able, to pray with renewed fervor, to seek the Archangel's shield against the wickedness and snares of the devil, and to entrust ourselves to Mary, who crushes the serpent's head, so that when Michael arrives we might stand purified, armored, and ready for whatever spiritual battle still lies ahead.

May peace be with you, dear children of God, as you walk this quiet path of grace between two feasts of light—carried always by the sword of Michael and the mantle of our Blessed Mother, until we come home rejoicing.


La Asunción prefigura nuestra propia resurrecciónQueridos hermanos en Cristo:Les invito a ver la Misa del Papa​ (6:40):​...
08/16/2026

La Asunción prefigura nuestra propia resurrección

Queridos hermanos en Cristo:

Les invito a ver la Misa del Papa​ (6:40):​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_NXnHU04u4

En esta solemnidad, elevamos la mirada hacia una Madre coronada, pues la Iglesia enseña con firme confianza que María —la Inmaculada que llevó a Dios en su seno— fue asunta en cuerpo y alma a la gloria del cielo al término de su vida terrena. La Asunción de María es una promesa radiante para cada uno de nosotros: una prefiguración de la resurrección del cuerpo prometida a todos los que mueren en Cristo, y una señal de que también nuestra carne, redimida y santificada, está destinada a la gloria.

Nuestra Madre vela por nosotros incluso ahora, dirigiendo nuestra mirada hacia el cielo en este santo día de precepto, tal como ha atraído la mirada de los fieles durante más de dos mil años.

Así pues, queridos hermanos, al igual que ella fue asunta a la gloria eterna, que su dulce intercesión nos conduzca también a nosotros hacia esa misma paz que el mundo no puede dar. Que la paz esté con ustedes, ahora y en la hora en que Nuestra Señora nos guíe hacia nuestro verdadero hogar.

Desde la parroquia pontificia Santo Tomás de Villanueva en Castel G...

08/15/2026

The Assumption Foreshadows Our Own Resurrection

Dear Beloved in Christ,

On this Solemnity, we lift our eyes to a Mother crowned, for the Church teaches with unwavering confidence that Mary, the Immaculate one who bore God in her womb, was—at the completion of her earthly pilgrimage—assumed body and soul into the glory of heaven. Mary's resurrection is a radiant pledge held out to every one of us, a foreshadowing of the resurrection of the body and soul promised to all who die in Christ, and a sign that our flesh, too, redeemed and sanctified, is destined for glory.

Our Mother, watches over us even now, drawing our eyes heavenward on this holy day of obligation as she has drawn the eyes of the faithful for more than two thousand years.

And so, beloved, as she was assumed into everlasting rest, let her gentle intercession draw us likewise toward that same peace which the world cannot give.

May peace be with you—now, and in the hour when Our Lady leads us home.


We warmly invite to join us for Holy Mass honoring the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Saturd...
08/13/2026

We warmly invite to join us for Holy Mass honoring the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on Saturday, August 15, at Saint Patrick's Cathedral at 8:00 am - 631 5th Ave, Midtown Manhattan

If you are unable to join in person, please feel free to watch the livestream Saint Patrick's Cathedral mass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6w4FDqGrXI



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