Saint John the Evangalist Catholic Church Columbarium
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Saint John the Evangalist Catholic Church Columbarium

Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA

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In May, 1963, the Vatican's Holy office (now the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith) lifted the prohibition forbidding Catholics to choose cremation. This permission was incorporated into the revised Code of Canon Law of 1983 as well as into the Order of Christian Funerals. It then became standard practice to celebrate the funeral liturgies with the body and then take the body to the crematorium. Most recently the bishops of the United States and the Holy See have authorized the celebration of a Catholic funeral liturgy with the cremated remains (cremains) when the body is cremated before the funeral.



St. John's has built a columbarium so the cremains may be laid to rest on hallowed ground. The columbarium is located on the west side of the Church where it faces east recognizing the dead being called into the risen Christ's light.

In May, 1963, the Vatican's Holy office (now the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith) lifted the prohibition forbidding Catholics to choose cremation. This permission was incorporated into the revised Code of Canon Law of 1983 as well as into the Order of Christian Funerals. It then became standard practice to celebrate the funeral liturgies with the body and then take the body to the crematorium. Most recently the bishops of the United States and the Holy See have authorized the celebration of a Catholic funeral liturgy with the cremated remains (cremains) when the body is cremated before the funeral.



St. John's has built a columbarium so the cremains may be laid to rest on hallowed ground. The columbarium is located on the west side of the Church where it faces east recognizing the dead being called into the risen Christ's light.

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