Today we went to a burial at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood which is behind St. Brigid's church in Westbury, which you can see in the distance. I have never seen the church from this view and I have never been in this cemetery before.
What was so surprising were all the mausoleums that lined the road we were on. Some were really large and some were quite small, and I couldn't believe how many there were here.
Some were simple and some were more elaborate.
I noticed that this one had a complete glass door that you could look through, which was a surprise.
This was so interesting to see the inside of one of these structures. This one was quite beautiful.
And this one was so small. I would love to know more about these and why some people prefer them to a burial in the ground. The Cemetery of the Holy Rood is the oldest of Catholic Cemeteries of Long Island’s four locations. Sitting at 67 acres in Westbury NY. Holy Rood serves the Catholic faithful in Nassau County. The oldest part of Holy Rood was originally the burial grounds of Saint Brigid’s Cemetery, which was founded in 1856. I need to do some more reading to understand all this better.
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