Gate of Heaven Cemetery

08/07/2025

🏛️ Welcome to Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Our office is more than a building—it is a place of ministry, compassion, and care. Here, our dedicated staff serves families with the love and dignity that reflect our Catholic faith and the hope of eternal life.

Whether you’re here to plan ahead or honor a loved one, we are here to walk with you every step of the way.

📍 Visit us or call to learn more about our services and how we can assist you.

08/06/2025

✨ “Be still and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10 ✨
At Gate of Heaven Cemetery, the beauty of God’s creation surrounds us. Our peaceful grounds, flowing waters, and quiet spaces offer comfort, reflection, and prayer for all who visit.

Take a moment to enjoy this view of our serene pond—a reminder of God’s eternal promise and everlasting peace.

08/04/2025

Today we celebrate the Feast of St. John Vianney, patron saint of parish priests. His life of prayer and service reminds us that holiness begins in simple, faithful acts. In his honor, the second section of Gate of Heaven was dedicated to him when the Cemetery’s ministry began in 1948. St. John Vianney’s statue has knelt in humble prayer since, inviting those who pass to pray with him for the souls of the departed.

📖 “The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus.” – St. John Vianney

🙏 Share a prayer intention for a priest or loved one in the comments.

05/23/2025

The definition of VALOR:
"strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery"

Thank you VALOR team of Altafiber for your service to our country! Thank you for your dedication to honor all of the veterans interred at Gate of Heaven again this Memorial Day, and especially to remind everyone of what Memorial Day is... to show our respect to the men and women that served our nation and never returned back home!
God bless all of you and your families always and all ways!
God bless our America!

"Let us pray for each and every veteran who has served our country through the years. We thank you for the sacrifice. Comfort those who struggle in life after war. Help us to continue to share the United States history, and to honor those who have given so much for us, especially for the men and woman who died in action, serving our nation, and protecting our country. Amen."

(Photos captured Friday, May 23, 2025 of the Valor team from Altafiber at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Archdiocese of Cincinnati by kjt)

05/23/2025

For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies.
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.
For the wonder of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale and tree and flower,
sun and moon and stars of light,
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.
For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild,
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.
For yourself, best gift divine,
to the world so freely given,
agent of God's grand design:
peace on earth and joy in heaven.
Christ, our Lord, to you we raise
this, our hymn of grateful praise.

GodTube.com - History of the song:
"For the Beauty of the Earth.", written by Folliot Pierpoint in 1864, praises the beautiful world that we inhabit and the many things he loved. He mentions many aspects of existence for which he is grateful, including the earth and skies, tree and flower, human love and "best gift divine." This joyous hymn is a great reminder of all the beauty that surrounds us and to not take this for granted.
The Story Behind For the Beauty of the Earth
The initial poem was published in eight, four-line stanzas under the title, “The Sacrifice of Praise.” British hymnologist J. R. Watson proposes, “It is said to have been inspired by the view of Folliot Pierpoint's native city of Bath on a spring day.” The original refrain, “Christ, our God, to thee we raise/This our sacrifice of praise,” reflects the theology of the Lord’s Supper as a sharing in Christ’s sacrifice. “For the beauty of the earth” appeared in the final “Miscellaneous Hymns” section of Lyra Eucharistic. Changes made to the hymn and accepted by the author made it suitable for a larger scope of liturgical opportunities."
(Lovely May spring photos captured at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Archdiocese of Cincinnati by KJT🙏❤️)

05/23/2025

GOSPEL - FRIDAY OF THE FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER,
MAY 23, 2025
JOHN 15:12-17
Jesus said to his disciples:
"This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
No one has greater love than this,
to lay down one's life for one's friends.
You are my friends if you do what I command you.
I no longer call you slaves,
because a slave does not know what his master is doing.
I have called you friends,
because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father.
It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you
and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain,
so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.
This I command you: love one another."

05/22/2025

Mary, Queen assumed into heaven, I rejoice that after years of heroic martyrdom on earth, you have at last been taken to the throne prepared for you in heaven by the Holy Trinity.
Lift my heart with you in the glory of your Assumption above the dreadful touch of sin and impurity. Teach me how small earth becomes when viewed from heaven. Make me realize that death is the triumphant gate through which I shall pass to your Son, and that someday my body shall rejoin my soul in the unending bliss of heaven.
From this earth, over which I tread as a pilgrim, I look to you for help. My prayer is from my heart to you, oh Mother.
When my hour of death has come, lead me safely to the presence of Jesus to enjoy the vision of my God for all eternity together with you. Amen.

(Photo our our Mother, Mary, Gate of Heaven, section 21, Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Archdiocese of Cincinnati)

05/22/2025

Being prepared is everything!

05/22/2025