Cemeteries are final resting places for souls who have completed their journey from life in a human body. Some people believe in a continuity of the human spirit and that when people pass away, they exist as spirits. Cemeteries, often adorned with angel statuary or angel images on headstones and benches, are places of serenity and solitude. Manicured lawns, graceful trees, and pretty shrubs and flowers such as roses and lilies can be seen in many such necropolises, or cities of the dead, as large cemeteries are known. Also, many cemeteries contain some of the most beautiful sculptures of angels, archangels, and spiritual symbolism in the world.
Angels gather in such places (and not only as stone and granite sculptures). In fact, there have been apparitions of angels and of the Blessed Virgin Mary in cemeteries such as the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois (on August 15, 1990). The angel art in cemeteries is also inspiring. In Paris’ famous Pere Lachaise Cemetery, some of the world’s most beautiful and oldest angels have been photographed. Images from there are available in poster stores all over the world as well as through Internet sites. Just viewing some of the angels (using the images tag on Google) will undoubtedly lighten your heart and lift your spirits.
Many cemeteries bear the name of Mary, Mother of Christ or one of her many monikers. You may associate a cemetery visit with grief and sadness or disembodied spirits, but they are also places of light. You already know how to ask for angel protection and the light of the divine. Perhaps you know of a cemetery in your area where you could visit, and sit for a spell to invite the winged ethereal messengers—your angels—to join you.