By Perfecto T. Raymundo, Jr.
MANILA, (PNA) — If you don’t want to brave through an overcrowded cemetery, then, it’s time to have the remains of your loved ones or the bones left of them, cremated.
Take the case of Manuel and Norma Villafuerte, 79 and 76, respectively.
They had the bones of their departed loved ones cremated some three years ago at the City Crematorium of Mandaluyong, one of the first of its kind if the not the first in Metro Manila.
The Villafuerte couple are thankful that they do not have to endure the heat of the sun and negotiate the narrow alleys in going to the former tombs of their loved ones.
The City Crematorium also allows the relatives of those who had the remains or the ashes of their loved ones to bring them home for the observance of the All Saints Day and All Souls Day and even through the Christmas Season.
Because of this and for a minimal fee of some P1,000, the Villafuerte family has been bringing home the ashes of their loved ones contained in two marble urns for the last three years already.
The occasion also provides the Villafuerte family with a more peaceful and solemn remembrance of their departed loved ones at their place of abode.
It also serves as a reunion of the family as they pray together for their departed loved ones.
And, of course, partaking of “pot luck” food follows next.
So, if you don’t want to encounter “hassles” in going to the cemetery anymore, have the remains of your loved ones cremated.