Why is having a Place of the Loved Ones to Visit so Important? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Visitation of a loved one provides a focal point for memorializing the deceased. To remember & be remembered are natural human needs. Throughout human history, memorialization of the dead has been a key component of every culture. The Washington Monument, Tomb of the Unknowns & Vietnam "Wall" in Washington, D.C. are examples of memorialization which demonstrate that, throughout our history, we have always honored the dead, as they did honor their dead. Psychologists say that remembrance practices, from the funeral or memorial service to permanent memorialization, serve as important emotional function for survivors by helping to bring closure and allowing the healing process to begin. Providing a permanent resting place for the deceased is a dignified treatment for a loved one's mortal remains, which fulfills the natural human desire for memoralization. Ashes of the deceased should not be disperesed outside the urn but buried in a cemetery, even though they are "just ashes," they are Holy ashes.