Advice about what to do next
To schedule a home visit
Information about burial and memorial options
Spiritual and emotional support
Call your healthcare provider. If the situation seems to be a medical emergency, go to the nearest emergency room.
Please contact Holy Innocents Ministry at 410-547-3142 or at holyinnocents@archbalt.org to notify us of the upcoming appointment. Inform your doctors that you wish your child’s body to be released to the custody of the Archdiocese of Baltimore who will then bury your child in an upcoming burial.
If you would like ministry volunteers to come to your home to provide for burial of your child, you simply call (410) 547-3142 or email us (holyinnocents@archbalt.org). We will arrange a time that is best for you and your family. Two volunteers will come for a brief visit, answer any questions, offer resources, take custody of your child’s remains for burial, and pray with you if you would like.
Holy Cross Cemetery
6020 Ritchie Highway
Baltimore, MD 21225
Holy Cross Cemetery, through the generous donation of the Sisters of Christian Charity who donated graves back to the Cemetery, has created a garden dedicated to the burial of children who are miscarried.
For more information about the Cemetery, please contact us at 410-547-3142 or at holyinnocents@archbalt.org
Losing a child through miscarriage, though an unspoken pain, is quite a common pain. Approximately 20-25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage.
In some cases, miscarriage may be related to infertility. However, it is important to consult with your primary healthcare provider about your miscarriage.
Blessing of parents after miscarriage
You can also submit your prayer request to prayers@archbalt.org. A team will keep you in prayer.
The first thing that you can do is just be present with them and pray for them. Let them grieve at their own pace. Let them share or simply be silent. Pray with them and for them.
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If they would like to speak with someone who can give advice, support, provide a home visit, or for burial and memorial options, please share our helpline number: 410-547-3142 or email: holyinnocents@archbalt.org. Share this website with them.
If you are interested in being a volunteer with this ministry, please feel free to contact us at holyinnocents@archbalt.org or at 410-547-3142. No special skills required. Volunteers will receive training for their role.
Holy Innocents will have its first biannual burial and memorial service for families who have experienced miscarriage at Holy Cross Cemetery (6020 Ritchie Hwy Baltimore, MD 21225). Bishop Mark Brennan will preside over the memorial service. For more information about this event, contact Holy Innocents at 410-547-3142 or holyinnocents@archbalt.org.
Bishop Madden will preside at a Vespers (Evening prayer) service sponsored by Holy Innocents Ministry at St. Mary’s Seminary (5400 Roland Ave Baltimore, MD 21210). Anyone who has experienced a miscarriage is welcomed to come and pray in remembrance of her or his child. For more information about this event, contact Holy Innocents at 410-547-3142 or holyinnocents@archbalt.org.