In folklore
St Joseph with the Infant Jesus, Guido Reni (c. 1635).
Burying a small statue of Saint Joseph on a piece of real estate for sale is reputed to enlist the saint's assistance in finding a buyer.[35] Some versions require the statue to be buried upside down. Some believe that the saint's statue should be disinterred once the house sells, to avoid the property repeatedly changing hands; others leave the buried statue in hopes that Saint Joseph will continue to protect the property.[36]
St Joseph with the Infant Jesus, Guido Reni (c. 1635).
Burying a small statue of Saint Joseph on a piece of real estate for sale is reputed to enlist the saint's assistance in finding a buyer.[35] Some versions require the statue to be buried upside down. Some believe that the saint's statue should be disinterred once the house sells, to avoid the property repeatedly changing hands; others leave the buried statue in hopes that Saint Joseph will continue to protect the property.[36]
Molly, I am very familiar with trusty St Joseph. My house was on the market (approx 4 years ago) for 5 months, my mother told me about my friend St. Joseph and three weeks later we had a good offer.
There are "rules" to St. Joseph so I would go to a catholic supply (not christian supply catholics are the only crazy people that pray to saints) and ask them exactly what you should do with the statue.
This is what I did: Me and my mom dug a hole in the front yard buried St. Joseph upside down covered him up with dirt, then said a prayer. My mom said the prayer because she is the religious one, so therefor I can not recall what the prayer consisted of. Then all my neighbors looked at us like we were kooky and then I went on with my day. Oh yeah my mom said I was to dig the statue up, however she told me that approx one year after I had moved so I really can't see me going back over there saying "hi remember me you bought my house do you mind if I dig some holes in your front yard I need my St. Joseph statue back."
2 comments:
Meep Meep~I'm glad to hear that St. Joseph helped you. But where should i bury him since I don't have a front yard?
hmmmm maybe get a potted plant like a fern or something (they only need to be watered once or twice a week and if i can not kill them no one can) i am sure st joseph will not mind... i told st joseph about you last night so is expecting you to bury him!!!!
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