this is our st. joseph kit that we received via the internet...
it came complete with a little st. joe, a zip lock baggie, instructions, 2 prayer options, and a keychain!
the burial plot: we were instructed to bury st. joseph in the front of the house. we chose a shady plot behind the coldwell banker sign.
we were instructed to place st. joseph in the baggie before burial--so that we can later exhume him and place him in a prominent location in our home.
the newly laid sod peeled back without too much struggle...so we dug a hole and inserted the little statue, with feet to heaven and facing the street (as we were instructed)...you can see st. joe's feet in the baggie in the bottom right corner of the grave.
a closeup:
so, scott read prayer option #1 and i read prayer option #2...i chose option #2 because it referenced my anxiety! as i was reading the prayer, my catholic guilt welled up within -- am i really praying for my house to sell, when there is so much suffering in the world!?
so i finished the prayer with an extra "the sooner you sell this house, the sooner you will get out of this hole!" scott thinks that might have doomed our sale, but i said that st. joe has to know about my sense of humor! (but maybe i should say 12 our fathers and 12 hail mary's just in case!)
here is prayer option #2...Holy St. Joseph I place myself and all of my concerns and that of my family, under your care and protection. I pray that you will look kindly on us and grant us the help we need for our spiritual and temporal wellfare. We are most anxious for a special favor in your aiding us to sell our property at -39 Beverly Rd- in -Natick-,-Ma-. We know St. Joseph, if we have your blessings on our behalf that God will hear our prayer and will make the sale of our home His Will and it will be done. Thank you St. Joseph, for responding to this prayer. Amen.
