As Snopes notes, no one knows exactly when the custom of using a St. Joseph statue to help sell a home became popular, but he ...

Even in a hot housing market like Tampa Bay's, a bit of divine intervention never hurts. Sellers, meet St. Joseph. Although Christmas is over and manger scenes will soon be packed away, Joseph ...

The folklore is well known: Need to sell a house? Bury a statue of St. Joseph in the yard. Maybe wrapped in a cloth. But it must be upside down, near the “For Sale” sign, facing the ...

Once the house sells, the instructions say, the statue should be disinterred and given a place of honor in the seller's new home as a reminder to thank St. Joseph for his commission-free services.

St. Joseph by the Sea Retreat House in South Mantoloking, run by the Religious Teachers Filippini, is a place for reflection and renewal with a special emphasis on helping those with addictions. (Rev.

Prayer vigil held at for Pope Francis at Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Posted: April 22, 2025 | Last updated: April 22, 2025.

CROWN POINT | A church in the city is counting on the power of prayer to help sell a piece of property. In May 2008, St. Matthias Catholic Church, 101 W. Burrell Drive, filed paperwork to rezone ...

They are part of “home selling kits” that consist of a crudely crafted St. Joseph statue and a card with a specific prayer. Burying the statue upside down, some Catholics believe, will help ...

It doesn’t seem to matter how you pray, as long as you pray for St. Joseph’s help, and most of the St. Joseph home sale kits include a prayer card to help those of us who aren’t practicing ...