Different stages of the home-buying journey are often marked by specific petitions: How can St. Joseph help you sell or buy a house?
: While more common for selling, some homebuyers bury or place a St. Joseph statue near property they hope to acquire, a tradition thought to have started with nuns burying medals on land they wished to buy for convents. Prayers for the Buying Process catholic prayers for buying a house
St. Joseph is the primary patron saint for housing, having experienced the hardship of finding shelter for the Holy Family in Bethlehem and during their exile in Egypt. Different stages of the home-buying journey are often