tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post3529923683363754777..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Up Above the CloudsSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-60364526720649634342014-09-22T20:29:19.038-07:002014-09-22T20:29:19.038-07:00I'm trying to move out into a new place with m...I'm trying to move out into a new place with my mom, a house for us both, but we don't have a house for sell, what can we do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-29983783532650278452014-06-29T08:23:14.348-07:002014-06-29T08:23:14.348-07:00My question is, do I remove my St Joseph statue if...My question is, do I remove my St Joseph statue if I'm renting my house to a couple that wants to buy my house? They are waiting for her dad to sell some land so then he can give her the money to pay cash for my house. Thanks. Ananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-46179214598261208142014-02-26T07:29:47.521-08:002014-02-26T07:29:47.521-08:00Today I heard on a tv show about this. We just mov...Today I heard on a tv show about this. We just moved a year ago to our new home, last spring/summer while gardening I found this little statue burried upside down. I asked my mother if she recognized the sait and she said it was St. Joseph. I didn't knew about this and I kept him on my kitchen. Is there anything else to know, about finding him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-57534861241289594082013-06-27T14:43:27.670-07:002013-06-27T14:43:27.670-07:00What do you do when you go to dig him up and he is...What do you do when you go to dig him up and he is missing ? I buried him three months ago and nothing happened so I thought maybe I buried him too deep and today I attempted to dig him up rebury him shallower and repeat the prayer. I have dug a hole four feet across and he is nowhere to be found. Ever heard of this happening ???AnnieOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-59229061679778357062011-11-01T22:48:19.491-07:002011-11-01T22:48:19.491-07:00My husband and I are trying to buy our first home....My husband and I are trying to buy our first home. I bought a St Joseph statue and I am set to start my novena. But where are you supposed to put St Joseph if you are wanting to buy a home? My friend said that you have to bury a St Joseph medal on the property you want to buy but in the middle of the night. Is this true?Stephanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-49054969226194817512010-07-01T18:17:29.759-07:002010-07-01T18:17:29.759-07:00Eastmoormom...I just saw your announcement of your...Eastmoormom...I just saw your announcement of your house selling! My husband and I are trying to sell his parent's home across town from us...it is a "handyman's special" ...we are praying someone wants it soon as the taxes and (small mortgage) are still looming on us...We have St. Joseph placed in the kitchen window and I have said the novena, but I believe I will bury the good saint this weekend! Any additional prayers from you good people would be wonderful! God Bless...eileennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-7479508497431972392007-05-18T18:36:00.000-07:002007-05-18T18:36:00.000-07:00we did it!! we have good contract, movers schedule...we did it!! we have good contract, movers scheduled and a new home to go to. i've prayed, screamed and cried...and you know. The Lord knows and the Lord handles it in the time that He knows is best.<BR/>i will however been diggin up poor st. Joe...it's been a long lonely winter for him down there by the for sale sign!!eastmoormomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992836749909465742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-24064448530592338842007-05-11T08:55:00.000-07:002007-05-11T08:55:00.000-07:00Folks, does the person who buries the statue have ...Folks, does the person who buries the statue have to be the owner? I am already in another state but have a friend (or a nephew) who could do it for me. I am ready to try it as we made the horrible mistake of trying to sell in this bad market and already bought another house!!<BR/>Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-83905066991353017232007-03-31T20:22:00.000-07:002007-03-31T20:22:00.000-07:00we have a showing tomorrow at 2:45 est...on Palm S...we have a showing tomorrow at 2:45 est...on Palm Sunday...and i have one lonely tulip in bloom...could this be the day our buyer comes?eastmoormomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992836749909465742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-74699152383799712412007-03-29T21:59:00.000-07:002007-03-29T21:59:00.000-07:00Oh, *der*, cee! Of course one must remove the afo...Oh, *der*, cee! Of course one must remove the aforesaid fava beans from the aforementioned purse! ;>D<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for pointing that out. ;>)cattiekithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812680786463090032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-57819254027228410062007-03-28T18:30:00.000-07:002007-03-28T18:30:00.000-07:00cattiekit, I really do think that planting the fav...cattiekit, I really do think that planting the fava beans in the garden would be preferable to planting them in her purse!;-)CMinorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305306030099439903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-43627547110695701032007-03-28T17:54:00.000-07:002007-03-28T17:54:00.000-07:00If they're upside-down it'll take them just a litt...If they're upside-down it'll take them just a little longer to sprout. :>)cattiekithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812680786463090032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-67674885367764876082007-03-28T17:51:00.000-07:002007-03-28T17:51:00.000-07:00And *please* DO plant those fava beans in your pur...And *please* DO plant those fava beans in your purse - them's good eatin'. (smack) :>)<BR/><BR/>Just wait until the first frost-free date in your area. :>)cattiekithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812680786463090032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-45657086785306439302007-03-28T17:49:00.000-07:002007-03-28T17:49:00.000-07:00Oooooh, thank you so much, monica! Blessed, lucky ...Oooooh, thank you so much, monica! Blessed, lucky fava beans *indeed*!cattiekithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812680786463090032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-8906847406045754962007-03-26T04:20:00.000-07:002007-03-26T04:20:00.000-07:00cattiekit, It was at our parish's St. Joseph dinne...cattiekit, It was at our parish's St. Joseph dinner where they handed out blessed, lucky fava beans in honor of St. Joseph, but they didn't really explain the connection to St. Joseph, to Italy, or wherever the connection is, leaving us with a random puzzle to sort out. That's all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-17194085063308165072007-03-25T11:16:00.000-07:002007-03-25T11:16:00.000-07:00So, twice told lori? Haave you had a chance to as...So, twice told lori? Haave you had a chance to ask the real estate agent about your former home yet? ;>D<BR/><BR/>denise, that's one good story. Almost has the force of an Urban Legend. Or at least a Really Good Joke. ;>)<BR/><BR/>monica, when did I miss the story about the "lucky fava beans"?<BR/><BR/>Somebody enlighten me? Please? :>}cattiekithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812680786463090032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-77394143915027375432007-03-25T10:22:00.000-07:002007-03-25T10:22:00.000-07:00So do I bury my lucky fava beans upside down too o...So do I bury my lucky fava beans upside down too or what? I just found them on the bottom of my purse. <BR/><BR/>: )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-47777994211506048842007-03-24T15:06:00.000-07:002007-03-24T15:06:00.000-07:00Monica, so appreciate the extra prayer. given fin...Monica, so appreciate the extra prayer. given financial situation we are unable to pack up and go. hubby has a very small efficiency apt that he currently stays in. no TV and one burner cook top.eastmoormomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992836749909465742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-1105153002937847942007-03-24T14:12:00.000-07:002007-03-24T14:12:00.000-07:00Probably pure hooeym but I heard a story:A woman w...Probably pure hooeym but I heard a story:<BR/><BR/>A woman was having trouble selling her house and took the advice of a friend and buried St. Joseph in her yard and prayed as required.<BR/><BR/>The house did not sell.<BR/><BR/>She tried re-burying it facing the house instead of the street.<BR/><BR/>The house did not sell.<BR/><BR/>Over the next several months, she tried every combination of upsidedown, rightside up, facing street, facing house, facing neigbor...<BR/><BR/>She gave up and threw the statue away.<BR/><BR/>The next week, her local paper ran a story headlined:<BR/><BR/>County Finally Finds Buyer for Landfill<BR/><BR/>:-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-51225182444340343332007-03-23T20:08:00.000-07:002007-03-23T20:08:00.000-07:00Cattiekit, I should ask our real estate agent if s...Cattiekit, I should ask our real estate agent if she knows if the house has been resold since then...maybe even more than once! Wouldn't that be a real estate agent's dream? The house that always goes up for sale...over and over and over again ;-D I feel so guilty!Twice Told Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056731232288016197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-18076214759913497602007-03-23T19:55:00.000-07:002007-03-23T19:55:00.000-07:00eastmoormom, is there any way you can leave the ho...eastmoormom, is there any way you can leave the house furnished to sell, and send either you or hubby back to pack up after it sells? that's what we did so we wouldn't have to be separated - just took what we needed and left the rest to 'stage' the house. We're doing a novena now, so we'll include you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-12729944138160433812007-03-23T18:03:00.000-07:002007-03-23T18:03:00.000-07:00twice told lori!Maybe the present owners have this...twice told lori!<BR/><BR/>Maybe the present owners have this nagging notion that they should sell this house....but they can't put their finger(s) on the exact reason *why*.... ;>Dcattiekithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812680786463090032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-20348538351454530632007-03-23T15:11:00.000-07:002007-03-23T15:11:00.000-07:00Sr. your post was timely. my husband and four chi...Sr. your post was timely. my husband and four children are living through the nightmare of selling our home with him in another state. we burried St. Joseph over 5 months ago. we are priced to sell and have done everything we've been asked to do by our realtor. it has been a huge struggle and continues to be. I pray daily, sometimes hourly as the weeks turn into months but i haven't lost faith! I just keep looking for God in all this. may i ask for a prayer from you for a quick sale so that we can be reunited soon?eastmoormomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992836749909465742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-45553910550340376122007-03-22T22:25:00.000-07:002007-03-22T22:25:00.000-07:00I think burying him in a flowerpot applies here. ...I think burying him in a flowerpot applies here. :>)<BR/><BR/>Not that your plans aren't good enough. :>) <BR/><BR/>Maybe the flowerpot burial will give it that little extra push in the right direction. ;>Dcattiekithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812680786463090032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-85047959250757266532007-03-22T21:49:00.000-07:002007-03-22T21:49:00.000-07:00I wonder how I would go about it if I know that in...I wonder how I would go about it if I know that in September I want to move and I am renting not buying and selling ? <BR/>Any ideas? <BR/>I have been planning on starting to say a Novena every month from the 10th to the 19th. I have a picture of St. Joseph maybe I should get a statue as well and keep it in a place of Honor.dani MarieBernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237180227634647285noreply@blogger.com