最近我不是在賣房子嗎，周圍很多熱心的朋友包括我的中介給我支招，費了好大的勁把舊房子翻修裝飾一新，放到市場上。這麽低迷的房市，房子什麽時候才能出手實在是不可預知。有個朋友特意叮囑我，要在這裏賣掉房子，一定要St. Joseph 幫忙！
誰是St. Joseph？ 原來是耶穌的養父，聖母瑪麗亞的老公。朋友告訴我寧信其有，她的房子賣掉也許St. Joseph也幫忙了。我來到宗教用品小店--我路過多次，從來沒進去過。問店員有沒有St. Joseph雕像賣房用品包。 店員說，成套的都賣光了，隻有單獨的雕像。至於用品包裏的說明，到網上一查就有了，所以買個雕像就夠了。我買了雕像回來到網上一查，果真很多說明，還有很多怎麽怎麽靈驗的反饋。怎麽用這個雕像呢？要在賣房子的標誌附近挖個小坑，比雕像深3寸，雕像很小，大概3-4寸高，然後把St. Joseph頭朝下，臉朝路，埋起來。埋時候要禱告。禱告詞也是固定的，每天都要禱告。等房子賣出去後記著把雕像挖出來，帶回新家供著。 我都照做了，上市第二天中午我去把St. Joseph雕像埋在賣房牌子旁。禱告詞還挺長的，我埋完雕像拿著打印出來的禱告詞念了一遍。那天下午中介就打電話告訴我，有人來看房啦！耶！沒準還真靈啊！
可是我沒能做到每天禱告，沒這習慣。我要看看St. Joseph是否真的幫忙。。。
PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH FOR SELLING A HOUSE
O, Saint Joseph,
you who taught our Lord
the carpenter's trade,
and saw to it
that he was always properly housed,
hear my earnest plea.
I want you to help me now
as you helped your foster-child Jesus,
and as you have helped many others
in the matter of housing.
I wish to sell this [house/property]
quickly, easily, and profitably
and I implore you to grant my wish
by bringing me a good buyer,
one who is
eager, compliant, and honest,
and by letting nothing impede the
rapid conclusion of the sale.
Dear Saint Joseph,
I know you would do this for me
out of the goodness of your heart
and in your own good time,
but my need is very great now
and so I must make you hurry
on my behalf.
Saint Joseph, I am going to place you
in a difficult position
with your head in darkness
and you will suffer as our Lord suffered,
until this [house/property] is sold.
Then, Saint Joseph, i swear
before the cross and God Almighty,
that i will redeem you
and you will receive my gratitude
and a place of honour in my home.
Amen.
