St. Teresa

Finding a Catholic church in the south is rather....limited. But do not fear, for we have found our new place of worship. We attend St. Teresa of Avila. I believe God has called us to this Parish long before we even moved here. Here is my story...

When my house was on the market a good friend of mine asked if I had buried a statue of St. Joseph in my yard. Ummm...no, why? She told me that burying St. Joseph in your yard is supposed to attract a buyer. She tells me she bought one for me and will be right over. That evening Leo, the kids, and I dug a hole and buried St. Joseph. We each take a turn covering the hole with dirt while saying a prayer. I read this tradition is traced back to St. Teresa of Avila who prayed that St. Joseph would intercede on her behalf because the convent was in need of land to build a newer convent. She then asked the other nuns to bury St. Joseph medallions and pray for his intercessions. Why St. Joseph? Because he understands the desire to find housing and the need for moving (remember how he was turned away from so many places when looking for a place for him and Mary and also when they fled to Egypt)? So, we had FAITH and prayed...a week later we had an offer on our house.

Once the house sells, one is expected to dig up St. Joseph and place him in your new home in a place of honor. We did just that. I placed St. Joseph in our kitchen on a built in shelf since the kitchen and the eat in breakfast area is where we spend most of our time. Thank you Karen for giving us St. Joseph.

These last two weeks, the kids have spent most of their day going to church to attend a summer Faith Formation program. They have learned a lot and met new friends. Carina learned the virtue of humility. When Natalie told us that her class performed the best para-liturgy of all the classes, Carina informed Natalie she wasn't being very humble. Natalie learned The Apostle's Creed and The Glory Be. She only had two days to learn The Apostle's Creed. She practiced very hard on this prayer and prayed that God would give her the ability to learn it in a timely manner. She succeeded! Nathan learned that disobeying his parents is a sin. I am very proud of my children. I pray they will continue to grow in their faith and love the Lord forever.