The St. Joseph Payer to Sell a House is said to help homeowners expedite the sale of their home. This Catholic tradition dictates that it's words should be recited every day, and a statue of St Joseph is to be buried in the ground of the house until the house is sold. Prayer and Tradition of Saint Joseph This tradition is said to have begun with European nuns (around 1500 A.D.) who needed extra land to raise livestock and plant vegetable gardens. Nuns are traditional self-sufficient in their cloisters, which is why they were farmers and gardeners. They were living in a (2 comments)