Prayer to St. Joseph

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In times of need we turn to God and prayer for guidence, understanding and solice, and we thank God for the wonderful gifts we are given and the blessings he casts upon us.
I know I am blessed for all the amazing things in my life, a loving husband and sons, a wonderful job and great friends.
However recently I have been turning more and more to God to help me understand if the decision I made to move my family to another state was the right one. We moved for my job, it put a burden on my husband and children, and we have not sold our house in VA. The house in VA has been for sale since November, we have lowered the price by almost 50K and know that each month we own this house it is a burden on us financially and personally. We say our prayers daily to St. Joseph, asking him to find a suitable buyer for our home, one who is kind and honest and who will love it and the neighborhood as much as we did.
We know that with all the suffering in the world we should not be praying for ourselves when so many are homeless themselves. We know that God understands that everyone has needs, and right now we are in need. We ask God to show us the way and give us a sign that we made the right decision to move and that someday the house in VA will no longer be a burden and become a home to someone else.
In God’s name we pray and to the foster father of his son Jesus Christ we ask for his blessings and intervention.
 
Holy Mother Mary we pray that you and your blessed spouse will intercede for our friend in this time of need

Hail Mary, full of grace.
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen
 
Knowing the dificulties with selling a house, you have my utmost sympathy. I will add you to my prayer list. Good luck and God bless.
 
May God help you to accept that as you did what you thought was right at the time, that decision is gone and you have only each present moment, so you don’t wear yourself out with regrets about the past. As Jesus said, today has enough problems of its own. (He didn’t say, “Hindsight is an exact science” but it’s true. Easy to say all that, but it’s hard not to feel troubled about past choices and their effect on today.

Jesus Your foster-father had to set up business three times, initially, then in Egypt, a foreign land with a foreign language and strangers after he rescued infant You from Herod’s soldiers, and again when he re-settled the family in Nazareth. He had to make hard choices, and even by going to Nazareth he wasn’t returning to a town with old friends and acquaintances, but a different one. He also took a serious risk in taking Your mother to Bethlehem when she was heavily pregnant with You, and the way was rough with no certainties of accommodation or mid-wife.

In consideration of all this, Jesus, we ask You reassurance and help for this family in their resettlement and the challenges it has brought.
In these economic time house sales are difficult (four sets of my family have been unable to sell their houses) but we ask You to help with the sale of this family’s house and for life to become less burdensome for them.

Thank You dear Lord.
 
Praying that you sell your house in VA. May the Lord meet all of your spiritual and temporal needs and help you to trust in his goodness and providence. Amen. You will be in my prayers.
 
St. Joseph, pray for us, and for all who invoke your aid. Amen.
 
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