Joseph Statue
Has anyone ever heard a Catholic sermon on burying Joseph statues?
It is quite commonplace to bury a Joseph statue to selll a house in the propperty. Some places bury the staue upside down and some rightside up. I noticed some for sale at the local Christian bookstore
Has anyone ever heard a sermon by a courageous Catholic priest who called a spade a spade and told people to quite the idolotrous nonsense and turn to God? Or is it completely acceptable?
....I think you're overestimating the importance of burying a Joseph statue. That's kind of a relic of ethnic heritage more than anything. I've only ever heard it mentioned in passing in a sermon in the same way the local football team's performance would be mentioned in passing - a lighthearted gesture meant to break the ice before launching into the depth of the matter.
If you've never been to Mass, you should know that the sermon is generally on the Scripture readings - one OT, one epistles, one Gospel - either directly in the form of exegesis or indirectly in the form of expounding on the topic (ie, faith, virtue, calling).
Burying a St. Joseph statue isn't idolatry in the Biblical sense because it's not worship of something other than God. It's maybe totemism, but so is a stocking by the fireplace on Christmas morning, or ladies' wearing hats to church on Sunday.
If it were a devoted following that detracts from Christ, that's problematic. If it's something that someone does because their grandma told them it worked to sell their house, that's a part of someone's life what, maybe twice?
Contrast this with any pagan idolatry in the Bible - human sacrifices to Moloch, burnt offerings to Baal - it's not even remotely the same. The St. Joseph statue is a relic that connotes a sense of identity to family tradition and happens to have religious overtones. Nothing more.
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