My husband and I recently moved into a new house and have started doing some gardening now that the weather has turned warm. Twice now, he has encountered Catholic iconic items buried in areas where we have dug to put in vegetables or flowers (mass/prayer cards w/ the Virgin Mother) and this weekend, he discovered a crucifix buried in the roots of a rosebush he was trying to move. We’re both Protestant, although I did attend a Catholic highschool, and we are puzzled by the finds. I’m familiar with the tradition of burying a statue of St. Joseph when you are trying to sell a house, but can anyone enlighten me on the burial of the prayer cards and the crucifix? We haven’t found animal remains that might suggest the burial of a pet – just the artifacts.
It is quite common to put a load of manure at the roots of a plant.
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Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.
The prayer cards and crucifix were probably blessed. Catholics believe that when something is blessed it’s considered holy and consecrated to God, so we are not allowed to throw it out into the garbage. When a catholic no longer uses a sacramental such as the prayer cards, and crucifix we either burn it or bury it under the ground.
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Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.
The prayer cards and crucifix were probably blessed. Catholics believe that when something is blessed it’s considered holy and consecrated to God, so we are not allowed to throw it out into the garbage. When a catholic no longer uses a sacramental such as the prayer cards, and crucifix we either burn it or bury it under the ground.
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That’s a proper Catholic method of disposing of blessed objects. If you have a crucifix that is broken, or you don’t want any more, it would be improper to just throw it in the trash. Blessed objects should be burned or buried to dispose of them, according to Catholic tradition.
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It’s a form of witchcraft that is practiced by Roman Catholics.
My boss wanted to sell his house and I remember many Roman Catholics asked him if he buried some saint in his front yard. He said, “oh yes I’ve done that already”.
sad.
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They are all a pile of junk. That is what is so significant about them.
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