St. Joseph Day altars are ubiquitous in New Orleans. You find them in churches, community centers, bars, hotels -- even grocery stores. For many of us who grew up in the heavily Catholic New Orleans ...

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Throughout the New Orleans area this weekend, the faithful are enjoying the fruits of hours of volunteer labor as St. Joseph Day altars welcome visitors to private homes, churches, schools, community ...

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The altar honors St. Joseph, who provided relief from a famine to folks in Sicily. When Sicilian immigrants settled in New Orleans back in the 1800s, they started this tradition of altars filled with ...

The following parishes, schools and entities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will carry on the tradition of erecting St. Joseph Altars this month. The tradition, which is Sicilian in origin but ...

St. Joseph's Day altars are now displayed at several locations across the New Orleans area. According to the Archdiocese of New Orleans, The St. Joseph Altar or St. Joseph Table is an old tradition ...

Honoring St. Joseph on or near his official feast day, a custom that traces its roots back over several centuries and from a land across the sea, was again observed with an altar and community feast ...

NEW ORLEANS — Catholics across the world recognize March 19 as St. Joseph's Day and it is celebrated at many churches by creating elaborate altars, featuring a lot of food. If you are looking for a St ...

St. Rita Catholic Church members decorated the St. Joseph Altar with breads, desserts, flowers, fruits, fava beans and grains in preparation for the Feast of St. Joseph that is celebrated on March 19.

A 2017 St. Joseph Altar at Cypress Springs Mercedarian Prayer Center seemed unlikely after the 2016 flood. But the center has been ahead of schedule ever since the waters receded. And rain, after all, ...

St. Joseph's Day altars are being set up across the Crescent City as many households prepare to take part in the feast that commemorates the saint and the relief St. Joseph provided during a famine in ...