St. Joseph's Day altars are on display across the New Orleans area. The St. Joseph Altar or St. Joseph Table is an old ...

I’M ELIZA St. Joseph's Day altars are on display across the New Orleans area.The St. Joseph Altar or St. Joseph Table is an old tradition from Sicily, according to the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

It’s celebrated on the 19th day of every March, which is the day believed to be the date of St. Joseph’s death. The Archdiocese of New Orleans said the alter fulfills a promise made to St ...

dedication and blessing of the elaborate St. Joseph’s Altar on Friday and a communal meal at Saturday in the main church hall. Members of the society prepared for weeks for the multitiered ...

St. Joseph’s Day pastries: There are two to include for this special day — zeppole (custard piped into a deep-fried pastry) and sfingi (filled with cannoli cream). An altar: Take all of those ...