St. Joseph Day altars are ubiquitous in New Orleans. ... The tradition of building an altar, laden with seafood, breads, pastries and citrus to honor San Giuseppe, the father of Jesus, ...

In 2017, St. Joseph's Day fell on a Sunday (March 19), so some of the faithful moved their altar celebrations to Saturday or extended them to Monday. This means that ...

The St. Joseph Altar or St. Joseph Table is an old tradition from Sicily, according to the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Advertisement The tables feature baked breads and pastries, fresh produce ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- If you drove down Forest Avenue Sunday morning, you couldn't help but notice the line of customers already waiting outside of Moretti's Bakery to get their favorite pastries ...

In the United States, Italian-Americans added sweet pastries, stuffed with custard fillings, to the tradition. Students at St. Joseph’s created an altar with their favorite treats.

The altar viewing will begin Wednesday morning, and the day will close with a rosary that evening. Skip to content. NOWCAST WDSU News at 6pm Saturday. ... St. Joseph's altar viewings begin Wednesday.

According to legend, people thanked St. Joseph for his prayers by building prayer altars, on which they placed food, pastries, flowers, wine and, especially, fava beans.

St. Joseph’s Day altars honor the past Dan Copp Staff Writer Hundreds of years ago some people in Europe made a promise to St. Joseph, and Margo Battaglia Clement helps to keep it.

JOSEPH CHURCH AND SHRINE, 610 Sixth St., Gretna: Altar in St. Joseph complex, 7th and Newton streets. Sponsored by church, prepared by St. Joseph Women’s Club.

DENHAM SPRINGS — Making the breads, cookies and pastries displayed on a local St. Joseph Altar is Mary Guzzardo's way of continuing a family tradition.

The Virgin Mary’s husband is honored each spring with elaborate altars, feasts of pasta and sardines, and even magical fava beans.However, for many, St. Joseph’s Day on March 19 is mostly associated ...

The Feast of St. Joseph, which falls every year on March 19, is a big deal in Italy. Not only does the holiday commemorate the putative father of Jesus and patron saint of carpenters, it also is a … ...