After the feast at St. Joseph's altar, all of the leftover food is donated to local kitchens and shelters. Additionally, visitors are encouraged to make monetary donations, which will be divided ...

Soon enough, if not already, fig cookies, lemons and fava beans will adorn pied St. Joseph Altars at local Catholic churches to celebrate the feast day of the saint. The tradition dates back to ...

In the Middle Ages, residents there prayed to St. Joseph, the island nation's patron saint, to provide for them during famine. On the saint's feast day, March 19, they built altars in thanks.

An annual three-day festival in Providence’s Little Italy on Federal Hill honored St. Joseph and celebrated cultural traditions including food and music. Traditionally held on March 19, the Federal ...

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 ...

Elaborate St. Joseph's Altars are unveiled every March 19, as Catholics mark the feast day of the saint who provided relief during a famine in Sicily. There are some changes: Fewer meals will be ...

WGNO News with a Twist features guy Wild Bill Wood takes you on a tour of St. Joseph’s Altars around town. First stop is St. Francis Xavier Church in Old Metairie, right on Metairie Road.

With la Festa di San Giuseppe, the feast of St. Joseph on March 19 ... proportions and Sicilians built huge, colorful altars to thank St. Joseph. Devotion to him does not end there.

WELL, TODAY IS ALSO SAINT JOSEPH’S FEAST DAY, WHICH MEANS YOU’VE ... REPORTING LIVE IN METAIRIE. I’M ELIZA St. Joseph's Day altars are on display across the New Orleans area.The St. Joseph ...

Parishioners celebrate Feast of Corpus Christi with a procession On Sunday, St. Joseph, St. Ann and Sacred ... at people’s homes where there were altars to have prayer and do readings.

The following parishes, schools and entities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will host St. Joseph Altars for the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. The tradition, which is Sicilian and Roman ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The annual Feast of St. Joseph returned to Federal Hill on Saturday. The celebration was moved from ...