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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. The tables ...
Altars of food to Saint Joseph tradition continues, which are distributed to the less fortunate.
The time has come once again for Catholics to honor the Patron Saint of Sicily, St. Joseph, with an altar offering love, labor and sacrifice.
NEW ORLEANS — A list of the St. Joseph's Day altars setting up in March, provided by the Archdiocese of New Orleans. If there is an altar that we missed, please email us at webteam@wwltv.com, so ...
VATICAN CITY — The nearly 400-year-old sculpted canopy towering over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica will be surrounded by scaffolding for most of 2024 as it is washed, repaired and restored.
The traditional altars, elaborately decorated with food, will be displayed in churches, homes and businesses in honor of St. Joseph’s Day.
The tradition of the St. Joseph’s Altar came to New Orleans with the Sicilian immigrants. The tradition was born out of an experience of famine on the island.
The following is an alphabetical listing of St. Joseph’s Altars in the area. Please note there are some altars opening as early as March 14 this year.
The Cataldo family held its annual St. Joseph Altar on March 17 at the Donaldsonville home of Edna and Anthony Latino in Donaldsonville.
Food overflowed at the altars of many Catholic churches Tuesday as people around the world celebrated St. Joseph’s Day.
St. Patrick's Day is over and now altars for St. Joseph's Day are going up around the New Orleans area.
The seventh annual St. Joseph Altar at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath wrapped up today at Pope John Paul II Parish Hall. The church hall is located at 700 South Broadway Street.