The Sicilian tradition of honoring St. Joseph with an altar of special foods and breads in honor of loved ones has been celebrated in the New Orleans area for generations.

St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica's St. Joseph’s Day luncheon supports local food charities with proceeds from $12 meals.

Last year's St. Joseph Altar at St. Charles Borromeo in Destrehan. On a St. Joseph Altar, the meaning is in the details. The five red roses symbolize the five wounds of Christ. The two lambs represent ...

Join St. Mary Catholic Church in Orange for the 26th Saint Joseph Altar celebration with Mass, blessings, and an Italian-style meal.

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 ...

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 ...

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 9656 Elk Road, will hold its annual Lenten fish fry from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, and at the same time March 1, March 8, March 15 and March 22.

St. Rita Catholic Church members decorated the St. Joseph Altar in preparation for the Feast of St. Joseph that is celebrated on March 19.

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.

Intricately designed floral presentations, bowls overflowing with fruit, freshly baked breads and mounds of famous fig cookies will be just some of the features ornately displayed this month as three ...

Fish lovers also have the option to add extra fish to their basket or purchase a “nothing but fish” basket. For those wanting a sweet treat following the meal, the St. Joseph Altar Society ...