"Well seven years ago, I snuck a lemon off the St.Joseph's altar, a blessed lemon, and two weeks later I was engaged to my husband. So the tradition of sneaking a lemon off the St. Joseph's altar ...

The lemon is one of the many lemons on the St. Joseph’s Altar at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The altar to honor St. Joseph is a long tradition for these folks. They started working and ...

SO THE TRADITION OFSNEAKING A LEMON OFF THE ST.JOSEPH'S ALTAR WORKED FOR ME.NOW THAT'S HOW YOU MAKELEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS.ON YOUR SIDE, I'M METEOROLOGIST ...

Altars were displayed Monday in churches, homes and businesses throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes Monday in honor of St. Joseph’s Day. “In Christ The Redeemer Catholic Church, we ...

St. Joseph Day Altars are a tradition in New Orleans St. Joseph Day traditions, symbols and, yes, superstitions are as varied as the offerings you will find on altars throughout the city.

Sandra Scalise Juneau has lived St. Joseph's Altars all her life ... When ready to serve, garnish with lemon slices and fresh minced parsley. Serve immediately. Love New Orleans food?

Citrus are common on St. Joseph Altars, but lemons hold a peculiar symbolism. Tradition says that if you steal a lemon from the altar, you'll find a husband or wife. Fava beans, on the other hand ...

unmarried woman pockets a lemon from the altar of St. Joseph when no one is looking, she will wed by the time the feast day rolls around again. And if a woman steals a lemon from the altar ...

lemon, almond, strawberry and coconut cookies used on St. Joseph Altars. This recipe makes five batches. Mix eggs, vanilla, extracts and sugar. Add Crisco and mix. Add combined flour and baking ...

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 ...

Eleven years later, the St. Joseph's Altar at St. Francis Xavier Church ... "The history goes that if a single girl steals a lemon without being caught, she's probably going to get married within ...

Sicilian immigrants first brought the custom of St. Joseph's Altars to south Louisiana as a way to honor St. Joseph and ask for help or intercession. It began in the Middle Ages in Sicily during a ...