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 with ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — St. Joseph’s altars are being set up across the Greater New Orleans region honoring Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and earthly father of Jesus. The St. Joseph ...

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 ...

Throughout the New Orleans area this weekend, the faithful are enjoying the fruits of hours of volunteer labor as St. Joseph Day altars welcome visitors to private homes, churches, schools, community ...

Without the cookies, the altar would be naked.” In the past, some of those cookies came from the kitchen of Lisa Saia, who for years has led cookie-making sessions. Now Saia prepares cookies for her ...

St. Joseph's Day altars are now displayed at several locations across the New Orleans area.The St. Joseph Altar or St. Joseph Table is an old tradition from Sicily.The act of making an altar fulfills ...

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 [email protected], so it ...

NEW ORLEANS — Catholics across the world recognize March 19 as St. Joseph's Day and it is celebrated at many churches by creating elaborate altars, featuring a lot of food. If you are looking for a St ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The time has come once ...

St. Joseph's Day may not be until Sunday, March 19, but many altars in the New Orleans area will be open before the saint's feast day. Because St. Joseph's day falls on a Sunday this year, many ...

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 the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. METAIRIE, La (WGNO) –– Thousands filtered ...