The task of overseeing the annual St. Joseph's Altar at Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans began last September for Sue Buras. Using a detailed spreadsheet, Buras, a Mount Carmel graduate and a ...

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 ...

Honoring St. Joseph on or near his official feast day, a custom that traces its roots back over several centuries and from a land across the sea, was again observed with an altar and community feast ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 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 ...

The Friends of St. Joseph at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Denham Springs honored St. Joseph with a Mass, dedication and blessing of the elaborate St. Joseph’s Altar on Friday and a ...

Ever noticed that some St. Joseph's Altars listings include the words "tupa tupa?" Translated, the words mean “knock knock,” and the short ceremony tells the story of the search for food and shelter ...