Sandra Scalise Juneau has lived St. Joseph's Altars all her life. At age 5 in 1945, she portrayed the Virgin Mary in the "tupa tupa" ceremony, representing the Holy Family knocking on the door ...

Work on the beautiful altars begins as early as January with cookie baking and organizing donations from the community all in a “labor of love” to honor St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus ...

DENHAM SPRINGS — Making the breads, cookies and pastries displayed on a local St. Joseph Altar is Mary Guzzardo's way of continuing a family tradition. Guzzardo, one of the dozens of volunteers ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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

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.

A list of local St. Joseph altars throughout the area, celebrating the feast day of the popular saint on March 19. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook Share on SMS Share on Email Navigation News Back ...

EVERY ONE OF OUR KIDS, FROM SIX WEEKS THROUGH SEVENTH ... REPORTING LIVE IN METAIRIE. I’M ELIZA St. Joseph's Day altars are on display across the New Orleans area.The St. Joseph Altar or St ...

Whether it's grown, caught or cooked, parish members say St. Joseph's altar reminds Catholics of the importance of sharing with the community. "The altar goes back, as legend says, to old ...

dedication and blessing of the elaborate St. Joseph’s Altar on Friday and a communal meal at Saturday in the main church hall. Members of the society prepared for weeks for the multitiered ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — St. Joseph’s altars are being set up across the Greater New Orleans region honoring Saint Joseph, spouse ...

The following parishes, schools and entities of the Archdiocese of New Orleans will host St. Joseph Altars for the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. The tradition, which is Sicilian and Roman ...

WELL, THE DISPLAY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TODAY AND TOMORROW FROM 10 TO 3 VISITORS WILL GET A PRAYER CARD, AN ITALIAN COOK St. Joseph's Day altars are on display across the New Orleans area.