"In pre-literate societies, one way to talk about ideology and theology was to use symbols," said Xavier University's Kim Vaz, who has worked with the students on St. Joseph altars for three years.

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.

Among the most popular symbols are the St. Joseph’s staff, St. Joseph in profile and often with a cane (as if he were an old person), St. Joseph’s Purse as a prompt to give alms and food to ...

St. Joseph, together with the Blessed Virgin Mary ... The statue of Joseph holds the traditional lily in one hand, as a symbol of his purity, and a carpenter’s T-square in his other, as a ...

Today’s St. Joseph Day tables or altars can be lavish and festive or simple with shapes and designs that represent symbols and the life of St. Joseph and of Jesus. Many Italian-Americans recount ...

ST JOSEPH’S DAY BECAME CELEBRATED IN ITALY DURING ... RIZZI SET UP THIS TABLE AT HIS RESTAURANT WITH SYMBOLS AND BREADS TO SHOWCASE THE MEANING AND THE TRADITION. AND BEHIND THE DAY AFTER ...

Every year on the Saturday nearest March 19, Italian-American Catholic revelers flood the streets in honor of the Feast of St. Joseph, the patron saint of Sicily. The differences between the St ...