New Orleans St. Joseph Catholic Church Rooftop Cross
by Michael Hoard
Title
New Orleans St. Joseph Catholic Church Rooftop Cross
Artist
Michael Hoard
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This dramatic image of the cross atop St. Joseph Church located on Tulane Avenue was taken on the Feast Of St. Joseph Sunday evening, March 19, 2017. On Monday the alter with food items will be on display from 9 am to 5. Women prepare the foods in advance of the traditional catholic holiday. This photo one of a series titled The Feast of St. Joseph Day, interior, exterior and images of the food alter images of St. Joseph Church. My confirmation name is Joseph, Michael Joseph Hoard
St. Joseph's Day Altars
St. Joseph's Day Altars and Other Traditions
St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Day Altar
St. Joseph's Day Altar
March 19th marks the Catholic celebration of St. Josephs Day where Catholic New Orleanians construct elaborate altars in honor of this saint. The tradition, commemorating the relief St. Joseph provided during a famine in Sicily, began in the late 1800�s when Sicilian immigrants settled in New Orleans. Today, St. Joseph�s day is not just for Italian-Americans. Every year, this celebration offers New Orleans natives and visitors a chance to share food with others and for believers, a way to express gratitude for any sort of fortune in their lives.
St. Joseph�s Day Traditions
Altars
St. Joseph altars, representing the Holy Trinity, are divided into three sections with a statue of St. Joseph at the head. The devout place candles, figurines, flowers, medals and other items around the alter creating a beautiful, lush and overflowing effect. Since the altars thank St. Joseph for relieving hunger, offerings of food are essential.
Food
Cookies, cakes and breads, often in the form of shell fish, are common decorations for alatars. Fava beans, or �lucky beans� are particularly associated with St. Joseph because they sustained the Sicilians throughout famine. Pick some up for good luck! As tradition has it, the altar is broken up on St. Joseph�s day with a ceremony of costumed children, pretending to look for shelter, finding sustenance at the altar. Food and donations are then distributed to the poor.
Uploaded
March 19th, 2017
Statistics
Viewed 142 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/04/2024 at 7:42 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Similar Images
Comments (6)
Michael Hoard
Greetings John, thank you so much for the feature of New Orleans St. Joseph Catholic Church Rooftop Cross in the group Images That Excite You, I sure appreciate this very much, Cheers from New Orleans, Michael Hoard
Michael Hoard
Greetings Doug, thank you so much for the feature of New Orleans St. Joseph Catholic Church in the group Cannon Full Frame Photography, I sure appreciate this very much, Cheers from New Orleans, Michael Hoard
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - CATHOLIC ART GALLERY - group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it !! http://tinyurl.com/CatholicArtGallery
Michael Hoard replied:
Greetings Frank, thank you so much for the feature New Orleans St. Joseph Catholic Church Rooftop Cross in the group Catholic Art Gallery, I sure appreciate this very much, Cheers from New Orleans, Michael Hoard
Michael Hoard
Greetings Jean, thank you so much for the feature of New Orleans St. Joseph catholic Church Rooftop Cross in the group Christian Art & Photography, I sure appreciate this very much, Cheers from New Orleans, Michael Hoard
Recently Viewed
