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Is anyone planning a home altar this year? What does yours look like?
We are baking cookies, pizzelles, biscotti, cream puffs and yummy cakes and breads. We are having friends over for the feast for a big Italian meal.
We are building our quasi 3 tier altar, with all the statues and pictures of St Joseph we own. We also add flowers and symbols of St Joseph, fava beans and of course the baked goodies.
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My friend Carrie and I were in charge of this year's altar for our hs group. We had to cancel due to Holy Week and because we didn't think to do it earlier in the month.
I'm really wanting to do one here at home. But the days are so busy... 
I'm still hoping we can do something, even if on a small scale.
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I'd love to see pictures, if anyone has any. I've never done this before. It sounds beautiful.
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Cay Gibson wrote:
I'm still hoping we can do something, even if on a small scale. |
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That is what we did last year Cay. I just had the dc make the altar. It was beautiful! I have this book and I just let the dc look through and get fun ideas.
I was thinking about you yesterday Cay, as we were reading this book, it talks about how New Orleans is THE place in North America to celebrate St Joseph's day.
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We are organizing a St. Joseph Altar/Table for our homeschool group this year for the first time, ever. We hope it will become an annual tradition. Since the feast was moved to this Saturday, 3/15 so it wouldn't fall during Holy Week, it worked out well for a good turnout for our group--since we have lots of small children, it is great that we can do it on the week-end when most dads can come, too! :)
Since we are all newbies at doing this, I hope it turns out well. We are having a basic menu of spaghettti and marinara, homemade breads, cannoli and cream puffs and then asking families to bring other traditional St. Joseph foods...
We are going to try a three-tiered altar with fresh flowers, candles, statues and decorative breads (I've been having fun braiding breads!).
Molly,
I have never seen the book you linked to...wish I had time to get it before this week-end!
Any tips on where to get fava beans? I have had that on my to do list but keep forgetting to take care of that....
I am very excited about this--it should be so much fun and a great way to give St. Joseph some much needed fan-fare!
I will hopefully be able to post pictures on my blog after the event. 
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jdostalik wrote:
Molly,
Any tips on where to get fava beans? I have had that on my to do list but keep forgetting to take care of that....
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Do you have an Italian food Market in your area? That is where I get mine. You can have them blessed and give them out as reminders of St Josphes provision.
If you are able, order the book now, so next year you will be all set It has wonderful pictures and fun history tales of the traditions behind the altars.
I do hope you can get pics up on your blog, I will look forward to seeing them.
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We're not doing one this year. The timing of Holy Week (and my birthday) is too close to put in energy for an Altar. So I'll just be satisfied with a Virtual St. Joseph Altar
Catholic Culture has tons of recipes for St. Joseph. Just see the drop down list. Problem is choosing one!
Last year I had so much fun hosting the Loveliness of St. Joseph Altars. You can get some ideas of homegrown altars. Just too lovely!
Last year my sister made an altar in her own home -- it was kind of a homeschool project. She focused on making the breads. I celebrated my 40th birthday on that weekend and my table was set up a little like a St. Joseph Altar.
I found a bag of fava beans for in the discontinued rack a month or two ago and grabbed them. I've found them hard to find, so I can't wait to use them.
I wrote this page last year, with lots of links and information on St. Joseph Altars. But I'm with Cay that St. Joseph Altars book by Kerri McCaffety is so gorgeous.
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Jenn,
I wanted to thank you for your St. Joseph page on your blog--it has been my "go to" place for information on getting ready for our Table. Thank you so much! 
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jdostalik wrote:
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I wanted to thank you for your St. Joseph page on your blog--it has been my "go to" place for information on getting ready for our Table. Thank you so much! |
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Thank you! I can't wait to see your pictures!
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Hey everyone,
I can't think of an authentic Italian market in my area (and my to do list and errand running is at a maximum right now!) but I just found
fava beans online and ordered some to get in time for the Feast! . An fyi for those who may want to get some beans sometime...
I'm so grateful for the reminder, Molly, I would have been disappointed if I'd forgotten them!
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We were working on our altar today, I posted a picture of our altar in progress at my blog.
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I have always wanted to put a St. Joseph altar together, but  I'm embarrassed to say that I only have one small statue of St. Joseph. I have been so discouraged every time I look for a nice statue because the ones I look at seem...well...not very masculine, sort of wimpy. Am I looking in all the wrong places??? Does anyone have a good source for a lovely statue of St. Joseph?
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chicken lady wrote:
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Beautiful, Molly!
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My aunt in Denver sent us an Easter package and right on the top was a clipping from USA Weekend Magazine (the one that comes in newspapers) featuring an article on St Joseph's Day! The linked article is text only but the IRL copy has a nice picture of a St Joseph's Table. Anyone else see the article?
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I didn't but thanks for sending the link--I emailed it to my homeschool group!
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Jennifer, you were asking about flowers. If you have an Aldis, I found Easter lilies and other spring plants for 3.99 today. They (lilies0 looked awesome on our altar.
NOw to baking the bread into shapes tomorrow.
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Wow, Molly, that's an awesome price. We don't have Aldis here in North Texas, but our Kroger had some nice lilies for $6.99--I'll have to look around a bit more!
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jdostalik wrote:
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fava beans online and ordered some to get in time for the Feast! . An fyi for those who may want to get some beans sometime... |
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I haven't been following this thread very carefull - I wish I'd seen this earlier as I would have sent you some of the abundance I have here.  I got a big bag of them last year and it will take me years and years to use them up on St. Joseph feasts. I also had trouble coming up with a local source - no Italian markets, gorcery stores don't carry them. But then ended up finding them here at several international markets (primarly Middle Eastern products). It such an Old World bean that it is common in those countries as well. Now I know where to shop.
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Mary,
LOL! You don't want to know how many beans I bought! Two bags worth--I hereby promise to be everyone's go to gal for fava beans for next year's Feast!
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I posted about our Saint Joseph altar here Thanks for all the ideas. Have a blessed day!
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