St. Joseph Altars

St. Joseph Altars Photos by Lawrence Chatagnier

34 • Bayou Catholic • Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux • March 2020 The feast of St. Joseph is being celebrated Thursday, March 19 this year. Many church parishes in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux observe this feast day by creating St. Joseph Altars that are available for viewing by the general public. Following is a list of the St. Joseph Altars that will be on display throughout the diocese this year.

Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales, Houma The St. Joseph Altar will be on display Thursday, March 19 from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. A St. Joseph Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Shelton J. Fabre at 8:30 a.m., followed by blessing of the altar and the Tupa Tupa. The altar will be closed March 20-21 and reopen Sunday, March 22 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Goody bags filled with Ready for viewing March 19 cookies, fava beans, St. Joseph prayer cards and other religious items will be served to all. Italian fig cookies will be on sale to benefit diocesan seminarian education and other charitable work. St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Thibodaux A St. Joseph Altar will be on display in the church Thursday, March 19 following a blessing after the 6:30 a.m. Mass and will be available for viewing until the final blessing after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. All visitors to the altar are invited to bring a canned good which will be donated to the Good Samaritan Food Bank of Thibodaux.

Annunziata, Houma A St. Joseph Altar will be blessed after the 8 a.m. Mass on Thursday, March 19, with a potluck meal after the 6 p.m. Mass.

Christ the Redeemer, Thibodaux A St. Joseph Altar will be on display in the Family Center, beginning with a blessing immediately after the 7:30 a.m. Mass Thursday, March 19, with viewing from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m., followed by breaking of the altar and a fish courtbouillon.

Holy Savior, Lockport A St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing Thursday, March 19 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at 155 Church St. in Lockport. a

Maria Immacolata, Houma A St. Joseph Altar will be blessed Wednesday, March 18 at 1 p.m., with viewing until 7 p.m. The altar will reopen Thursday, March 19 at 8 a.m. with viewing until 7 p.m. A meal will be served both days.

Our Lady of the Isle, Grand Isle A St. Joseph Altar will be blessed at the 5 p.m. vigil Mass on Saturday, March 14, and at the 9 and 11 a.m. Masses Sunday, March 15. The altar will be available for viewing after each Mass.

Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chackbay The Ladies Altar Society is sponsoring a St. Joseph Altar Thursday, March 19, in the church hall starting with the 7 a.m. Mass. The altar will be on display until 3 p.m.

Our Lady of the Rosary, Larose The annual St. Joseph Altar will be held Thursday, March 19, in the school cafeteria. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Sacred Heart, Cut Off The blessing of the St. Joseph Altar will take place at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 19. Lunch will be served beginning at 11 a.m. and viewing will close at 4 p.m.

Sacred Heart, Morgan City A St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing in the church, Thursday, March 19 beginning with a blessing after the 6:30 a.m. Mass, with viewing until 3 p.m.

March 2020 • Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux • Bayou Catholic • 35 St. Bernadette, Houma A St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing Thursday, March 19 in Herbert Hall beginning with the 8 a.m. blessing, with viewing available until 6 p.m. A meal will be served at 11 a.m. St. Bridget, Schriever A St. Joseph Altar will be blessed Thursday, March 19 after the 8 a.m. Mass with viewing until 6 p.m. A meal will be served at Noon.

St. Eloi, Theriot A St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing in the Community Center Thursday, March 19, beginning with the blessing of the altar at 10 a.m. Mass will be celebrated at 6 p.m., followed by a shrimp spaghetti dinner at 6:30 p.m. and breaking of the altar at 7:30 p.m. St. Genevieve, Thibodaux A St. Joseph Altar will be on display Thursday, March 19 in the Family Center, with viewing from 9:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

St. Hilary of Poitiers, Mathews St. Hilary’s St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing Thursday, March 19, in the multipurpose building beginning with a blessing 8 a.m. until Mass at 5 p.m.

St. Joseph, Chauvin A St. Joseph Altar will be on display Thursday, March 19, beginning with Mass at 8:30 a.m.in church, followed by blessing of the altar at 9 a.m. in the parish center. A meal will be served at Noon and the altar will close at 6 p.m. St. Joseph, Galliano A St. Joseph Altar will be on display Thursday, March 19, in the parish recreation center behind St. Joseph Church, 17980 West Main Street in Galliano. The altar will be blessed and open for public viewing at 8 a.m. and will close at 3 p.m. A shrimp spaghetti meal will be served to the public beginning at 11 a.m.

St. Lawrence, Chacahoula A St. Joseph Altar will be blessed at 8 a.m. Thursday, March 19 with viewing until 6 p.m. A meal will be served in Finnegan Hall at 6 p.m., following the closing of the altar. The altar will also be available for viewing Saturday, March 21 from 3 p.m. until Mass time at 4:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 22 from 8:30 a.m. until Mass time at 9:30 a.m. St. Lawrence, Kraemer A St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing at the Life Center Thursday, March 19 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

St. Mary’s Nativity, Raceland A St. Joseph Altar will be on display at St. Mary’s Community Center, 3500 Highway 1 in Raceland, Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Mass will be celebrated March 19 at 8 a.m., followed by blessing of the altar. Food and refreshments will be served both days. Battaglia Home, Thibodaux The Battaglia family will host a St. Joseph Altar Thursday, March 19, at the home of Dominic Battaglia, 832 Jackson Street in Thibodaux, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. The public is invited to join in honoring St. Joseph on this special day.

Lafourche Home for the Aged A St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing Thursday, March 19 at the Lafourche Home for the Aged, 1002 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux. Viewing will begin at 8 a.m. Bishop Fabre will bless the altar at 11 a.m. and viewing will continue until 4 p.m.

Thibodaux Healthcare Center A St. Joseph Altar will be on display Thursday, March 19 at 1300 Lafourche Dr. in Thibodaux. Blessing of the altar will take place at 8:30 a.m. Viewing will end at 2 p.m.

eLearning Academy A St. Joseph Altar will be available for viewing Thursday, March 19 at eLearning Academy, 806 North Acadia Road in Thibodaux from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., with blessing of the altar at 8:30 a.m. BC