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  • Citrus Bread Loaves Represent Life

    Bread loaves for St. Joseph made in the form of a peacock symbolize resurrection and the beauty of creation. Those formed as citrus fruits represent the circle of life. Join me on Sunday, March 8 in New York City at Cacio e Vino restaurant to make your ritual bread loaves for Saint Joseph. Reserve your…

  • Sicily’s Altars For Saint Joseph

    Because San Giuseppe, or St. Joseph, is the patron saint of carpenters, when the women of Salemi in Trapani province, Sicily are creating their loaves for the feast on March 19, they make bread in the shape of tools, like those pictured here: scissors, screws, and nails. On their altars, you’ll also see hammers, saws,…

  • An Act Of Prayer For Saint Joseph

    Probably the most distinct ritual of Saint Joseph’s Day, which is celebrated annually on March 19, revolves around the celebration of bread, which in Sicily and southern Italy is sacred because wheat, its principle ingredient, is the most important crop of the region. The preparation of altars, or tables, known as le tavolate di San…

  • Finding Solice In Ragusa Ibla

    The Chiesa di San Giuseppe in Ragusa Ibla doesn’t have the notariety of the Duomo di San Giorgio that is just a few hundred feet away; however it offers those who wander in, a quiet sanctuary to reflect (Like the Benedictine cloistered nuns did, who called this their home for centuries.). During May’s Myths and…

  • Breadmaking As A Ritual

    Ritual bread making in honor of Saint Joseph (San Giuseppe) in Salemi.

  • Thank You For Celebrating St. Joseph’s Day With Us!

    My heart is full after a joyful celebration for Saint Joseph’s Day yesterday Cacio e Vino. Thank you to all of you who came and made it wonderful! And thank you to the staff of Cacio e Vino! W San Giuseppe!

  • Sicily’s Patron, Saint Joseph

    Viva San Giuseppe! Happy Saint Joseph’s Day! (Altar of Saint Joseph photographed in my grandfather’s home village, Porticello, Sicily.) REGISTER TODAY for our Experience Sicily luncheon Cacio e Vino on Sunday, March 24. Details at: https://experiencesicily.com/saint-josephs-day-in-new-york-city/

  • Saint Joseph’s Day At Cacio e Vino in New York City

    Next Sunday, March 24 at 2PM, Experience Sicily will be hosting Celebrate St. Joseph’s Day in New York City at Cacio e Vino in New York City. This annual event will warm your heart, so much so, that together our collective heat will launch spring’s arrival! Saint Joseph protects us throughout the year, bringing abundance…

  • Saint Joseph And Homemaking

    Many know San Giuseppe because it’s said that if you are hoping to sell your house, you should bury a statue of Saint Joseph upside down somewhere in your yard. Well, as a city-dweller looking to purchase a home, three years ago, I put my statue of Saint Joseph on the credenza in my living…