This is an Italian tradition. (If you aren't Catholic, we're NOT worshiping St. Joseph, we're honoring him as the foster father of Jesus). The altar is supposed to have three levels (for the Holy Trinity, whom we DO worship).
We love St. Joseph because he was so promptly obedient to God, because he took such good care of Mary and Jesus, and because he taught Jesus (humanly speaking) how to be a man. He's the patron of families and of the universal church!
The traditional St. Joseph altar contains flowers and an assortment of symbolic (and super tasty!) foods which are then given to the poor.
Our traditional food for this feast is cream puffs.
We have flowers, our sacrifice beans, and our jar collecting funds for Heifer, so that's a way of having food for the poor!
You can visit the virtual St. Joseph Altar here. They have lots of great coloring pages and crafts.
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