The Family: The School of Love in ASL
The Family: The School of Love in ASL is done by ASL Catholic Media. The particular podcast was given by the St. Josemaria Institute. In this video entitled “The Family: The School of Love” is the importance of the family at-hand. The family is the nucleus of society and it must be respected, nurtured, and nourished at all costs. For more spiritual videos in ASL click here. We all have a family don’t we?! Look, if your whole family history is next to near as our Lord’s, then you are ok. You are normal then because our Lord’s family line was far from perfect. Remember he was like us in all ways but sin. He knows the emotions felt by tension within and outside the family. Our Lord gets it, do we? The School of Love in ASL is a great video to reflect on our lives and how we view and understand the family. Cmon’ if we get the family right – we get most things right. We are all wanting of a family, let alone a decent modest family that has some respect, dignity, but most importantly has love somewhere mixed in.
World Day of the Sick Mass
World Day of the Sick Mass will be celebrated on February 12th at 10am at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. Many who bear the burden of physical ailments are more than welcome to attend this sacred mass. Every year the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community attends. The Diocese has a elite cadre of ASL interpreters to select from. Our ASL Interpreters have been going strong serving the Deaf community for over 25+ years. One interpreter of ours knows at least three languages including ASL that we know of. So, please come the World Day of the Sick Mass.
It may be an opportunity for members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to join the Order of Malta.
The mass will most likely be multi-lingual. If English, Spanish, Vietnamese, or Sign Language is your mother tongue, we got you covered. God so loves all of us that he wants you to draw us to himself.
Sleep well tonight and rise in the morning. Bringing your heavy cross, back ache, broken heart, and stress at the feet our Lord Jesus Christ. May we receive our Lords peace and healing tomorrow as we go to the World Day of Sick Mass.
Deaf Church Where?
Deaf Church where? You can find a Deaf Catholic parish almost anywhere in the United States of America. Moreover, there are Catholic parishes supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Ireland, United Kingdom, Singapore, Spain, Mexico, Argentia, Italy, Poland, Germany…etc to name a few. You will be able to find in such dioceses around the world prominent Deaf ministries and Deaf pastoral workers. To find a Deaf Catholic parish near you, you need simply to click on the link above. Simply enter your address or city to which the nearest parish will present itself. Deaf Church where? Will help you by clicking the link above to find your nearest Deaf Catholic congregation. Another place where can find information about Deaf Catholic parishes in the United States is at the National Catholic Office for the Deaf.
On our site and at the NCOD we pray that you will be able to find the nearest Deaf Catholic worship service in your area. We hope that you are welcomed by a team of Deaf ministers and/or hearing ministers who understand Deaf culture. We especially hope that you will share this website resource with your friends, family members, coworkers, and classmates. Help us build a better Deaf Catholic ministry! With Deaf Church Where? We can pin point and direct you and those whom you care about to the nearest Catholic Diocese and parish. Some parishes have interpreters and others have priests who sign the mass completely in ASL. We are all thankful for the interpreters or priests who communicate in American Sign Language to give us the word of God and the precious body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Be assured by clicking the above link you can find the answer to your own question: Deaf Church Where?
Blessed are the meek
Fr. Sean Loomis offers us good news from the gospel. This spiritual presentation touches upon the beatitudes. You can find more great resources from the Deaf Philly youtube channel. We also have some of his work on the Consecration to St. Joseph page. May God continue blessing Deaf Catholics across the globe for sharing the good news of the gospel in American Sign Language.
Understanding the Sacraments PT2
Here is Understanding the Sacraments PT2 by Fr. Christopher Klusman. This is a foundational lesson for all to better understand the reality of whats really spiritually happening. To help find a Deaf Church in your area click here.
Eucharistic Miracle – Patierno, Italy
Eucharistic Miracle – Patierno, Italy “On February 24th, 1772, unknown thieves stole several consecrated Hosts from St Peter’s church in Patierno, Italy. They hid them under the manure in the next town Duke of Grottoville. One month later, a dove led a person to the site where the sun’s rays shined directly to pile of manure. She found the Hosts with no damage and brought them back to the church. The church made the hosts using an iron with special markings, so they were able to prove that the Hosts came from St Peter’s. They were exposed to the public to respect and honor the Body of the Christ. On August 29, 1774 the Archbishop from Curia declared the Hosts that were found were a miracle because of this. The miraculous finding and return of the Hosts proved that the Host is the real Body of Christ. But in 1778, unknown thieves stole the same Host that was stolen in 1772. They were never found.”- Al Alvord’s Youtube post
World Youth Day
World Youth Day: The next World Youth Day will take place in Lisbon, Portugal in August 2023.
Eucharistic Miracle of Offida, Italy
Eucharistic Miracle of Offida, Italy “The miracle happened in Offida, Italy. In 1273, in the town of Lanciano, a woman named Ricciarela went to see a witch and asked how she could regain the affection of her husband, Giacomo Stasio. The witch suggested she go to the church to get a consecrated (blessed) Host. After she returned home with the Host, she placed the Host on the fire in an earthenware jar. Then she turned the Host into powder so she could put the powder on her husband’s food. But the Host, itself, became living Blood. She was terrified and wrapped the jar and bloodied Host with a tablecloth, and then she buried it under the manure in her husband’s stable. Strange events began happening in the stable; every time her husband’s donkey entered and lower one knee to the ground to respect toward to manure where the Host was buried. Her husband was puzzled and began to think that his wife had punished the donkey. Seven years later Ricciarella was mentally depressed with guilt and was in tears screaming “I killed God! I killed God!” She confessed to the Augustinian priest, and he went to the stable and found the Host. Later it was given to some Offida townsmen. The people in town made a cross shaped reliquary (Made of gold with precious gems) for Holy relic with the Host. Another story: later two monks Brother Michael and another monk with the cross arrived in Venice to make a reliquary. They made a craftsman promise not to show to anyone when he saw inside the cross. After an oath, he took the pyx with the miracle Host, but he suddenly got a fever and asked the monks “What have you brought me?” The monks asked him if he had any mortal sins and the craftsman made his confession and his fever was gone. So he took the pyx without a problem. He fixed both the Host and some wood from the True Cross inside the cross-shaped reliquary with crystal. (See image). Currently, the reliquaries of the jar and Blood stained linen with the cross with a miracle Host are displayed in St Augustine’s Church in Offida. Also, Ricciarella’s house in Lanciano was turned into a small chapel. In 1973, the miracle was celebrated and every year on May 3rd, people in Offida celebrate the anniversary of the miracle. If you visit that country, you may want to see the display at St Augustine’s Church, also visit a small chapel. If you go visit, please send me some photos!”-From Youtube post
