ASL Catholic
Find ASL Catholic prayers, signs, resources, and churches all throughout our community website. Catholic ASL has a lot of roots dating back centuries ago. Read the post. Our Sunday School classes teach Catholic American Sign Language religious signs. Our Deaf church community in Orange County California welcomes you and so does our ministry team! How to sign Catholic in Sign Language. Interpreters. Worship. Access. Disability.
ASL Catholic
ASL Catholic Media is one of the prominent dispensers of content. It is respectable Christian sign language media source. Another resource that is collaboratively being done to disseminate the Catechism in sign language is ASL Youcat. ASL Youcat is worth reviewing, studying, and watching to learn about the Faith. Saint Stories in ASL are also available to watch with English and or Spanish subtitles. For those who doubt the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist visit Al Alvord’s youtube channel. Deaf Philly has a phenomenal Sunday Vlog that reflects on the gospel. Another fan favorite is Fr. Mike Depcik’s website and YouTube channel.
Covid-19 created an online Deaf ministry springtime in all Christian denominations. There are great websites out there and we want to bring them to you here. But, we want to do our part and contribute to the worldwide community as well. We are going to do our part in the little corner of the world that we live in and connect. We want to connect everyone to Jesus Christ.
One of our big contributions to the United States church and abroad is our ASL Catholic mass finder. Churches are added as soon as they are fact checked that they do Catholic Deaf ministry. If you know of any that are not listed in our database please contact us.
Sign Language
The Diocese of Orange supports Catholic American Sign Language for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and those with disabilities. We have a large community that overwhelmingly fluent in ASL. We are here for those parents needing to learn the language to communicate with their child. Whatever we can do to assist and advocate for our Deaf parishioners we will do our best, all-the-while advocating for Jesus Christ.
We have dedicated interpreters for our liturgies. If you would like to request an ASL interpreter for diocesan faith matters please do so here. If you would like to join our interpreting team please contact us. We are very supportive to ASL students and ASL interpreting students.
Tags: ASL CatholicChurch
Church is a polarizing word to speak these days. Why? It implies being God-fearing. The word Church means that we honor and serve God. Following His laws and not the human laws concocted without justice to God makes us enemies to the world. We are those who honor God in church worship by attending mass and receiving the sacraments. Our Deaf Catholic Church empowers those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, hearing, and with disability. We gather for worship every Sunday and as often as we can as a community. In our Catholic-Christian tradition you may find a local church service using our custom ASL mass finder. Other Catholic Churches with Deaf ministry have their church times listed. We are doing our best in our new online presence and we are just getting started. Visit our in-person church service to find out how you can be involved.
In Orange County California we are a constantly growing Deaf and Hard of Hearing Christian community. Our services are in American Sign Language (ASL) and our ministry is to proclaim Jesus Christ to everyone particularly in Sign Language. We do this by first praying that the Holy Spirit may equip us with love and truth to spread his love.
Church
“Catholic vision assigns symbolic meaning to the various parts of the church building, as it does to pretty much everything else in the world. The roof symbolizes charity, which covers a multitude of sins; the floor symbolizes the foundation of faith and the humility of the poor; the columns represent the Apostles, Bishops, and Doctors; the vaulting represents the preachers who bear up the dead weight of man’s infirmity heavenwards; and the beams represent the champions of ecclesiastical right who defend it with the sword. The nave symbolizes Noah’s Ark and the Barque of St. Peter, outside of which no one is saved. The direction of the East represents the Heavenly Jerusalem, and the direction whence the Messiah will return in glory; West represents death and evil.”- Catholic Encyclopedia
The above diagram is how early Catholic-Christians saw church worship. But, it is also how we view it as well. It is an universal belief, hence the word Catholic means universal. Our Church worship and church services have stayed the same.
Added Church theology
The layout of the church despite what configuration you see today has a lot of theological layers and meaning. The Narthex in the ancient Jewish understanding were for the gentiles. The gentiles were not circumcised nor were part of the chosen people. But they could be parts of God’s people if they got circumcised. This ritual was their way of acceptance, per God’s decree. Today the idea is the same except that baptism is the entry point. This is why generally, baptism fonts are in the back of the church.
The word “nave” should resound. It is where we get the word navy. It is boat or ark. Once we enter the church we embark through the oceans and winds of the world. God protects us. This journey is toward heaven. Generally, there is a demarcation via steps that signify the line where the lay faithful and priest separate. This is for an important purpose. Why? Well, lets look at a funeral liturgy. The deceased is placed at the steps before the altar. The steps to the sanctuary represent the separation but vicinity of earth and heaven. It is only Jesus Christ who ascends to heaven to intercede for us. Furthermore, the priest of Jesus Christ ascends to the altar in the person of Christ to offer the mass for the soul of the deceased. More catholic bytes to be continued…
Ministry
Ministry in the Deaf Catholic-Christian world is wanting. You do not have to be an ordained minister to be someone of leadership. Approach your pastor and work out a pastoral plan. Fluency or competency in American Sign Language is a must because language is sacred.
Proclaiming Jesus Christ in (ASL) Sign Language is a way to heaven. Connecting with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community is an open market. Awareness of the lack of Deaf leadership leading other to Christ is one thing. Doing something about it is another. Hand yourself over to our Lord. His bride the church needs more workers in the vineyard.
You can support others spiritually. Attending mass, bible studies, and church events broadens your education. So, free your calendar and go to a ministry event. Sketch together a program with your pastor and see to it that it is on the parish calendar. “Build it and they will come” is an outreach motto. Today, ministry is live, online, and in-person. Whatever it takes to win a soul for Christ is mission at-hand.
Ministry
Seeing the field as it were involves getting out and knowing the community. ASL socials, potlucks, or meetups is required. This is the social fabric of the Deaf community. Other event listings involve Deaf expo’s and conferences. These are key because it reveals what people are flocking toward.
People come out of the wood-work to see and experience what they feel they want. Sadly, what they are looking for is Jesus. Time and time again we humans are disappointed when we turn toward something material to satisfy a spiritual craving. The harvest is here. IT is time to form small and large groups to discuss life with God.
Smell like the sheep
The best Catholic-Christian solution to experience God is in the mass. All of salvation history is revealed in the mass. It is all there. Doubt this? Every action and word spoken or signed within the mass ties to a past, present, and future reality. The mass is an unbloody Calvary, an unbloody sacrifice.
In your present or future ministry small group when you spend much of your time talking about the mass, you are almost there. Moreover, when your flock is so interested and want to know more and more about the mass, you are doing something right. Why? because they are being fed on how to receive grace. They are being filled with knowledge and love that God wants to give them. You are being you and an interpreter of sorts.
Our Lord in his sovereign plan to gather all unto him bestows gifts to us so that we can be his instruments. Being a minister formally or informally is part of his pastoral plan. Consult your diocesan and parish pastor to come up with a way forward. Pastoral plans today involves working together with leadership to suit the faithful and the said minister.
Tags: ASL Catholic, OC Deaf
California
We are continuously in contact with California Deaf Ministries all over the state. California Deaf Worship centers are in high demand because generally a lot of people are turning back to God including the Deaf. Below you are able to find Southern California Deaf Ministries. We hope you find the right Southern California Deaf Church.
Find a Deaf Church in California
Los Angeles, CA
Holy Angels in Vernon: Sunday 8:30am ASL w/ (Spoken English translation) & 11am ASL w/ (Spoken Spanish)
Oakland, CA
St. Joseph Center for the Deaf
Orange County, CA
Christ Our Savior in Santa Ana: 12 noon ( in old worship space)
Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove Sundays 9:45am English (ASL interpreted-live) & 11:30am Spanish (ASL Interpreted)
Sacramento, CA
San Bernardino, CA
St. Catherine of Alexandria in Riverside: Sunday 10:15 am English (ASL interpreted) Catechetical class 8:45am
Our Lady of Hope in San Bernardino: Sunday 9:30am
St. Martha in Murrieta: Sunday 9:00am
Sacred Heart in Rancho Cucamonga: Sunday 10:00am
Sacred Heart in Palm Desert: Sunday 8:00am
Our Lady of the Desert in Apple Valley: Sunday 9:30am (Interpreter in Sign, Tactile/Tract, & Oral ((760-964-1089 (V/VRS)) or ((760-242-4427 (CRS/VRS))
San Diego, CA
St. Rose of Lima, Chula Vista Sunday 9:00am PST (ASL Interpreted)
St. Gregory the Great. San Diego Sunday 9:00am PST (ASL Interpreted)
San Francisco, CA
Saint Benedict Parish for the Deaf @ St. Francis Xavier Church (, San Francisco Sunday 10:30am in ASL
San Jose, CA
Stockton, CA
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Please let us know if you are aware of any other Deaf Churches in California by contacting us. If your Southern California Deaf Church is not listed on our map finder, let us know. Many wish to have a fresh list of Southern California Deaf Ministries available to choose from. California Deaf Worship locations sometimes change so please contact us if have any new input.
You can also find Deaf Events in Orange County and Los Angeles here.
ASL and Interpreting students are welcome in our congregation. We ask that if you are interested in being part of our community that you be a practicing Catholic. This condition being met enables you to interpret and assist in Deaf ministry if you are called to it. Livescan, fingerprinting, and a thorough background check is required for volunteers per diocesan policy. It is a lot of work to volunteer but it is worth it.
Catholic ASL
The Diocese of Orange has Catholic ASL resources at your fingertips. Search among our Christian ASL database in the links above to find what you are looking for. Catholic American Sign Language videos are posted every week. We train Christian American Sign Language ministry leaders. Our ASL Church liturgies attract many from all over the Greater Los Angeles area.
Catholic ASL
Do you know that you can find a Deaf Church near you? Catholic Churches that support the Deaf and Hard of hearing can be found in our custom directory.
The definition of the word “catholic” is universal. ASL is short for American Sign Language. You can find a church universally in sign language almost anywhere in the word. Check it out!
Those of you residing in Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, and San Diego you can see our mass times here. Anyone who wants to find an online Catholic Deaf church service can click here.
ASL Church
A big component of any Deaf Church is the use of American Sign Language. This includes parents of Deaf children. Family members of the Deaf are in most ways obligated to know ASL anyways. Language within any culture is cherished or sacred. It is the language that they relate to God and the manner in which they yearn to know God through.
We realize that many have relatives that are Deaf and do not yet know ASL. Attending our services, retreats, and other public gatherings increases your language receptivity skills. “Little by little” as the idiom goes. In no time our Deaf community will support you in your ASL language quest. Over a couple years you will be up-to-speed and converse fluently in Sign Language.
Catholic American Sign Language
In addition to already being fluent in ASL or if you are learning the language you will find that there are different signs for biblical terms. Yes, nearly every Christian denomination has it’s own version of biblical terms. Why? Because the signs used denotes the underlying theology. i.e. Catholic American Sign Language signs will be different than most protestant or baptist churches. Some Christian ASL signs are the same i.e. “sin”. What is more interesting is the differences between national Catholic sign languages. For example, the Catholic ASL sign for God is a bent open-B arching above the head with your dominant hand. In Italy, LIS is the sign language use there. For God, it is simply the index finger of your dominant hand pointed upward. International Catholic sign language signs are different but, underlying the same theology.
What is even more odd or confusing is to find non-denominational churches using the same signs other non-American Catholic countries are using. For example, non-denominational Christian American Sign Language for a term may be the index finger pointed upward like the Catholics in Italy do. But the question remains as to whether their notion or understanding of the triune God is the same. Interesting huh? Welcome to the Church! At any rate we welcome you to our ASL Church.
Tags: Catholic Deaf Community, Catholic Faith for the Deaf, Orange County ASLMay Mass Schedule
Blessings to you and your family –
I pray that you and your loved ones are all doing well. You are cordially invited to gather together as the Catholic Deaf Community for a Deaf Mass. Christ Our Savior Catholic Church is located at 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Please see the schedule below of the upcoming Masses for the month of May
SUNDAY, MAY 1ST AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. STEVE CORREZ
SUNDAY, MAY 15TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. KERRY BEAULIEU
SUNDAY, MAY 22ND AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON
SUNDAY, MAY 29TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. STEVE CORREZ
I hope you will consider joining us for Mass. Please let me know if you have any questions and also spread the word and let others know about these special events.
Bendiciones a usted y a su familia-
Espero que ustedes y sus familiares queridos estén bien. Les queremos hacer una cordial invitacion para que nos podamos reunir como la comunidad católica sorda para la celebración eucarística. La iglesia de Cristo Nuestro Salvador esta localizada en 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Aqui esta el itinerario de misas para el mes de mayo
DOMINGO, 1 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE DAVID ROBINSON
DOMINGO, 8 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE STEVE CORREZ
DOMINGO, 15 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE KERRY BEAULIEU
DOMINGO, 22 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE DAVID ROBINSON
DOMINGO, 29 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE STEVE CORREZ
Espero que podamos contar con su presencia en estas misas muy especiales. Si tienen alguna pregunta por favor comuníquese conmigo y tambien pase la voz y deje saber a otras personas de estos eventos muy especiales.
Deaf House of Character
Holy Week in the Catholic Church is an important time of year. We contemplate the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. We journey with him in Jerusalem to see him arrested, questioned, beaten, scourged, take up the cross, and die for us. Every ounce of life in him gives testimony to the truth. The truth he utters is born of love. Our Lord’s love perpetually flows from his heart and actions. It stems from the triune Godhead: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus’ life is a life of character. So we need to discern whether our Deaf house of character stems from our Lord or not.
We can reflect upon a few questions together as the week progresses. First and foremost, Do I know the 10 commandments? Do I follow the 10 commandments? Do I frequent the sacraments often? Have I received absolution of my sins from a priest this Lent? Do I love others in the same fashion that our Lord loves us? Do we treat others harshly? Am I grateful to others? Have I expressed thanks by saying thank you this past week? Do I say thank you to God for my life? Do I thank Jesus for giving me the way of life to follow?
Holy Week is very special. It is a sacred time of year and we extend our invitation to you to join our worship services. The Diocese of Orange Catholic Deaf Community strives to promote a Deaf House of Character.
April Mass Schedule
Blessings to you and your family –
I pray that you and your loved ones are all doing well. You are cordially invited to gather together as the Catholic Deaf Community for a Deaf Mass. Fr. Joe Robillard pastor of Christ Our Savior has allowed us to have a Deaf Mass for the month of April. Christ Our Savior Catholic Church is located at 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Please see the schedule below of the upcoming Masses
SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. STEVE CORREZ
SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON – PALM SUNDAY
THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH AT 7:00PM WITH FR. JOE ROBILLARD IN THE NEW CHURCH – HOLY THURSDAY
FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 7:00PM WITH FR. JOE ROBILLARD IN THE NEW CHURCH – GOOD FRIDAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH AT 8:00PM WITH FR. JOE ROBILLARD IN THE NEW CHURCH – EASTER VIGIL
SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON – EASTER SUNDAY
SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. KERRY BEAULIEU
I hope you will consider joining us for Mass. Please let me know if you have any questions and also spread the word and let others know about these special events.
The Sorrowful Mysteries prayed in American Sign Language
The Sorrowful Mysteries prayed in American Sign Language | Deaf Catholic by ASL Catholic Media. The Rosary prayed in American Sign Language. To follow ASL Catholic Media on Facebook click here.
ASL Catholic Media is one of the best Deaf ministry outlets on the internet. This Deaf ministry respects American Sign Language and Deaf cultural norms. The grammar, syntax, prosidy, facial expressions, and role shifting are all present and done well.
ASL students and interpreters are to greatly benefit from ASL C.M. The prayers, the mass, the Catholic signs are provided for all to memorize and use at church and elsewhere. Take for example, today’s post “The Sorrowful Mysteries prayed in American Sign Language | Deaf Catholic.” You learn the Apostles creed in ASL, the Our Father in ASL, the Glory Be in ASL, the Hail Mary in ASL, and the closing prayers in American Sign Language. This is a great resource.
The Rosary prayed in American Sign Language is traditionally said on Tuesdays and Fridays. During this interesting and dangerous time please learn and share this resource so that more and more can pray in ASL.
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