Our Mission
Deaf Ministry ensures equal access to all aspects of the Catholic Faith for all deaf persons and seeks to preserve Catholic Deaf Culture within our local Church.
Join us at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church
- 11 a.m. Mass weekly
- 4th Sunday of the Month: 11 a.m. Deaf Mass and Fellowship with potluck
- Bible Study after potluck every 4th Sunday starting September 24th and ending April 28th
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Interpreted Masses
| Parish | Details |
|---|---|
| St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina 3843 Bulverde Pkwy., San Antonio, TX 78259 | Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Contact: 210-497-6101 |
Our Lady of Sorrows | Sundays at 11 a.m. |
| St. Francis of Assisi 4201 De Zavala Rd., San Antonio 78249 | Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Contact: 210-492-4600 |
Sacraments
Deaf Ministry provides support to parishes by providing formation in sign language in order to provide persons with a hearing loss full access to the Faith. To arrange sacramental needs for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing parishioners, contact the Deaf Ministry Director.
Request Interpreting Services
To have time to secure an interpreter, requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of the date services are needed.
Resources
Deaf Ministry resources can be found on the Resources page.
ASL Synod on Synodality
Moved by a desire to draw closer to the Lord, the Catholic faithful in the Archdiocese of San Antonio have responded to the call to participate in the synodal process.
The process began through a special iteration of the Archdiocesan Assembly shortly thereafter on November 6, 2022 and additional listening and interactive sessions with the People of God.
Over time, it has become clear that the offering was pleasing to the Lord, who in turn, apparently blessed the gifts, broke them open and distributed them among the people.
Find the 13-part video presentation on the summary of the findings of the Synod on Synodality here on YouTube.
ASL YouCat
As a start to ASL catechesis, a national project was developed to translate the Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church (YOUCAT) into ASL.
Introduction to ASL YouCat
A recent statistic showed that 99% of deaf people in the United States are not affiliated with any church or religious congregation at all. Often liturgies and catechetical programs do not have the resources available to provide qualified interpreters for the deaf community. However, even as more interpreters are made available to interpret liturgies, the deaf community still hungers for catechesis outside the Mass in order to explain what the Church teaches to others in the deaf community. As a start to ASL catechesis, a national project was developed to translate the Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church (YOUCAT) into ASL. Please watch this introduction video and follow the links below to see other YOUCAT videos.
New Videos Added Weekly
Prayer Cards
St. Jerome: Patron Saint of Interpreters
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Renewal Prayer for Deaf Catholic Church
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