Solidarity & Migration 15-17 years
Meeting

“The deaf, on that day, will hear the Words of the Book”

Introduction to prayer in sign language with deaf people

December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM (UTC+1)
Église Saint-Jacques du Haut Pas 252 Rue Saint-Jacques, 75005 Paris
French
Immerse yourself in the heart of deaf culture through a lively and participatory workshop. After a testimony to better understand the reality and richness of the deaf world, you will then discover the Lord's Prayer in French Sign Language (LSF), explained gesture by gesture, in order to grasp its full spiritual and symbolic depth. The workshop will conclude with a presentation of a gospel in LSF, a powerful moment to experience the Word in a different way and open our eyes to a new way of communicating and believing.

Speakers

Agnès Khouas-Petit

Agnès Khouas-Petit

Agnès Khouas-Petit, who is herself deaf, is the coordinator of pastoral care for the deaf in the Diocese of Paris.

Brother Jean-Gabriel Vallas

Brother Jean-Gabriel Vallas

Brother Jean-Gabriel Vallas is a member of the Congregation of the Oratory of Nancy. Deaf himself, he is involved in pastoral care for people with disabilities, particularly the deaf and hard of hearing.

Brother Xavier Loppinet

Brother Xavier Loppinet

Dominican Xavier Loppinet is the priest in charge of the Pastoral Coordination of the Deaf in France. He recently published Les Sourds, en ce jour-là, entendront les paroles du livre (Cerf, 2024).

Myriam Fave

Myriam Fave

The hearing mother of a deaf adult, Myriam Fave is fluent in sign language. She has been a catechist and pastoral worker for the deaf in the dioceses of Pontoise and Paris. She is a member of the Coordination Pastorale des Sourds de France (Pastoral Coordination for the Deaf in France).