Glory to the Father, Hail Mary, Our Father, Eternal Rest, Angel of God, prayers before and after meals, bedtime prayer…these are some of the well-loved prayers that can be found in the new sign-language prayer book, My Prayers in Lis, published by the Pious Institute for the Deaf, located in Milan, Italy. Each prayer appears in both Italian and sign language in this handy and well-illustrated volume, which offers a fresh presentation of the many prayers that families use on a daily basis.
The text, which was published in collaboration with the diocese of Milan, wants to help overcome an educative and spiritual gap that has existed for too long now. In fact, there are no prayer books available in sign language to help adults catechize children with hearing problems. This year, Pope Francis offered the deaf his Christmas greetings in sign language and asked them to pray for him, concluding his message with his blessing.
