Happy Thanksgiving!
There is so much to be grateful for! We give thanks for our wonderful clients whom we are privileged to serve. We are also grateful for our amazing staff who make it all possible! Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care is particularly thankful for all those who have donated their time, treasure or talent this [...]
First Sunday of Advent
Advent marks the approach of Christmas Day. It is a time of prayer and expectation. As we journey closer to the coming of Jesus Christ let us grow in love for one another, our families and our communities.
Flu Clinic is Open!
The seasonal flu vaccine is available at Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care! Please call to make an appointment. At the time of your appointment please remain inside your vehicle and call the office at 203-238-1441.
Christmas Day
We wish all of our patients, their families, and all of our staff a very Happy and Blessed Christmas! Though he was in the form of God, Jesus did not deem equality with God something to be grasped at. Rather, he emptied himself and took the form of a slave, being born in the [...]
New Year’s Day
May our clients and families, staff members and volunteers look forward to a year of happiness and good health!
First Sunday of Lent
Sundays provide an opportunity to take extra time for God’s Word in Scripture. Pope Francis encourages us “in this Lenten season, accepting and living the truth revealed in Christ means, first of all, opening our hearts to God’s word, which the Church passes on from generation to generation.” We are all chosen to participate in God’s plan [...]
2nd Sunday of Lent
The story of the Transfiguration is hard to imagine: standing in the presence of Moses, Elijah, and Our Lord and then descending the mountain to reenter the ordinary routine of life. Like Peter, who wanted to build three tents, we often struggle with the connection between the transcendent and the mundane. A beautiful mosaic on [...]
Third Sunday of Lent
Depending on whether your parish has an RCIA program, you may hear one of two Gospels this weekend. Cleansing of the Temple Today, standing in the Temple area, we see Jesus cast out the money changers and those selling animals. He tells them to “stop making my Father’s house a marketplace” (Jn 2:16). How do [...]
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Depending on whether your parish has an RCIA program, you may hear one of two Gospels this weekend. Nicodemus When Nicodemus asks how he can be born again, Jesus responds that everyone who believes in “the Son of Man will have eternal life” (Jn 3:15) and “whoever lives the truth comes to the light” (Jn [...]
Saint Patrick’s Day
We wish all of our patients, families, and staff a Happy Saint Patrick's Day!