Today I will …
Praying for others is a powerful thing. Begin your day today in solitude and prayer for others. If you struggle to find time in your day for a quiet moment, wake up 15 minutes early for the entirety of the challenge. There’s no one better to talk to first thing in the morning than God.
Daily Devotional
— Colossians 1:9 (NIV) —
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives.”
HELPFUL TIP
Let the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration pray for you. We have Sisters praying 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please complete a prayer request.
Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness and enhancing overall health and well-being.
Franciscan Health Foundation – Doing Good in Our Communities
PROGRAMS
Each of the communities we serve has identified health issues our hospitals can help address. Gifts to this fund support those Franciscan Health initiatives while also helping underprivileged patients receive needed services and medications.
provides a home-like, compassionate environment for superior end-of-life care. With a growing need for inpatient and palliative care, your gift helps ensure no patient will be turned away regardless of financial means. Hospice House affirms and celebrates life and regards dying as a natural process recognizing every person has the right to die with dignity, peace and comfort.
Support groups help people see they aren’t alone in their struggles with a lifelong disease. They can help people learn coping strategies and tips for everyday life. Your gift supports a group of men and women living with multiple sclerosis in South Suburban Chicago who support each other through meetings, social gatherings and friend communications. Membership is free and family and friends are encouraged to attend.
Support families in Central Indiana who have lost a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. This support group was established with the vision of providing parents a safe and sacred place to share stories of their precious babies. This program is offered free of charge to families.
Treating cancer can be a rocky ride of radiation, treatments, chemotherapy and surgeries. This cancer survivorship program in Central Indiana cares for the whole person – mind, body and spirit – during and after cancer treatments. Your gift allows us to help people on their wellness journey and throughout recovery – teaching them to never give up.
Help give terminally-ill patients dignity, peace and comfort in their final days. Your gift helps meet a growing need for high quality, end-of-life care. Franciscan Hospice affirms and celebrates life and regards dying as a natural process, recognizing every person has the right to die with dignity, peace and comfort.
Spiritual Care is at the core of our mission and values. Your gift supports training and professional development for Franciscan Health chaplains. This fund also helps our chaplains respond to patients who lack financial resources for necessities like clothing and transportation.
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