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Daybreak™ is a fresh, upbeat approach to morning devotions and prayer. Host Paul Sadek leads you in spiritual reflections and meditations from the daily Mass readings, Morning Prayer, the Holy Father’... more
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 3,198 episodes available.
October 05, 2025Daybreak for October 5, 2025 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/5/25 Gospel: Luke 17:5-10 ...more1hPlay
October 04, 2025Daybreak for October 4, 2025 Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226; a serious illness caused him to abandon his frolicking life as leader of Assisi's youth; lengthy and difficult prayer led him to a self-emptying; from the cross in the neglected field-chapel of San Damiano, Christ told him, “Francis, go out and build up my house, for it is nearly falling down”; he gave up all of his possessions, he had no intention of founding an order, but once it began he protected it and accepted all the legal structures needed to support it; his devotion and loyalty to the Church were absolute; two years before his death, received the stigmata, the painful wounds of Christ in his hands, feet, and side; Francis died in 1221 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/4/25 Gospel: Luke 10:17-24 ...more1hPlay
October 03, 2025Daybreak for October 3, 2025 Friday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adalgott; he was a monk in the Benedictine Monastery of Clairvaux, where St. Bernard trained his successors; he was appointed the abbot of the Benedictines in Dissentis, where he became known for his care of the sick and poor; when Adalgott was named bishop of Chur, he conducted an apostolate for the suffering of the region, founding a hospital in 1150; he died in 1165 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/3/25 Gospel: Luke 10:13-16 ...more52minPlay
October 02, 2025Daybreak for October 2, 2025 Thursday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Guardian Angels Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/2/25 Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10 ...more52minPlay
October 01, 2025Daybreak for October 1, 2025 Wednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Therese of Lisieux, 1873-1897; lived a cloistered life of obscurity in the convent of Lisieux, France and her preference for hidden sacrifice converted souls; her autobiography, The Story of a Soul, is read and loved throughout the world; Thérèse Martin entered the convent at the age of 15 and died in 1897 at the age of 24; she came to Carmel “to save souls and pray for priests”; shortly before she died, she wrote: “I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/1/25 Gospel: Luke 9:57-62 ...more52minPlay
September 30, 2025Daybreak for September 30, 2025 Tuesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Jerome, 345-420; known for his bad temper; but he was a great scripture scholar, translating most of the Old Testament from the Hebrew; he also wrote commentaries which are a great source of scriptural inspiration for us today; he was an avid student, a thorough scholar, a prodigious letter-writer and a consultant to monk, bishop, and pope; Saint Augustine said of him, “What Jerome is ignorant of, no mortal has ever known”; he made a translation of the Bible which came to be called the Vulgate; he spent five years in the desert, and then settled in Bethlehem, where he died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/30/25 Gospel: Luke 9:51-56 ...more52minPlay
September 29, 2025Daybreak for September 29, 2025 Feast of the Archangels, Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael Monday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/29/25 Gospel: John 1:47-51 ...more52minPlay
September 28, 2025Daybreak for September 28, 2025 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/28/25 Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 ...more1hPlay
September 27, 2025Daybreak for September 27, 2025 Saturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, 1580-1660; Vincent became the leader of what is now known as the Congregation of the Mission, or the Vincentians; these priests, with vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and stability, were to devote themselves entirely to the people in smaller towns and villages; he also founded several hospitals, collected relief funds for the victims of war, and ransomed over 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa; he was zealous in conducting retreats for clergy; known as an irascible person, even to his friends, Vincent became a tender and affectionate man, very sensitive to the needs of others Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/27/25 Gospel: Luke 9:43b-45 ...more1hPlay
September 26, 2025Daybreak for September 26, 2025 Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian, brothers born in Arabia, who were proficient in the science of medicine; as Christians, they refused payment for their treatment; when the persecution of Diocletian broke out, they became marked objects of persecution; they were apprehended and underwent various torments in about the year 283; they are the patrons of pharmacists Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/25 Gospel: Luke 9:18-22 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 3,198 episodes available.