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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 3,263 episodes available.
December 19, 2021Daybreak for December 19, 2021 Fourth Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/19/21 Gospel: Luke 1:39-45 ...more1hPlay
December 18, 2021Daybreak for December 18, 2021 Saturday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Winebald; born in Wessex, England; brother of Willibald and Walburga; invited by St. Boniface to gather a group of English missionaries and come to Germany; with his brother, founded the monaster of Heidenheim, Germany ...more1hPlay
December 17, 2021Daybreak for December 17, 2021 Friday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. John of Martha, 1160-1213; worked with St. Felix of Valois to found the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, to ransom Christian prisoners from Moslems; the order flourished, and redeemed many captives Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/17/21 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-17 ...more50minPlay
December 16, 2021Daybreak for December 16, 2021 Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide, 932-999; when her husband Lothair died, his successor tried to force her to marry his son; she escaped and sought help from Otto of Germany, who conquered Italy and married her in 951; the two were crowned rulers of the Holy Roman Empire; established many monasteries and churches; died at the convent at Seltz, which she founded Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/16/21 Gospel: Luke 7:24-30 ...more50minPlay
December 15, 2021Daybreak for December 15, 2021 Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, 1813-1855; left school at 17 to manage her widowed father's household; cared for the spiritual needs of young girls working in her father's mills; worked in the Brescia hospital during the 1836 cholera epidemic; founded a home for girls, and a school for deaf mutes; in 1840, she became the Superior of the Handmaids of Charity of Brescia Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/15/21 Gospel: Luke 7:18-23 ...more50minPlay
December 14, 2021Daybreak for December 14, 2021 Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent Memorial of St. John of the Cross, priest and doctor of the Church, 1542-1591; ordained at the age of 25; with Teresa of Avila–and in his own right–worked at reform of the Carmelite order, and experienced opposition, misunderstand, persecution, and imprisonment; it was in prison where he wrote his greatest works, “Spiritual Canticle” and “Ascent of Mount Carmel; unique as a mystic-poet Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/21 Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32 ...more50minPlay
December 13, 2021Daybreak for December 13, 2021 Monday of the Third Week of Advent Memorial of St. Lucy, virgin and martyr, 283-304; a disappointed suitor accused Lucy of being a Christian, and she was executed in Syracuse, Sicily; Lucy is the patroness of eyesight Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/13/21 Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27 ...more50minPlay
December 12, 2021Daybreak for December 12, 2021 Third Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/12/21 Gospel: Luke 3:10-18 ...more1hPlay
December 11, 2021Daybreak for December 11, 2021 Saturday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of Pope St. Damasus I, 304-384; began his papacy contending with the existence of an antipope; as pope, his lifestyle was simple; he was a fierce opponent of Arianism, and other heresies; his encouragement of St. Jerome’s biblical studies led to the Vulgate Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/11/21 Gospel: Matthew 17:9-13 ...more1hPlay
December 10, 2021Daybreak for December 10, 2021 Friday of the Second Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Eulalia of Merida, 290-304; born in Spain; it is believed that, as a twelve-year-old girl, she tried to remonstrate with a judge for forcing Christians to worship pagan gods; the judge was amused, but eventually ordered that she be tortured and killed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/10/21 Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19 ...more50minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 3,263 episodes available.