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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 3,264 episodes available.
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
December 09, 2021Daybreak for December 9, 2021 Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Juan Diego, 1474-1548; Our Lady of Guadalupe first appeared to him on Tepeyac hill on December 9, 1531; when he opened his tilma for the bishop to see the out-of-season roses which Our Lady had provided, her image appeared on the tilma; Juan later lived near the shrine constructed at Tepeyac, and was revered as a holy, unselfish, and compassionate catechist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/9/21 Gospel: Matthew 11:11-15 ...more50minPlay
December 08, 2021Daybreak for December 8, 2021 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/8/21 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 ...more50minPlay
December 07, 2021Daybreak for December 7, 2021 Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Memorial of St. Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the Church, 337-397; an otherworldly man involved in the great issues of his day; responsible for the conversion of St. Augustine of Hippo Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/7/21 Gospel: Matthew 18:12-14 ...more50minPlay
December 06, 2021Daybreak for December 6, 2021 Monday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas, 270-343; Fourth Century bishop of Myra, a city in Lycia, province of Asia Minor; legend has it that he tossed bags of gold through a poor man’s window so that his daughters could be dowried, and married; in the English-speaking world, St. Nicholas has become known as Santa Claus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/6/21 Gospel: Luke 5:17-26 ...more50minPlay
December 05, 2021Daybreak for December 5, 2021 Second Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/5/21 Gospel: Luke 3:1-6 ...more1hPlay
December 04, 2021Daybreak for December 4, 2021 Saturday of the First Week of Advent Optional Memoral of St. John Damascene, 676-749; followed his father in a government position under the Arabs; resigned, and went to the monastery of St. Sabas; known for his writings against the iconoclasts, for his treatise, “Exposition of the Orthodox Faith,” and as a poet Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/4/21 Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5-8 ...more1hPlay
December 03, 2021Daybreak for December 3, 2021 Friday of the First Week of Advent Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; Ignatius of Loyola brought him to Christ, and Francis joined the Jesuits; Francis went to Lisbon, and on to the East Indies, landing at Goa, on the west coast of India, where he stayed for ten years; he lived with the poorest people, sharing their food and rough accomodations; he ministered to the sick and poor, especially to lepers; he went through the islands of Malaysia, then up to Japan; he had dreams of going to China, but died before reaching the mainland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/3/21 Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31 ...more50minPlay
December 02, 2021Daybreak for December 2, 2021 Thursday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Bibiana; Fourth Century virgin and martyr; her parents were killed in a persecution; she and her sister spent their time in fasting and prayer in their house; her sister confessed her faith the governor, and then fell dead at his feet; Bibiana was placed in the hands of a wicked woman who tried, unsuccessfully, to seduce her; Bibiana was eventually beaten with scourges until she died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/2/21 Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27 ...more50minPlay
December 01, 2021Daybreak for December 1, 2021 Wednesday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Edmund Campion, 1540-1581; English convert who became a Jesuit priest; preached up to three times per day, traveling on horseback across the English countryside; captured by authorities in 1581, tortured, and sentenced to death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/1/21 Gospel: Matthew 15:29-37 ...more50minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 3,264 episodes available.