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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.
October 30, 2021Daybreak for October 30, 2021 Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, 1533-1617; after the deaths of his family members, he sold the family textile business, and became a Jesuit; served as doorkeeper at the Jesuits’ college in Majorca, Spain, for 45 years; when not at his post, he was almost always at prayer Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/21 Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-11 ...more1hPlay
October 29, 2021Daybreak for October 29, 2021 Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham of Rostov; apostle to the Russian people; during an illness he called upon Christ, and was miraculously healed; he converted, and became a monk; began his apostolate among the pagans in the city of Rostov; built two parish churches, a monastery, and institutions for the poor and suffering; died in the 11th Century Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/21 Gospel: Luke 14:1-6 ...more52minPlay
October 28, 2021Daybreak for October 28, 2021 Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, two of the Twelve Apostles Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/21 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16 ...more52minPlay
October 27, 2021Daybreak for October 27, 2021 Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; 4th Century hermit; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spend almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius’ foundations; died 372 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/21 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 ...more52minPlay
October 25, 2021Daybreak for October 25, 2021 Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton1486-1535; protomartyr of the English Reformation; served as a parish priest, then became a Carthusian; arrested for opposing King Henry VIII’s Acts of Succession and Supremacy; first man to refuse to swear to the Oath of Supremacy; executed at Tyburn Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/21 Gospel: Luke 13:10-17 ...more52minPlay
October 24, 2021Daybreak for October 24, 2021 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/24/21 Gospel: Mark 10:46-52 ...more1hPlay
October 23, 2021Daybreak for October 23, 2021 Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; practiced as a lawyer in the courts of Naples; became governor of Perugia; entered the Franciscans, and was a student under St. Berardine of Siena; after ordination, he traveled through Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, and Poland, preaching penance and establishing Franciscan communities; successfully led a crusade against invading Turks, and died three months later in Hungary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/21 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 ...more1hPlay
October 22, 2021Daybreak for October 22, 2021 Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; made pastoral visits to 124 countries; promoted ecumenical and interfaith initiatives; encouraged the growth of the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the collapse of communism in central and eastern Europe; began World Youth Day; wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints, and beatified 1,338 people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/21 Gospel Luke 12:54-59 ...more52minPlay
October 21, 2021Daybreak for October 21, 2019 Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hilarion, 291-371; disciple of St. Anthony the Great, companion of St. Hesychius; stayed with St. Anthony before becoming a hermit; returned to St. Anthony, and fled to Sicily to escape notice; performed so many miracles that people would flock to him when they knew he was in the area; died on Cyprus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/21 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53 ...more52minPlay
October 20, 2021Daybreak for October 20, 2021 Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; born in northern Italy, spent time as a soldier, then turned to solitary prayer, developing a devotion to Christ’s passion; founded the Congregation of the Passion–the Passionists–in 1720, and became its superior general, spending the rest of his life in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/20/21 Gospel: Luke 12:39-48 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 3,264 episodes available.