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May 23Daybreak May 23, 2026
Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Saint of the Day: St. Crispin of Viterbo, 1668-1750; he studied at the Jesuit college and became a shoemaker; at 25, he entered the Capuchins, and served as a gardener and cook; during an epidemic, Crispin effected many miraculous cures; he was also venerated for his prophecies and spiritual wisdom

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/23/26

Gospel: John 21:20-25
1 hr
May 22Daybreak for May 22, 2026
Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, 1377-1457; after the death of her husband and two sons, she sought to become an Augustinian nun; after six years of petitioning, she was accepted in 1413; she was greatly devoted to the passion of Christ and to serving the sick nuns in her community; she is invoked as a patron of difficult cases, especially those involving marriage

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for5/22/26

Gospel: John 21:15-19
52 min
May 21Daybreak for May 21, 2026
Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, 1869-1927, and companions; as a parish priest in Jalisco, Mexico, he opened schools, trade shops, and helped organize the town's water supply; in 1917 the Mexican constitution was edited to include anti-clerical language; the uprising resulted in the Cristero war; Christopher remained faithful, and he, along with 21 other priests and three laymen, was killed in 1927 for continuing to minister in the rural communities

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/21/26

Gospel: John 17:20-26
52 min
May 20Daybreak for May 20, 2026
Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, 1380-1444; the greatest preacher of his time; at age 20, when the plague hit, he volunteered to run the hospital in Siena; at 22, he entered the Franciscan order, and was ordained two years later; he lived in solitude and prayer for almost a dozen years, but was ultimately called to preach; he strongly emphasized scholarship and further study of theology and canon law; he returned to preaching the last two years of his life, and died while traveling

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/20/26

Gospel: John 17:11b-19
52 min
May 19Daybreak for May 19, 2026
Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Saint of the Day: St. Maria Bernarda Butler, 1848-1924; Swiss saint who founded the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Mary, Help of Christians and was a missionary in Ecuador; eventually, her congregation had houses in Colombia, Austria, and Brazil

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/19/26

Gospel: John 17:1-11a
52 min
May 18Daybreak for May 18, 2026
Monday of the Seventh Week of Easter

Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; elected to the papacy in 523; Theodoric the Great to travel to the Byzantine Empire, led by Justin I; the pope obliged, but neither Justin nor the pope changed their views of the heresy of Arianism; when Pope St. John I returned, he was arrested for conspiracy and died a martyr in prison from poor treatment and neglect

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/18/26

Gospel: John 16:29-33
52 min
May 17Daybreak for May 17, 2026
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/26

Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20
1 hr
May 15Daybreak for May 15, 2026
Friday of the Sixth Week of Easter

Optional Memorial of St. Isidore the Farmer, 1070-1130; spent most of his life working in the fields of a farm outside of Madrid; he was favored with celestial visions and, it is said, the angels sometimes helped him in his work in the fields; he is the patron of farmers, and in 1947, he was declared the patron of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in the United States

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/15/26

Gospel: John 16:20-23
1 hr
May 14Daybreak for May 14, 2026
Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (for some areas)--commemorating Jesus' return to His Father in heaven

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/14/26

Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20
1 hr
May 13Daybreak May 13, 2026
Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter

Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima; in 1917, Our Lady appeared to three children in Fatima, Portugal, promising that Heaven would grant peace to all the world if Her requests for prayer, reparation and consecration were heard and obeyed

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/13/26

Gospel: John 16:12-15
1 hr

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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…

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