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March 03Daybreak for March 3, 2026
Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent

Commemoration of St. Katharine Drexel, 1858-1955; born in Pennsylvania to a family of means; after returning from a trip out west, she decided to leverage her wealth and resources to uplift the lives of Native Americans and African Americans; she is remembered for her devout prayer life, courage towards social justice and unending generosity

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/3/26

Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12
52 min
March 02Daybreak for March 2, 2026
Monday of the Second Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Agnes of Bohemia, 1200-1282; born in Prague, educated in the Cistercian convent; she was betrothed to Emperor Frederick II of Germany, but she refused this marriage, angering Frederick; but in time, he understood her decision, remarking, "If she had left me for a mortal man, I would have taken vengeance with the sword, but I cannot take offense because in preference to me she has chosen the King of Heaven"; Agnes became a Poor Claire at the monastery of St. Savior in Prague,which she had founded; during her religious life, she was gifted by miracles; she predicted the victory of her brother Wenceslaus over the duke of Austria

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/2/26

Gospel: Luke 6:36-38
52 min
March 01Daybreak for March 1, 2026
Second Sunday of Lent

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/1/26

Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
1 hr
February 28Daybreak for February 28, 2026
Saturday of the First Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: Pope St. Hilary; on the death of Pope Leo the Great, Hilary was elected pope; he worked to strengthen the Church in France and Spain; he rebuilt many Roman churches and erected the chapel of St. John Lateran; Hilary consolidated the Church in Sandi, Africa, and Gaul; he died in Rome on February 28, 468

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/26

Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48
1 hr
February 27Daybreak for February 27, 2026
Friday of the First Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Anne Line, 1563-1601; disowned by her father after she married a Catholic, Robert Line; Robert was arrested, exiled, and died in Flanders, Belgium; Anne remained in England, where she hid Catholic priests in a London safe house until her arrest; she was hanged in Tyburn

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/27/26

Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26
52 min
February 26Daybreak for February 26, 2026
Thursday of the First Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Isabel of France, 1225-1270; sister of St. Louis and daughter of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile; she refused offers of marriage to continue her life of virginity consecrated to God; she ministered to the sick and the poor, and after the death of her mother, founded the Franciscan Monastery of the Humility of the Blessed Virgin Mary; she lived there in austerity, but never became a nun and refused to become abbess; she died there in 1270

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/26/26

Gospel: Matthew 7:7-12
52 min
February 25Daybreak for February 25, 2026
Wednesday of the First Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Victorinus; Third Century citizen of Corinth, Greece, he was exiled with a group of fellow Christians to Egypt during the persecutions under Emperor Numerian; Victor and the others had been exiled in 249 and lived in Egypt; under Governor Sabinus they were arrested again, brutally tortured, and finally executed at Diospolis in 284

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/25/26

Gospel: Luke 11:29-32
52 min
February 24Daybreak for February 24, 2026
Tuesday of the First Week of Lent

Saint of the Day: St. Adela, 1067-1137; youngest daughter of William the Conqueror; in 1080 she married Stephen of Blois; throughout her life, Adela had an active role in English politics; she was famed for endowing churches and monastic institutions

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/24/26

Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15
52 min
February 23Daybreak for February 23, 2026
Monday of the First Week of Lent

Commemoration of St. Polycarp, 69-155; a letter addressed to him by St. Ignatius tells him to care for the Church and his own surviving epistle shows he encouraged the Philippians on the path of righteousness; St. Iraneus praises his defense of orthodoxy and his energy in combating heresy; during a visit to Rome, St. Polycarp spoke to the bishop, Anicetus, who agreed to let the Eastern churches calculate the date of Easter in their own way; Polycarp was arrested and martyred during a pagan festival in Smyrna, when he refused to deny Christ

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/23/26

Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-46
52 min
February 22Daybreak for February 22, 2026
First Sunday of Lent

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/22/26

Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11
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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