Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for February 21, 2026
    • Saturday after Ash Wednesday
    • Commemoration of St. Peter Damian, 1007-1072; born in Italy, and joined a Benedictine hermitage, eventually becoming its prior; he wrote against simony, wantonness, and worldliness among religious leaders; upon his consecration as Bishop, St. Peter Damian stressed even more the importance of a unified Church and a morally exemplary clergy
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/21/26
    • Gospel: Luke 5:27-32
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for February 20, 2026
    • Friday after Ash Wednesday
    • Saint of the Day: St. Wulfric, 1080-1154; born in England, became a priest, and was excessively materialistic and worldly; after meeting with a beggar, he became a hermit, and devoted himself to rigorous austerities' he was known for his miracles and prophecies; Wulfric was a very popular saint during the Middle Ages, and his tomb was visited by many pilgrims
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/20/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15
    52 min
  • Daybreak for February 19, 2026
    • Thursday after Ash Wednesday
    • Saint of the Day: St. Barbatus of Benevento, 612-682; born in Italy, ordained in Marcona; he was sent to Benevento, where he evangelized and converted many; when the assault of the Byzantine emperor ended and peace came, Barbatus was named bishop of Benevento; he attended the Council of Constantinople in 680, and died in Benevento in 682
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/19/26
    • Gospel: Luke 9:22-25
    52 min
  • Daybreak for February 17, 2026
    • Tuesday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time - "Fat Tuesday"
    • Optional Memorial of the Seven Founders of the Servite Order; they founded this order in 1240, striving for personal sanctification, world evangelism, and an increase in Marian devotion; the Servite Order grew quickly, to Europe, South Asia, and North America; their devotions include The Rosary of the Seven Dolours and the Via Matris
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/17/26
    • Gospel: Mark 8:14-21
    52 min
  • Daybreak for February 16, 2026
    • Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Onesimus; First Century martyr and former slave whose story is told by St. Paul in his letter to Philemon; Onesimus had been a slave of Philemon, but escaped; Paul met him in prison, where he baptized him; Paul wrote to Philemon, asking him to take Onesimus back not as a slave, but as a brother in Christ; Onesimus died in about 68 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/16/26
    • Gospel: Mark 8:11-13
    52 min
  • Daybreak for February 14, 2026
    • Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of Saints Cyril and Methodius; Ninth Century monk and bishop, respectively; brothers who had appointments in the Byzantine civil service before embracing monastic life; they were sent as missionaries to Moravia, where they translated the liturgical books into the Slavonic language; Cyril died in Rome in 869; Methodius returned to Moravia, where he was later appointed archbishop; before his death in 884, Methodius had translated almost the entire Bible into Slavonic; Pope John Paul named them patrons of Europe, along with St. Benedict
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/14/26
    • Gospel: Mark 8:1-10
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for February 13, 2026
    • Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Catherine Ricci, 1522-1589; entered the convent of the Dominican nuns at Prat in Tuscany, in her fourteenth year; while very young, she was chosen Mistress of Novices, then subprioress, and at twenty-five years of age she became perpetual prioress; her sanctity drew many to her side, including three who would later serve as pope; she experienced the "Ecstacy of the Passion" each week from Thursday noon until Friday at 4 p.m. for twelve years
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/13/26
    • Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
    52 min
  • Daybreak for February 12, 2026
    • Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Julian the Hospitaller; lived in the Fourth Century; legend has it that he killed his noble parents in a case of mistaken identity; he thought that his wife was with another man, so he struck them both in bed; shortly after, his wife returned from church; in penance, they went to Rome and received absolution; Julian founded an inn and hospital for the poor, and even gave his bed to a leper--who turned out to be an angel
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/12/26
    • Gospel: Mark 7:24-30
    52 min

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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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