Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for January 10, 2026
    • Saturday after Epiphany
    • Saint of the Day: St. Gregory of Nyssa, 335-394; part of a family which gave many years of service and five saints to the Church; he became bishop of Nyssa in 371; during a trip to Jerusalem, he was forced to defend his Christology, although he was then and is now well-known for his Trinitarian theology; in 394, he attended a synod in Constantinople and is thought to have died shortly after that when mention of him in church records ceases
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/10/26
    • Gospel: John 3:22-30
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for January 9, 2026
    • Friday after Epiphany
    • Saint of the Day: St. Marciana of Mauretania; virgin martyr of Mauretania, was ac­cused of vandalizing a statue of the goddess Diana; after torments, Marciana was gored by a bull and mauled by a leopard in the amphitheater of Caesarea, also in Mauretania, in 303 A.D.; she is invoked to cure wounds
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/9/26
    • Gospel: Luke 5:12-16
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 8, 2026
    • Thursday after Epiphany
    • Saint of the Day: St. Severinus of Noricum; Fifth Century monk, hermit, and founder; evangelized the region of Noricum (part of modern day Austria), establishing a number of monasteries along the Danube River; he gave aid and comfort to the many refugees and victims of the invasion of the region by Attila and the Huns; he was known for his preaching and prophecies; Severinus died in 482 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/8/26
    • Gospel: Luke 4:14-22
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 7, 2026
    • Wednesday after Epiphany
    • Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Penafort, 1175-1275; born in Spain, a relative of the king of Aragon; co-founded the Order of Our Lady of Ransom, dedicated to saving poor Christians captured by the Moors; went with King James to Majorca; he ordered King James to cease his scandalous behavior, but he did not; Raymond left Majorca by spreading his cloak upon the water, tying up one corner of it to a stick for a sail, standing on the cloak and sailing for six hours to Barcelona; King James repented; Raymond was 100 years old at his death
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/7/26
    • Gospel: Mark 6:45-52
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 6, 2026
    • Tuesday after Epiphany
    • Optional Memorial of St. Andre Bessette, 1845-1937; entered the Congregation of the Holy Cross, and was given the humble job of doorkeeper at Notre Dame College in Montreal, along with duties as sacristan, laundry worker and messenger; when he heard someone was ill, he visited to bring cheer and to pray with the sick person; when an epidemic broke out at a nearby college, André volunteered to nurse, and not one person died; after Holy Cross authorities bought property on Mount Royal, Andre raised $200 to build a small chapel and welcome visitors; 

      by 1931, there were gleaming walls, but money ran out; “Put a statue of Saint Joseph in the middle. If he wants a roof over his head, he’ll get it”; The magnificent Oratory on Mount Royal took 50 years to build; the sickly boy who could not hold a job died at 92

    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/6/26
    • Gospel: Mark 6:34-44
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 5, 2026
    • Monday after Epiphany
    • Memorial of St. John Neumann, 1811-1860; came to America and joined the Redemptorists, and faithfully served the poor in Buffalo, New York; became bishop of Philadelphia in 1852, and established over 50 churches, 100 schools and began the building of a cathedral; he is the first American bishop to be canonized
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/5/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 2, 2026
    • Ninth Day of Christmas
    • Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen; Fourth Century Doctors of the Church; they studied in Athens, and began to follow a monastic way of life; as Bishop of Caesarea, St. Basil wrote rules for monks and integrated social programs into monasteries; St. Gregory, Bishop of Constantinople, defended the Church against the Arian conspiracies, clarified the divinity of the Holy Spirit, and presided in the Council of Constantinople; they preached fervently, wrote extensively, and are beloved as the Cappadocian Fathers, along with St. Gregory of Nyssa
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/2/26
    • Gospel: John 1:19-28
    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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