Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for September 2, 2025
    • Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Brocard; French by birth, he went to Mount Carmel; he was elected prior, and asked Albert, the patriarch of Jerusalem, to draw up a rule for the monks; this rule became the foundation of the Carmelite order; Brocard ruled for 35 years, and died in 1231
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2/25
    • Gospel: Luke 4:31-37
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 1, 2025
    • Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Simeon the Stylite, 390-459; he entered a monastery and became a hermit; in 423 he imposed on himself the unusual mortification of living atop a pillar only a few feet in diameter and about ten feet high; one bishop even brought him Holy Communion; Simeon devoted himself to prayer, but also gave exhortations twice daily; he urged his listeners to pray for the salvation of souls
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/1/25
    • Gospel: Luke 4:16-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 30, 2025
    • Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Narcisa De Jesus Martillo Moran, 1832-1869; born in Ecuador, orphaned at an early age, she worked as a seamstress; she resolved to consecrate her virginity to Christ and to spend the rest of her life offering prayers and penances to God in expiation for mankind’s sins; she spent eight hours per day in prayer, four hours per night in mortifications, ate a very austere diet, and lived in humble living quarters; she was frequently seen in a state of ecstasy; she died at the age of 37 in Lima, Peru
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/25
    • Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 29, 2025
    • Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist; the drunken oath of a king with a shallow sense of honor, a seductive dance and the hateful heart of a queen combined to bring about the martyrdom of John the Baptist, who prepared the way of the Lord
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/25
    • Gospel: Mark 6:17-29
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 28, 2025
    • Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, 354-430; a Christian at 33, a priest at 36, a bishop at 41; after being immersed in creature comforts, following his conversion, Augustine turned, with a holy fierceness, against the many demon-thrusts rampant in his day; he fulfilled the office of prophet; like Jeremiah and other greats, he was hard-pressed but could not keep quiet
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/25
    • Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 27, 2025
    • Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; mother of St. Augustine; she ceaselessly prayed for his conversion, and for him to leave his immoral lifestyle; Augustine was baptized by St. Ambrose in 387; after a brief but severe illness, Monica died in 387
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/25
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 26, 2025
    • Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Zephyrinus; pope from 199 to 217; Roman by birth, succeeded Victor I; his papacy was dominated by the troubles caused by several heretical groups and the severe persecution of the Church; the antipope Hippolytus criticized his vacillation in dealing with the Monarchian heretics; according to tradition, Zephyrinus was martyred in 202
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/25
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 25, 2025
    • Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Louis of France, 1214-1270; interpreted his kngly duties in the light of faith; respectful of the papacy, but defended royal interests against the popes; he was devoted to his people, founding hospitals, visiting the sick, and like his patron Saint Francis, caring even for people with leprosy; every day, Louis had 13 special guests from among the poor to eat with him; Louis led a crusade to North Africa in 1270; within a month of their landing at Carthage, the army camp was decimated by disease; Louis himself died there at the age of 56
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/25
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22
    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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