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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 Father’... more
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 3,256 episodes available.
October 23, 2024Daybreak for October 23, 2024 Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; became governor of Perugia at age 26; he soon decided to take his life in a different direction--he joined the Franciscan novitiate, and was ordained a priest at age 34; his preaching drew large crowds in an age of religious apathy and confusion; commissioned to preach a crusade for the defense of Europe; died of an infection after the battle Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/24 Gospel: Luke 12:39-48 ...more52minPlay
October 22, 2024Daybreak for October 22, 2024 Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; born in Poland, ordained in 1946, became auxiliary bishop of Krakow in 1958, archbishop of Krakow in 1964, and a cardinal three years later; elected pope in 1978, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years; promoted ecumenical and interfaith relations; encouraged the growth of the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe; suffered from Parkinson's disease in the last years of his life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/24 Gospel: Luke 12:35-38 ...more52minPlay
October 21, 2024Daybreak for October 21, 2024 Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hilarion, 291-371; disciple of St. Anthony and companion of St. Hesychius; after spending time with St. Anthony, he became a hermit in 356; he returned to St. Anthony, and found that his fame had spread there; he tried to escape notice, but crowds flocked to see him whenever he was in there area; he performed many miracles; died on Cyprus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/24 Gospel: Luke 12:13-21 ...more52minPlay
October 20, 2024Daybreak for October 20, 2024 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/20/24 Gospel: Mark 10:35-45 ...more1hPlay
October 19, 2024Daybreak for October 19, 2024 Saturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogues and Jean de Brébeuf and companions, martyrs; Jesuits from France, they came to the New World in the 17th Century to serve the Native Americans; they eventually died martyrs' deaths Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/19/24 Gospel: Luke 12:8-12 ...more1hPlay
October 18, 2024Daybreak for October 18, 2024 Feast of St. Luke; writer of the Third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; traditionally held to be a native of Antioch; referred to by Paul as "our beloved physician"; died about 84 A.D. Friday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/24 Gospel: Luke 10:1-9 ...more52minPlay
October 17, 2024Daybreak for October 17, 2024 Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch; became bishop of Antioch in 307, when the emperor forced Christians to choose between apostacy and death; Ignatius chose the latter, and was sentenced to death in Rome; he is famous for the seven letters he wrote during the journey from Antioch to Rome; five were to the churches in Asia Minor, whom he urged to remain faithful and obey their superiors; one was to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, who was later martyred for the faith; and one was to the people of Rome, asking them not to try to prevent his martyrdom; St. Ignatius faced the lions in the Circus Maximus in about 107 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/24 Gospel: Luke 11:47-54 ...more52minPlay
October 16, 2024Daybreak for October 16, 2024 Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690; entered the order of the Visitation Nuns at the age of 24; characterized by a fellow novice as simple, and frank, but above all, kind and patient under sharp criticism and correction; received the first of her revelations in 1674 when Christ requested that his love for humankind be made evident through her; Christ appeared to her at intervals over 13 months; his human heart was to be the symbol of His divine-human love; Christ called her to be a sacrificial victim for the shortcomings of her own sisters, and to make this known; died at the age of 43 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/24 Gospel: Luke 11:42-46 ...more52minPlay
October 15, 2024Daybreak for October 15, 2024 Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582; a woman, a contemplative, and an active reformer; she was a woman of prayer, discipline, and compassion; she spent much of her time and energy seeking to reform herself and the Carmelites, to lead them back to the full observance of the primitive Rule; her writings, especially the Way of Perfection and The Interior Castle, have helped generations of believers; although she died before it officially came into being, Teresa, along with St. John of the Cross, is considered a co-founder of the Discalced Carmelite order Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/15/24 Gospel: Luke 11:37-41 ...more52minPlay
October 14, 2024Daybreak for October 14, 2024 Monday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. Callistus I; a slave of Rome, and later ordained deacon by Pope St. Zephyrinus, whom he succeeded as pope in the year 217; as a deacon, he was guardian of the Christian cemetery on the Appian way, which still bears his name; he vigorously opposed heresy, but his charitable attitude toward repentant sinners incurred the wrath of contemporary rigorists; martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus in the year 223 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/24 Gospel: Luke 11:29-32 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 3,256 episodes available.