Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for December 21, 2024
    • Saturday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Optional Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, 1521-1597; received a master's degree from the University at Cologne at the age of 19, and joined the Society of Jesus shortly thereafter; he attended several sessions of the Council of Trent, whose decrees he was later assigned to implement; he was entrusted with the mission to Germany, which then became his life's work; Peter packed churches with those eager to hear his eloquent proclamation of the gospel; he continued, with the help of a secretary, to preach and write even after suffering a paralytic seizure; he died in the Netherlands
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/21/24
    • Gospel: Luke 1:39-45
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for December 20, 2024
    • Friday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Philogonius; originally a lawyer in Antioch, Syria, he entered the Church after the death of his wife, and eventually became bishop of the city; he was one of the first Church leaders to assail the evils of Arianism; he suffered imprisonment in the persecutions, and died in 324 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/20/24
    • Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 19, 2024
    • Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Nemesius; lived under the persecutions of Emperor Trajanus Decius; Nemesius was arrested, scourged, and burned to death in Alexandria, Egypt; like Christ, he died between two criminals
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/19/24
    • Gospel: Luke 1:5-25
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 18, 2024
    • Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Rufus; Rufus and Zosimus were natives of either Antioch or Philippi; they were brought to Rome with Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan, and were condemned to death for their Christianity; they were thrown to wild beasts in the arena two days before the martyrdom of Ignatius
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/18/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 17, 2024
    • Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Wivina, 1103-1170; a native of Flanders, Belgium; refused offers of marriage until, at 23, she became a hermitess; she gathered disciples, and accepted the offer of land from Count Godfrey of Brabant, and built a convent, where she served as first abbess
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/17/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 1:1-17
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 16, 2024
    • Monday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide, 932-999; born in Burgundy; at the age of about 15, she married Lothair; he died three years later, and his successor tried to force Adelaide to marry his son; Adelaide escaped to Canossa, where she appealed to Otto of Germany for help; Otto conquered Italy, and married Adelaide in 951; Pope John XII crowned the pair rulers of the Holy Roman Empire; Adelaide established many monasteries and churches, and became regent for her grandson, Otto III; she died at the convent at Seltz, which she had founded
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/16/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 21:23-27
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 14, 2024
    • Saturday of the Second Week of Advent
    • Memorial of St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591; ordained a Carmelite priest at age 25, and worked with Teresa of Avila toward reform of the Carmelite order, stressing observance of the primitive Carmelite rule; John experienced increasing opposition, misunderstanding, persecution, imprisonment; he was unique as a mystic-poet
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 17:9-13
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for December 13, 2024
    • Friday of the Second Week of Advent
    • Memorial of St. Lucy, 283-304; a disappointed suitor accused Lucy of being a Christian, and she was executed in Syracuse, Sicily; Lucy knew of the heroism of earlier virgin martyrs; she remained faithful to their example and to the example of the carpenter, whom she knew to be the Son of God; she is the patroness of eyesight
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/13/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19
    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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