Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for September 1, 2026
    • Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Simeon the Stylite, 290-459; at thirteen, he heard a Gospel reading of the Beatitudes that greatly affected him; he entered a nearly monastery, and learned all the Psalms by heart; he became a hermit, and in 423, began living atop a pillar only a few feet in diameter and about ten feet high; later a much taller pillar over sixty-five feet high was built for him; the local bishops and abbots tested his virtue by commanding him to come down from the pillar, a command they immediately rescinded after the hermit demonstrated his humble willingness to obey them; he gave exhortations twice daily to those who gathered around the pillar
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/1/26
    • Gospel: Luke 4:31-37
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 31, 2026
    • Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; born in Ireland, went to Lindisfarne as bishop, and became known for his knowledge of the Bible, his learning, his eloquent preaching, his holiness, his distaste for pomp, his kindness to the poor, and the miracles attributed to him; he founded a monastery at Lindisfarne that became known as the English Iona and was a center of learning and missionary activity for all of northern England; he died in 651 at the royal castle at Bamburgh
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/31/26
    • Gospel: Luke 4:16-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 29, 2026
    • Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/26
    • Gospel: Mark 6:17-29
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 28, 2026
    • Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, bishop and doctor of the Church, 354-430; born in northern Africa to a Christian mother and a pagan father; spent years vascillating through Manicheism and Neoplatonism, and eventually converted to Christianity, baptized by St. Ambrose in Milan; he became a monk, and was ordained a priest in 391; four years later, he became bishop of Hippo
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 27, 2026
    • Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Monica, 331-387; mother of St. Augustine of Hippo; after seventeen years of prayer, her pagan husband and her son converted to Christianity; her faithful spirit is evident in Augustine's "Confessions"
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 26, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: Pope St. Zephyrinus; pope from 199 to 217; he was a Roman by birth; his reign, as successor to St. Victor I, was dominated by the troubles caused by several heretical groups and the severe persecution of the Church launched by Emperor Septimius Severus around 202; the antipope Hippolytus criticized his vacillation in dealing with the Monarchian heretics; according to tradition, Zephyrinus was martyred in 217
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 25, 2026
    • Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Louis IX, 1214-1270; became king of France at the age of 13; he defended justice and promoted peace; he organized ‘the court of the king;’ bringing regular reviews of feudal cases; he prioritized the poor; founding many hospitals and charitable organizations; he loved architecture; supporting the famous Sorbonne University and the Sainte Chappelle, the ‘Holy Chapel’ known for its architectural complexity with stained glass
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 24, 2026
    • Feast of St. Bartholomew, apostle
    • Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/26
    • Gospel: John 1:45-51
    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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