Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for August 23, 2024
    • Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, 1586-1617; born to parents of Spanish descent in Lima, Peru; took St. Catherine of Siena as a model; when her parents fell into financial trouble, Rose worked in the garden all day and sewed at night; her parents tried to force her to marry, and forbade her to enter a convent; she continued her life of penance and solitude at home as a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic; during the last few years of her life, Rose set up a room in the house where she cared for homeless children, the elderly, and the sick; when she died, the city turned out for her funeral
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/23/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 21, 2024
    • Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of Pope St. Pius X; 1835-1914; became pope at the age of 68; encouraged Italian Catholics to become more politically involved; stood up to France's renunciation of its agreement with the Holy See; denounced the ill treatment of indigenous peoples on the plantations of Peru; sent a relief commission to Messina after an earthquake, and sheltered refugees at his own expense; died shortly after the beginning of World War I
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/21/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 20, 2024
    • Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153; joined the Citeaux abbey at the age of 20; the valley was renamed "Clairvaux," valley of light; Bernard was frequently lured away from the monastery to settle long-standing disputes; he intervened in a full-blown schism and settled it in favor of the Roman pontiff against the antipope; he was called to preach the Second Crusade across Europe; however, the ideals of the men were not those of Abbot Bernard, and the project ended as a complete military and moral disaster; this may have hastened Bernard's death, which came in 1153
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/20/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 19:23-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 19, 2024
    • Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; found the greatest need to be for seminaries; founded a new order, the Eudists, or Congregation of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to the formation of diocesan clergy; probably best known for the central theme of his writings: Jesus as the source of holiness; Mary as the model of the Christian life
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/19/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 19:16-22
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 16, 2024
    • Friday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Stephen of Hungary, 975-1038; born a pagan, baptized at 10; succeeded his father and adopted a policy of Christianizing the country; asked the pope to provide for the church's organization in Hungary. crowned king on Christmas day, 1001; established a system of tithes to support the church; he was easily accessible to all, especially the poor; in 1031, his son Emeric died, and the rest of his days will filled with controversy over his successor; his nephews tried to kill him; he died in 1038
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/16/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 15, 2024
    • Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven
    • Thursday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/15/24
    • Gospel: Luke 1:39-56
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 14, 2024
    • Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, 1894-1941; joined the Conventual Franciscans, and was ordained at 24; founded the Militia of the Immaculata, and the magazine, "Knight of the Immaculata"; in 1939, Fr. Kolbe was arrested by Nazis, but released only three months later; in 1941, Fr. Kolbe was arrested again, and sent to Auschwitz; a prisoner had escaped, and ten men were to die as punishment; Fr. Kolbe volunteered to take the place of a man with a wife and family; Fr. Kolbe was killed on the eve of the Assumption
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/14/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 13, 2024
    • Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus, pope and antipope; Pontian was the first pope to abdicate; he struggled with the schismatic movement which supported the antipope Hippolytus; Pontian was arrested by Roman officials in 235; Hippolytus was reconciled to the church before his martyrdom; both died in 235
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/13/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
    1 hr

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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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