Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for June 22, 2024
    • Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of Saints John Fisher, 1469-1535, and Thomas More, 1478-1535; the two great martyrs of England; condemned and executed for essentially the same reasons--refusal to acknowledge the divorce and remarriage of King Henry VIII, and refusal to accept the king as head of the Church in England, which would deny the pope as head
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/22/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for June 21, 2024
    • Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Aloyisius Gonzaga, 1568-1591; grew up in royal courts and army camps, but the more that he saw of court life, the more disillusioned he became; his spiritual awakening began at the age of 7; eventually, his father allowed him to renounce his right to succession, and join the Society of Jesus; during the 1591 plague in Rome, Aloysius assisted patients and caught the disease; fever persisted after his recovery, but he maintained his great discipline of prayer, knowing that he would die three months later within the octave of Corpus Christi, at the age of 23
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/21/24
    • Gospel: Mark 6:19-23
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 20, 2024
    • Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. John of Matera, 1070-1139; longed to become a hermit, and served for a time as a shepherd at a monastery--but his exceptional austerity was so irksome to the less fervent monks, that he had to leave; later, he rebuilt a dilapidated church dedicated to St. Peter; in Bari, he preached with great efficacy; eventually founded a Benedictine monastery of which he was the first abbot
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/20/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 19, 2024
    • Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, 950-1027; after seeing his father kill a relative in a duel, he fled to a monastery; after three years, he was asked to leave; for thirty years, he founded monasteries and hermitages across Italy; he was falsely accused of a crime, and was excommunicated--an unjust punishment which he endured for six months; in later life, his father became a monk, and was encouraged by his son
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/19/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 18, 2024
    • Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; embraced a diplomatic career, but became a priest, and then first bishop of Bergamo; he was later elevated to cardinal and given additional authority over the diocese of Padua; he worked to carry out the reforms set forth by the Council of Trent; through his efforts the seminaries of both Bergamo and Padua were substantially enlarged; at Padua he also added a library and a printing press
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 17, 2024
    • Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Nectan of Hartland, 468-510; possibly a native of Wales or Ireland, best known through legends; lived as a hermit in Devonshire, England, founding churches there and in Cornwall, England; beheaded by robbers, and in some traditions was a relative of the chieftain Brychan; much revered during the Middle Ages
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 15, 2024
    • Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Alice, 1220-1250; born near Brussels, and entered a Cistercian convent at a young age; contracted leprosy, and was isolated; her greatest consolation was reception of the Holy Eucharist; known for visions and ecstasies
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:33-37
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for June 14, 2024
    • Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Joseph the Hymnographer, 810-886; the most prolific of the Greek hymn writers; a native of Sicily, he was forced to journey to Thessalonica in 830 because of an invasion by the Arabs; he went to Constantinople, and attempted to travel to Rome, but was captured by pirates; escaping, he founded a monastery in Constantinople; for his defense of the icons, he was sent into exile; Joseph is credited with the composition of about 1,000 canons
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/14/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32
    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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