Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for August 11, 2026
    • Tuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Clare, 1194-1253; Clare heard Saint Francis of Assisi preach and it ignited in her a desire to follow Christ in a similar way; Saint Francis took Saint Clare to San Paolo and placed her in the care of Benedictine nuns; her sister joined her in holy vows within a month; Saint Francis established a community for them, and other women, at San Damiano and the Second Order of Saint Francis was born; later called the Poor Clares; as abbess, Saint Clare nurtured women in Christ and sent daughters planting convents all throughout Europe. Saint Clare was canonized two years after her death
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/11/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 10, 2026
    • Feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr, 225-258
    • Monday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/10/26
    • Gospel: John 12:24-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 8, 2026
    • Saturday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Dominic, 1170-1221; Dominic studied arts and theology at the University of Palencia; he was appointed a canon regular of the Cathedral of Osma, ordained, and made prior in 1201; in diplomatic service to his bishop, he traveled across the Pyrenees to southern France several times, and encountered heretical communities, specifically, the Albigensians; Dominic and others attempted to bring the heretics back to the Catholic faith; he organized his followers, and the Order of Preachers--the Dominicans--grew to be a large family of friars, nuns, and third order laity
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/8/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 17:14-20
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 7, 2026
    • Friday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of Pope St. Sixtus II and companions, martyrs; Sixtus II was elected Supreme Pontiff in 257 AD.; in his reign, he mediated between Rome and the Asiatic and African churches over re-baptizing heretics; also, during this time, Emperor Valerian issued a decree persecuting Christians and forbidding them to assemble;Saint Sixtus II held to the Faith and, with a group of 6 deacons, was martyred during a gathering honoring the Lord in 258 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/7/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 16:24-28
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 6, 2026
    • Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
    • Thursday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/6/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 5, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/5/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 4, 2026
    • Tuesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. John Vianney, the curé d'Ars, 1786-1859; at age 20, he began secondary education; studies progressed slowly, but he was ordained a decade later; he opened an orphanage and began to minister in the local parish in the aftermath of the Revolution; he was appointed curé, minister of souls, and was known to spend up to 18 hours a day in the confessional; over time, his methods rippled internationally, as up to tens of thousands of pilgrims traveled annually to seek his counsel
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/4/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:1-2, 10-14
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 3, 2026
    • Monday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Peter of Anagni; 12th Century Benedictine, bishop and papal legate; he so distinguished himself as a Benedictine monk that Pope St. Gregory VII appointed him bishop of Anagni; he improved the spiritual welfare of the city, built a new cathedral, and promoted the First Crusade to the Holy Land, a venture in which he participated; Pope Urban II sent him to Constantinople as papal legate to the Byzantine Empire; he died in 1105
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/3/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 14:22-36
    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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