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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 Father’... more
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,953 episodes available.
June 23, 2026Daybreak for June 23, 2026 Tuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Agrippina; came from a good Roman family in the Third Century; she was caught up in the persecutions instituted by Emperor Valerian or Diocletian and was beheaded or scourged in 262; her body was taken to Mineo, Sicily, by three devout Christian women; the gravesite became a popular pilgrimage destination, noted for miracles through Agrippina's intercession Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/23/26 Gospel: Matthew 7:6, 12-14 ...more52minPlay
June 22, 2026Daybreak for June 22, 2026 Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More; Thomas More was married, fathered children, and was elected to parliament; he was made Lord Chancellor of England shortly before Henry VIII took control of the Church of England; Thomas resigned over this, and suffered poverty, imprisonment in the Tower of London, and beheading; John Fisher, Cambridge scholar and bishop of Rochester, was one of 53 others martyred in 1535 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/22/26 Gospel: Matthew 7:1-5 ...more52minPlay
June 21, 2026Daybreak for June 21, 2026 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/21/26 Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33 ...more1hPlay
June 20, 2026Daybreak for June 20, 2026 Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John of Pulsano, 1070-1139; born in Matera in the kingdom of Naples; he entered the Benedictines, but was disliked because his austerities; joined the community of St. William of Vercelli for a time, leaving to preach at Ban; John spent time as a hermit in Sicily and was imprisoned; he escaped and went to Capua; in his later years, John founded a monastery at Pulsano; he was famous for preaching, prophecy, and miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/20/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:24-34 ...more1hPlay
June 19, 2026Daybreak for June 19, 2026 Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, 951-1027; Shocked by witnessing his father win a duel, Saint Romuald fled to a local abbey and entered religious life; he traveled through Italy reforming monasteries and eventually founded the Camaldolese Order; as Saint Peter Damian described, Saint Romuald’s goal was to, “…turn the whole world into a hermitage, and make all the multitude of the people associates of the monastic order” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/19/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23 ...more52minPlay
June 18, 2026Daybreak for June 18, 2026 Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; he came from a distinguished Venetian family, embraced a diplomatic career, and then became a priest; he was consecrated as the first bishop of Bergamo; later, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal, and given authority over the diocese of Padua; he guided his flock with pastoral wisdom and deep understanding; St. Gregory Barbarigo worked unceasingly in carrying out the reforms set forth by the Council of Trent; at Padua, he added a library and a printing press Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15 ...more52minPlay
June 17, 2026Daybreak for June 17, 2026 Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hypatius of Bithynia, 366-450; born in Phrygia, and became a monk; went to Thrace and became a hermit; then went to Constantinople and Chalcedon; Hypatius is credited with halting a revival of the Olympic games because of their pagan origins; he was known for miracles and prophecies Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/26 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 ...more52minPlay
June 16, 2026Daybreak for June 16, 2026 Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Luthgard, 1182-1246; born in Belgium, placed in a Benedictine convent at the age of twelve; she had many mystical experiences, levitated, and had a form of the stigmata; in order to avoid being made an abbess, Lutjgard joined the Cistercians; she lived a mystical life for three decades and was famed for her spiritual wisdom and miracles; during the last eleven years of her life she was blind; one of the outstanding mystics of the Middle Ages Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48 ...more52minPlay
June 15, 2026Daybreak for June 15, 2026 Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide; Thirteenth Century contemplative and miracle worker, born in Belgium, and placed in a convent at the age of seven; she was beloved by the nuns because of her humility and goodness, but they found that she had contracted leprosy, and had to be isolated for health reasons; she received many graces, including visions and ecstasies and many miracles were credited to her intercession; going blind and becoming paralyzed, Adelaide died on June 11, 1250 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/26 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42 ...more52minPlay
June 14, 2026Daybreak for June 14, 2026 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/14/26 Gospel: Matthew 9:36-10:8 ...more1hPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,953 episodes available.