Daybreak

By Relevant Radio

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

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August 13, 2026Daybreak for August 13, 2026
Thursday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time

Optional Memorial of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus; Pontian was Bishop of Rome from 230 – 236 A.D.; St. Hippolytus, a prominent theologian, was a theological opponent and rival of several of Pontian’s predecessors and of Pontian himself; when Maximinus I became emperor in 235, . he banished both men to the island of Sardinia; St. Hippolytus reconciled with Rome, and both men suffered inhumane treatment and death in the mines of Sardinia and they are celebrated together as holy martyrs in the Church

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/13/26

Gospel: Matthew 18:21-19:1
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52min
August 12, 2026Daybreak for August 12, 2026
Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time

Optional Memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, 1572-1641; when she became a widow, she took a vow of chastity, and in 1604 began seeking spiritual direction from St. Francis de Sales; in 1610, they formed the Congregation of the Visitation, unique in that it admitted women deemed physically unsuitable by other orders; the members went outside their convents to serve the needy; by the time Jane was canonized, there were 164 communities of the order

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/12/26

Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20
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52min
August 11, 2026Daybreak 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
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52min
August 10, 2026Daybreak 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
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52min
August 09, 2026Daybreak for August 9, 2026
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/9/26

Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33
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1h
August 08, 2026Daybreak 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
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1h
August 07, 2026Daybreak 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
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52min
August 06, 2026Daybreak 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
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52min
August 05, 2026Daybreak 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
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52min
August 04, 2026Daybreak 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
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52min

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The podcast currently has 2,004 episodes available.