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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 1,961 episodes available.
September 29, 2023Daybreak for September 29, 2023 Feast of the Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/29/23 Gospel: John 1:47-51 ...more52minPlay
September 28, 2023Daybreak for September 28, 2023 Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, 907-929; raised as a Christian by his aunt, to become the ruler of Bohemia; his rule was marked by efforts toward unification within Bohemia, support of the Church, and peace-making negotiations with Germany; in a plot against him, his brother Boleslav invited him to the celebration of Saints Cosmas and Damian, and murdered him on the way to mass; he is revered as a martyr to the faith; patron of the Bohemian people and of the Czech Republic Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/28/23 Gospel: Luke 9:7-9 ...more52minPlay
September 27, 2023Daybreak for September 27, 2023 Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, 1580-1660; founder of the Congregation of the Mission, aka the Vincentians; with the help of St. Louise de Marillac, he also helped to found the Daughters of Charity; patron of all charitable societies, including the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/27/23 Gospel: Luke 9:1-6 ...more52minPlay
September 26, 2023Daybreak for September 26, 2023 Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian; brothers born in Arabia, known for their skill in the science of medicine; as Christians, they took no money for their services; under the persecution of Diocletian, they became targets; they were arrested, tortured, and martyred in about the year 283 A.D.; they are the patrons of pharmacists Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/23 Gospel: Luke 8:19-21 ...more52minPlay
September 25, 2023Daybreak for September 25, 2023 Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; born in Parma, Italy, llikely of a noble family; as Patriarch of Jerusalem, the hermits on Mount Carmel asked him to establish a rule of life for them, constituting the beginning of the Carmelite order; Albert was assassinated on his way to the Lateran council Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/25/23 Gospel: Luke 8:16-18 ...more52minPlay
September 24, 2023Daybreak for September 24, 2023 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/24/23 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16a ...more1hPlay
September 23, 2023Daybreak for September 23, 2023 Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, aka Padre Pio, 1887-1968; grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy; joined the Capuchins at age 15; ordained in 1910; in 1918, after mass, he received a vision of Jesus; after the vision, he had the stigmata on his hands, feet, and side; busloads of people came to see him, and he heard confessions for up to ten hours per day; many penitents said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives which they had not mentioned Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/23/23 Gospel: Luke 8:4-15 ...more1hPlay
September 22, 2023Daybreak for September 22, 2023 Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Phocas the Gardener; lived in the Third and Fourth Centuries in Sinope, earning his living cultivating a garden; he shared with the poor, and provided lodging to travelers; when his identity as a Christian became known to the pagan Roman authorities, soldiers were dispatched to arrest Phocas; they stopped at his home for lodging, unaware of who he was; Phocas revealed himself the next morning, and the soldiers--though reluctant to carry out their orders--ultimately beheaded him, around 303 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/22/23 Gospel: Luke 8:1-3 ...more52minPlay
September 21, 2023Daybreak for September 21, 2023 Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/21/23 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13 ...more52minPlay
September 20, 2023Daybreak for September 20, 2023 Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions, martyrs; during the 19th Century persecutions of Christians in Korea, 103 gave their lives as martyrs, including some bishops and priests, and lay people--men and women, married and unmarried, children, young people, and the elderly Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/20/23 Gospel: Luke 7:31-35 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,961 episodes available.