Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for December 29, 2023
    • Fifth Day of Christmas
    • Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket, 1118-1170; as a friend of King Henry II of England, he became chancellor of England, and then archbishop of Canterbury; Henry and Thomas immediately disagreed on the rights of the Church; Henry eventually cried out, "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"; two of Henry's knights killed Thomas in Canterbury Cathedral
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/29/23
    • Gospel: Luke 2:22-35
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 27, 2023
    • Feast of St. John, apostle and evangelist, 6-100 A.D.; "the apostle whom Jesus loved"; John's is the Gospel of Jesus' glory
    • Third Day of Christmas
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/27/23
    • Gospel: John 20:1-8
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 26, 2023
    • Feast of St. Stephen; first martyr, and one of the first ordained deacons; died about 34 A.D.
    • Second Day of Christmas
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/26/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 10:17-22
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 23, 2023
    • Saturday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Optional Memorial of St. John of Kanty, 1390-1473; a country boy who did well in the city and University of Krakow, Poland; after ordination, he became a professor of theology; he was then sent to be a parish priest; he returned to Krakow and taught scripture for the remainder of his life; he slept little, ate sparingly, and took no meat
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/23/23
    • Gospel: Luke 1:57-66
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for December 22, 2023
    • Friday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Zeno; martyred soldier at Nicomedia (modern Turkey); he was seized and condemned to death for laughing while Emperor Diocletian offered a sacrifice to the Roman god Ceres; Zeno had his jaws shattered and was then beheaded in 303 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/22/23
    • Gospel: Luke 1:46-56
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 21, 2023
    • Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Optional Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, 1521-1597; born in Holland; he had edited and written several volumes on Church history and theology, been a delegate to the Council of Trent, and reformed the German universities from heresy; he was called to Vienna to reform their university, and administered the diocese for a year; in 1565, the pope called on him to distribute the decrees of the Council of Trent to the European bishops
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/21/23
    • Gospel: Luke 1:39-45
    52 min
  • Daybreak for December 20, 2023
    • Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Dominic of Silos, 1000-1073; Benedictine abbot who refused to surrender some of the order's lands to the crown, so he was exiled to Castile; King Ferdinand I made him abbot of St. Sebastian Abbey at Silos, now called St. Dominic's; Dominic reformed the abbey, built the cloisters in Romanesque style, and started a scriptorium that became famous; Dominic also rescued Christian slaves from the Moors, and was noted for miracles of healing
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/20/23
    • Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
    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…