Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for October 17, 2023
    • Tuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch; born in Syria, converted to Christianity, and became bishop of Antioch; refused to apostasize under persecution of Emperor Trajan, and was sentenced to death in Rome; wrote seven letters during his journey to Rome, the final one to the Christians of Rome asking that they not try to prevent his martyrdom; died in Circus Maximus in 107 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/23
    • Gospel: Luke 11:37-41
    52 min
  • Daybreak for October 16, 2023
    • Monday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690; joined the Visitation nuns at age 24; in 1674, she received the first revelation from Christ; Christ appeared to her at intervals for the next 13, months, asking that his love for humankind be made evident through her; His human heart was to be the symbol of his divine-human love; Margaret Mary died at the age of 43, while being anointed
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/23
    • Gospel: Luke 11:29-32
    52 min
  • Daybreak for October 14, 2023
    • Saturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of Pope St. Callistus I; born in the Second Century; under Pope Zephyrinus, he administered church property and arranged for burial of martyrs in what is still called "St. Callistus Cemetery"; he became the 16th pope in 217; he regulated the sacrament of penance and battled heresies; he was thrown into prison and tortured, eventually being martyred in 223 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/23
    • Gospel: Luke 11:27-28
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for October 13, 2023
    • Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Theophilus of Antioch; Second Century Eastern Roman Empire philosopher who studied the scriptures intending to refute Christianity, but ended up converting; he became bishop of Antioch, in modern-day Turkey, and was a gifted apologist; died 181 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/13/23
    • Gospel: Luke 11:15-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for October 12, 2023
    • Thursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Edwin of Northumbria, 586-633; pagan king of Northumbria, who converted on the urging of his wife, St. Ethelburga, her chaplain, St. Paulinus of York, and Pope Boniface V; reigned for six years as a devout Catholic monarch; slain in battle, and revered as a martyr
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/12/23
    • Gospel: Luke 11:5-13
    52 min
  • Daybreak for October 11, 2023
    • Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; first born son of an Italian farming family; ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; became a papal diplomat in 1925; named a cardinal and appointed patriarch of Venice in 1953; elected pope just a month shy of the age of 78; called the Second Vatican Council; most famous encyclicals were "Mother and Teacher" and "Peace on Earth"
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/11/23
    • Gospel: Luke 11:1-4
    52 min
  • Daybreak for October 10, 2023
    • Tuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Francis Borgia, 1510-1572; Spanish nobleman; upon being widowed, he gave up his dukedom and became a Jesuit priest; performed menial tasks for his community, but never complained; he preached everywhere, and advised many important people; as superior general, he was responsible for a great expansion of the Society of Jesus
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/23
    • Gospel: Luke 10:38-42
    52 min
  • Daybreak for October 9, 2023
    • Monday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Denis and companions, martyrs; sent to Gaul from Rome, and was beheaded in the persecution of Emperor Valerius in 258; Denis is regarded as the first bishop of Paris; one legend has him carrying his own head--after his martyrdom--to a village northeast of Paris; he is the patron saint of France
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/9/23
    • Gospel: Luke 10:25-37
    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…