Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for September 7, 2023
    • Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Cloud, 522-560; heir apparent to the kingdom of the Franks, but was usurped by his uncle; he fled to Provence for safety, and was under the direction of St. Severinus, a recluse near Paris; he instructed the people of the neighboring countryside and ended his days at about the age of 36
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/7/23
    • Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 6, 2023
    • Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Eleutherius; Sixth Century abbot of St. Mark's near Spoleto, and favored by God with miracles; died in St. Andrew's monastery in Rome, 585 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/6/23
    • Gospel: Luke 4:38-44
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 5, 2023
    • Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Calcutta, 1910-1997; at age 18, she entered the Loreto Sisters of Dublin; in 1946, she felt called to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them; she returned to Calcutta, and for the next four decades, she worked tirelessly on behalf of the poor; in 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/5/23
    • Gospel: Luke 4:31-37
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 4, 2023
    • Monday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Rosalia; daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, and a descendant of Charlemagne; took up her abode in a cave, and was in constant communion with God; she died alone in 1160; her body was discovered several centuries later, in 1625, during the pontificate of Pope Urban VIII
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/4/23
    • Gospel: Luke 4:16-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 2, 2023
    • Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Ingrid of Sweden; born in the 13th Century, and lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest; she was the first Dominican nun in Sweden; in 1281, she founded the first Dominican cloister there, St. Martin's;  she died in 1282, surrounded by an aura of sanctity
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
    59 min
  • Daybreak for September 1, 2023
    • Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Giles, 650-710; Athenian of noble birth; left his home and sailed for France, first taking up his abode in a wilderness near the mouth of the Rhone river, afterward near the river Gard, and, finally, in the diocese of Nimes; he spent many years conversing only with God; he was esteemed by the French king; he admitted several disciples, founded a monastery, and established excellent discipline therein
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/1/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 31, 2023
    • Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; Seventh Century bishop of Lindisfarne, who was known throughout the kingdom for his knowledge of the Bible, his learning, his eloquent preaching, his holiness, his distaste for pomp, his kindness to the poor, and the miracles attributed to him; died 651 A.D. at Bamburgh
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/31/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 30, 2023
    • Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne Jugan, 1792-1879; after years of serving the sick and elderly, she and her companions formed an association, the Little Sisters of the Poor; by 1853 the association numbered 500 and had houses as far away as England
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 29, 2023
    • Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist; John was sent to prepare the way for the Messiah; in the end, a king with a shallow sense of honor, a seductive dance, and a hateful queen brought about his martyrdom
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/23
    • Gospel: Mark 6:17-29
    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…