Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for March 18, 2023
    • Saturday of the Third Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 315-386; as bishop of Jerusalem, he spent about half of his episcopate in exile, following a dispute with the nearby Arian bishop; vindicated, the Council of Constantinople called him a champion of orthodoxy against the Arians
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/18/23
    • Gospel: Luke 18:9-14
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for March 17, 2023
    • Friday of the Third Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of St. Patrick, 415-493; captured by Irish raiders and sold into slavery; after his escape, he spent years at Auxerre, France, and was consecrated bishop at age 43; dreamed of bringing the faith to the Irish, and he was sent to carry out the task; ordained many priests, divided the country into dioceses, held Church councils, founded several monasteries, and urged his people to holiness
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/17/23
    • Gospel: Mark 12:28-34
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 16, 2023
    • Thursday of the Third Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Finian Lobhar; Sixth Century Irish abbot and disciple of St. Columba; founded a church and monastery at Innisfallen; later became abbot of Swords Abbey near Dublin; acquired the name Lobhar--"the leper"--when he contracted leprosy from a young boy whom he had cured of the disease; died 560 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/16/23
    • Gospel: Luke 11:14-23
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 15, 2023
    • Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Louise de Marillac, 1591-1660; wanted to become a nun, but married Antony Legras, an official in the Queen's service; after his death, St. Vincent de Paul became her spiritual adviser; she helped to found the Sister of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul; traveled all over France, establishing her sisters in hospitals, orphanages, and other institutions; her congregation is now spread around the world
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/15/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 14, 2023
    • Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Mathilda, 895-968; daughter of a Saxon count, married to Henry "the fowler," who became King of Germany in 919; Queen Mathilda visited and comforted the sick and afflicted, instructed the ignorant, succored prisoners, and worked to convert sinners; when King Henry died, she renounced all worldly pomp; of her three sons, Otho became Emperor and then King of Germany, Henry was Duke of Bavaria, and St. Bruno became the archbishop of Cologne
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/14/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 13, 2023
    • Monday of the Third Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Agnellus of Pisa, 1135-1236; received by St. Francis himself into his order; sent to Paris, then to England to start the Franciscan English Province; worked with King Henry III to avert a civil war, but contracted a serious illness in the process, and died in Oxford
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/13/23
    • Gospel: Luke 4:24-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 11, 2023
    • Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Eulogius of Cordoba; priest and noted scripture scholar of Cordoba, Spain; arrested in 850, and wrote "Exhortation to Martyrdom" for two young virgin martyrs; released, and named archbishop of Cordoba or Toledo; aided Leocritia, a young Moorish woman who had converted to Christianity; both were caught and beheaded in 859 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/11/23
    • Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for March 10, 2023
    • Friday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. John Ogilvie, 1579-1615; Scottish noble, a convert from Calvinism, who became a Jesuit; brought many in Scotland back to the faith, but was betrayed; he was tortured and convicted of high treason for converting Protestants to the Catholic faith, denying the king's spiritual jurisdiction, and condemning the oaths of supremacy and allegiance; hanged in Glasgow at the age of 36
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/10/23
    • Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 9, 2023
    • Thursday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; born of wealthy parents, married, and joined with an in-law to serve the poor; after losing two children, Frances opened a section of her house as a hospital and founded a society of women bound by no vows, to serve the poorest of the poor; after the death of her husband, Frances lived the remainder of her life with the society
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/23
    • Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
    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…