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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 1,868 episodes available.
June 16, 2022Daybreak for June 16, 2022 Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Portugal, 1178-1250; married a cousin, but the marriage was declared invalid due to consanguinity; founded a Benedictine monastery, replaced the monks with nuns, and expanded it to accommodate 300 nuns, and she lived there Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15 ...more52minPlay
June 15, 2022Daybreak for June 15, 2022 Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Friancis Regis, 1597-1640; entered the Jesuits at age 18; after ordination, he did missionary work in various French towns; gave great attention to the poor; he greatly desired to serve the Native Americans in Canada, but spent his days working in the most desolate parts of France; spent his last four years preaching and organizing social services Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/22 Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 ...more52minPlay
June 14, 2022Daybreak20220614 Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph the Hymnographer, 810-886; the most prolific of the Greek hymn writers; native of Sicily, but abandoned the island in 830 in the wake of an invasion by the Arabs; founded a monastery in Constantinople; exiled for his defense of icons during the Iconoclast persecution Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/14/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48 ...more52minPlay
June 13, 2022Daybreak for June 13, 2022 Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231; joined the Franciscans, and prepared to preach to the Moors, but illness prevented this; first friar to teach theology to the other friars. called to preach to the Abigensians in France; spent his last days in a sort of treehouse hermitage Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/13/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42 ...more52minPlay
June 12, 2022Daybreak for June 12, 2022 Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/22 Gospel: John 16:12-15 ...more1hPlay
June 11, 2022Daybreak for June 11, 2022 Memorial of St. Barnabas; friend, associate, and fellow-preacher with St. Paul, until a disagreement over the participation of John Mark, who had earlier abandoned the apostolic mission; the three eventually reconciled Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:33-37 ...more1hPlay
June 10, 2022Daybreak for June 10, 2022 Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; Seventh Century bishop of Paris, who had great love for the poor and lowly; erected the city's first hospital; welcomed the Benedictines to his diocese, and encouraged them to set of the Abbey of Denis; died 661 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:27-32 ...more52minPlay
June 09, 2022Daybreak for June 9, 2022 Thursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; famous as a teacher and writer; wrote hymns against the heretics of his day by composing new words to the heretical melodies; known as "Harp of the Holy Spirit"; lived in a small cave overlooking the city of Edessa Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26 ...more52minPlay
June 08, 2022Daybreak for June 8, 2022 Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1090-1154; nominated archbishop of York in 1140, but due to internal church disagreements, did not become the archbishop un 1154; died two months later, likely from poisoning; following his death, miracles were attributed to him Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19 ...more52minPlay
June 07, 2022Daybreak for June 7, 2022 Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; sent by Pope Gregory III to Germany to assist his cousin, St. Boniface; Boniface ordained him, and he became bishop of Eichstatt; founded a double monastery at Heidenhem, with his brother Winebald as abbot, and his sister Walburga abbess; Willibald served as bishop for four decades Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,868 episodes available.