Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for June 19, 2026
    • Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, 951-1027; Shocked by witnessing his father win a duel, Saint Romuald fled to a local abbey and entered religious life; he traveled through Italy reforming monasteries and eventually founded the Camaldolese Order; as Saint Peter Damian described, Saint Romuald’s goal was to, “…turn the whole world into a hermitage, and make all the multitude of the people associates of the monastic order”
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/19/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 18, 2026
    • Thursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Gregory Barbarigo, 1625-1697; he came from a distinguished Venetian family, embraced a diplomatic career, and then became a priest; he was consecrated as the first bishop of Bergamo; later, he was elevated to the rank of cardinal, and given authority over the diocese of Padua; he guided his flock with pastoral wisdom and deep understanding; St. Gregory Barbarigo worked unceasingly in carrying out the reforms set forth by the Council of Trent; at Padua, he added a library and a printing press
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 17, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Hypatius of Bithynia, 366-450; born in Phrygia, and became a monk; went to Thrace and became a hermit; then went to Constantinople and Chalcedon; Hypatius is credited with halting a revival of the Olympic games because of their pagan origins; he was known for miracles and prophecies
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 16, 2026
    • Tuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Luthgard, 1182-1246; born in Belgium, placed in a Benedictine convent at the age of twelve; she had many mystical experiences, levitated, and had a form of the stigmata; in order to avoid being made an abbess, Lutjgard joined the Cistercians; she lived a mystical life for three decades and was famed for her spiritual wisdom and miracles; during the last eleven years of her life she was blind; one of the outstanding mystics of the Middle Ages
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 15, 2026
    • Monday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide; Thirteenth Century contemplative and miracle worker, born in Belgium, and placed in a convent at the age of seven; she was beloved by the nuns because of her humility and goodness, but they found that she had contracted leprosy, and had to be isolated for health reasons; she received many graces, including visions and ecstasies and many miracles were credited to her intercession; going blind and becoming paralyzed, Adelaide died on June 11, 1250
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 13, 2026
    • Saturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/13/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for June 12, 2026
    • Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
    • Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 11, 2026
    • Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Barnabas; a Levite; not one of the Twelve, but referred to as an "apostle" by St. Luke; he was a friend to St. Paul, and brought him before the apostles, when he was seeking to redeem his reputation; Barnabas and Paul went to Antioch, where they taught Christians for a year; afterwards, Barnabas traveled through Asia Minor and was a respected missionary and advisor
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 10, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; bishop of Paris from 650 to 661; he labored zealously to improve the lot of the poor and lowly; when the proceeds from the sale of all his possessions did not suffice to relieve their hungry during a famine, he went so far as to sell some of the Church vessels and furniture; he erected the city's first real hospital, dedicated to St. Christopher, which eventually became the Hotel Dieu; he welcomed the Benedictines into his diocese, and encouraged them to set up the Abbey of Denis. he died about 661
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19
    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…