Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for May 30, 2026
    • Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; successfully lifted the siege of Orléans — a victory military historians still puzzle over — and led Prince Charles VII to his coronation; she was captured by the Burgundians in 1430, sold to the English, and was convicted of heresy; she was burned at the stake; 25 years later, at a re-trial, she was declared innocent on every count
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/30/26
    • Gospel: Mark 11:27-33
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for May 29, 2026
    • Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Maximinus of Trier; bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker; he gave refuge to Athansius in 332, and later to St. Paul, patriarch of Constantinople; he was an ardent enemy of the Arian heretics; he was called “one of the most courageous bishops of his time” by St. Jerome; he died in 347
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/29/26
    • Gospel: Mark 11:11-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 28, 2026
    • Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Bernard of Montjoux, 923-1008; he became a priest, was made Vicar General of Aosta, and spent more than four decades doing missionary work in the Alps; he is especially remembered for two Alpine hospices he built to aid lost travelers in the mountain passes named Great and Little Bernard, after him; he was proclaimed the patron saint of Alpinists and mountain climbers by Pope Pius XI in 1923
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/28/26
    • Gospel: Mark 10:46-52
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 27, 2026
    • Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury; in 596 he set out with his monks to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons of England; he heard stories of the ferocity of the Anglo-Saxons, and the stormy waters of the English Channel, but was reassured by Pope Gregory the Great; King Ethelebert set up a residence for them in Canterbury, and was himself baptized a year later; Augustine was consecrated a bishop in France, and returned to found his see; he died in 605, and is known as the Apostle of England
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/27/26
    • Gospel: Mark 10:32-45 
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 26, 2026
    • Tuesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Philip Neri, 1515-1595; the saint with the sense of humor; established large-scale social programs in Rome; co-founded the Congregation of the Oratory whose mission was to minister to the thousands of pilgrims flocking to Rome and to the convalesced; remembered for his polished social graces, cheery disposition, and his ability to lead others into a life a service
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/26/26
    • Gospel: Mark 10:28-31
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 25, 2026
    • Monday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church; instituted by Pope Francis in 2018
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/25/26
    • Gospel: John 19:25-34
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 24, 2026
    • Solemnity of Pentecost - The outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/24/26
    • Gospel: John 20:19-23
    1 hr
  • Daybreak May 23, 2026
    • Saturday of the Seventh Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Crispin of Viterbo, 1668-1750; he studied at the Jesuit college and became a shoemaker; at 25, he entered the Capuchins, and served as a gardener and cook; during an epidemic, Crispin effected many miraculous cures; he was also venerated for his prophecies and spiritual wisdom
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/23/26
    • Gospel: John 21:20-25
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for May 22, 2026
    • Friday of the Seventh Week of Easter
    • Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, 1377-1457; after the death of her husband and two sons, she sought to become an Augustinian nun; after six years of petitioning, she was accepted in 1413; she was greatly devoted to the passion of Christ and to serving the sick nuns in her community; she is invoked as a patron of difficult cases, especially those involving marriage
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for5/22/26
    • Gospel: John 21:15-19
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 21, 2026
    • Thursday of the Seventh Week of Easter
    • Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, 1869-1927, and companions; as a parish priest in Jalisco, Mexico, he opened schools, trade shops, and helped organize the town's water supply; in 1917 the Mexican constitution was edited to include anti-clerical language; the uprising resulted in the Cristero war; Christopher remained faithful, and he, along with 21 other priests and three laymen, was killed in 1927 for continuing to minister in the rural communities
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/21/26
    • Gospel: John 17:20-26
    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…