Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for December 24, 2021
    • Friday of the Fourth Week of Advent - Christmas Eve
    • Saint of the Day: St. Adele; daughter of King Dagobert II of Germany; became a nun on the death of her husband; founded a convent near Trier, and became its first abbess; apparently a disciple of St. Boniface, the apostle of Germany
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/24/21
    • Gospel: Luke 1:67-79
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for December 23, 2021
    • Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent
    • Optional Memorial of St. John Cantius, 1390-1473; educated at the University of Cracow; popular preacher and parish priest; famous for his austerities and care for the poor; patron of Poland, Lithuania, and the University of Cracow
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/23/21
    • Gospel: Luke 1:57-66
    50 min
  • Daybreak for December 22, 2021
    • Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Zeno; soldier at Nicomedia (modern Turkey); seized and condemned to death for laughing while Emperor Diocletian offered a sacrifice to the Roman god Ceres; Zeno's jaws were shattered, and he was beheaded in 303 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/22/21
    • Gospel: Luke 1:46-56
    50 min
  • Daybreak for December 21, 2021
    • Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
    • Optional Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, 1521-1597; received a masters degree at 19, and joined the Society of Jesus; became widely known for his editions of the writings of St. Cyril of Alexandria and St. Leo the Great; attended several session of the Council of Trent, and was assigned to implement its decrees; entrusted with the mission to Germany, from that point on, his life's work; taught in several university, instrumental in establishing many colleges and seminaries
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/21/21
    • Gospel: Luke 1:39-45
    50 min
  • Daybreak for December 20, 2021
    • Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Dominic of Silos, 1000-1073; Benedictine abbot and defender of the faith; when he refused to surrender Benedictine lands to King Garcia III of Navarre, Dominic went into exile; King Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon made him abbot of St. Sebastian Abbey, now called St. Dominic's; ransomed Christian slaves, and was noted for miracles of healing
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer forr 12/20/21
    • Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
    50 min
  • Daybreak for December 18, 2021
    • Saturday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Winebald; born in Wessex, England; brother of Willibald and Walburga; invited by St. Boniface to gather a group of English missionaries and come to Germany; with his brother, founded the monaster of Heidenheim, Germany
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for December 17, 2021
    • Friday of the Third Week of Advent
    • Saint of the Day: St. John of Martha, 1160-1213; worked with St. Felix of Valois to found the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, to ransom Christian prisoners from Moslems; the order flourished, and redeemed many captives
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/17/21
    • Gospel: Matthew 1:1-17
    50 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…