Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for May 9, 2026
    • Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Beatus of Lungern; a monk and hermit of the First and Second Centuries, earlier designated the apostle of Switzerland; he was baptized in England by St. Barnabas and ordained by St. Peter; Beatus went to Switzerland; he died in 112 A.D. on Mount Beatenburg above Lake Thun; the cave became a popular pilgrim's destination, the famed site of Beatus' fight with a dragon
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/9/26
    • Gospel: John 15:18-21
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for May 8, 2026
    • Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Maria Magdalen of Canossa, 1774-1835; foundress of the Daughters of Charity at Verona, Italy; she was the daughter of the Marquis of Canossa, who died when Maria Magdalen was three; her mother abandoned the family, and Maria Magdalen managed her father’s estate until she was thirty-three, then founding her institute; when she died in 1835, her Daughters of Charity were widespread
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/8/26
    • Gospel: John 15:12-17
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 7, 2026
    • Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. John of Beverly; born at Harpham, Yorkshire, England in the Seventh Century; studied under Adrian, and on his return to his native land, became a monk at Whitby; he was named bishop of Hexham in 687 and then transferred to York as metropolitan in 705; he was known for his holiness, his preference for the contemplative life, and his miracles; in ill health, John resigned the bishopric of York in 717 and retired to Beverly Abbey, which he had founded, and remained there until his death on May 7, 721
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/7/26
    • Gospel: John 15:9-11
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 6, 2026
    • Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; regarded as the "second founder of Monte Cassino"; born in Brescia, Italy, and joined the Benedictines; Pope St. Gregory asked him to go to Monte Cassino to examine the ruins of the abbey which had been damaged by the Lombards; Petronax gatthered the hermits of the old abbey, and began rebuilding; he was elected abbot and ruled Monte Cassino for three decades
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/6/26
    • Gospel: John 15:1-8
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 5, 2026
    • Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Maximus of Jerusalem; succeeded St. Macanus as bishop of Jerusalem around 335; he was crippled by tortures received during the persecutions of his day; originally opposed St. Athanasius, but repented and became a strong enemy of the Arians; Maximus died in 350
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/5/26
    • Gospel: John 14:27-31a
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 4, 2026
    • Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Conleth, 450-519; he became a hermit living along Ireland’s Liffey River, at Old Connell; the renowned Irish abbess Saint Brigid, upon meeting Conleth, was so impressed by him that she subsequently persuaded him to become the governing bishop of her double monastery at Kildare; he was a gifted copyist and illuminator of manuscripts, and was likewise skilled in metalworking; a crosier kept in a museum of the Royal Irish Academy is said to have been made by Conleth
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/4/26
    • Gospel: John 14:21-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 2, 2026
    • Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter
    • Memorial of St. Athanasius; Fourth Century bishop of Alexandria; became a theological advisor at the Council of Nicea when he was still in his late twenties; he opposed Arianism and defended the divinity of the Son of Man; he wrote many works on the Incarnation and the Trinity as well as The Life of Anthony, which helped define and foster both monastic living and the writing of saints’ lives; he died in 373 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/2/26
    • Gospel: John 14:7-14
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for May 1, 2026
    • Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter
    • Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/1/26
    • Gospel: John 14:1-6
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 30, 2026
    • Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter
    • Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; born in Italy, and joined the Dominicans at the age of 14; he held various offices in the Inquisition and at age 62 was elected to the papal chair; he implemented the reforms of the Council of Trent, reinforced treasured traditions such as reciting the Daily Office, and standardized the Mass by issuing a new missal
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/30/26
    • Gospel: John 13:16-20
    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…