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  • Daybreak for April 15, 2021
    • Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Hunna; Seventh Century noblewoman of Strasbourg who was so caring of the poor that she helped with the washing for her neighbors in need, earning her the title of “The Holy Washerwoman”; she also donated to monasteries and financed construction of churches; died 679 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/15/21
    • Gospel: John 3:31-36
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 14, 2021
    • Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Peter Gonzalez, 1190-1246; Dominican priest who served as chaplain of the Spanish court; after retiring from the court, he devoted the remainder of his life to preaching in northwest Spain
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/14/21
    • Gospel: John 3:16-21
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 13, 2021
    • Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Optional Memorial of Pope St. Martin I; 7th Century pope who fought the heresy which taught that Christ had no human will; captured and taken to Constantinople, where he was tortured; in ill health, St. Martin died in 655, and is considered a martyr
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/13/21
    • Gospel: John 3:7-15
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 12, 2021
    • Monday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Sabas the Goth, 334-372; Goth in the area of modern Romania who converted in his youth; after surviving several persecutions, he was seized by a group of Gothic soldiers, tortured, and executed by drowning
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/12/21
    • Gospel: John 3:1-8
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 10, 2021
    • Saturday in the Octave of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Michael de Sanctis, 1591-1625; member of the Trinitarians; considered by his confreres to be a saint, because of his devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and his ecstacies during mass; known for his innocence of life
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/10/21
    • Gospel: Mark 16:9-15
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for April 9, 2021
    • Friday in the Octave of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Waldetrudis, 612-688; daughter of Saints Walbert and Bertilia; married St. Vincent Madelgarius and bore him four children; he became a monk in 643, and she founded a convent
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/9/21
    • Gospel: John 21:1-14
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 8, 2021
    • Thursday in the Octave of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Julie Billiart, 1751-1816; founded, along with Francoise Blin de Bourdon, the Institute of Notre Dame, dedicated to the education of poor, young Christian girls, and the training of catechists; St. Julie opened a variety of schools in France and Belgium
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/8/21
    • Gospel: Luke 24:35-48
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 7, 2021
    • Wednesday in the Octave of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. John Baptist de la Salle, 1651-1719; founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools; established teacher colleges; one of the first to emphasize classroom over individual instruction; also known for his work with the poor; patron of teachers
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/7/21
    • Gospel: Luke 24:13-35
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 6, 2021
    • Tuesday in the Octave of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: Pope St. Celestine I, 376-432; founder of the papal diplomatic service; fought the heresies of Novationism and Pelagianism; believed to have sent Palladius to evangelize Ireland in 431
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/6/21
    • Gospel: John 20:11-18
    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…