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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for March 30, 2026
    • Monday of Holy Week
    • Saint of the Day: St. John Climacus, 525-606; called "Climacus" because of his famous book, "The Climax," or, "The Ladder of Perfection"; a Syrian or Palestinian who started his eremitical life at sixteen, living for many years as a hermit on Sinai, then went to Thale; he authored "The Ladder of Perfection" to provide a comprehensive treatise on the ideal of Christian perfection and the virtues and vices of the monastic life; elected abbot of the monks of Mt. Sinai at the age of seventy, and died on Mt. Sinai
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/30/26
    • Gospel: John 12:1-11
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 28, 2026
    • Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Tutilo; Ninth and Tenth Century Benedictine monk and artist; a member of the Benedictines at St. Gall, Switzerland, he distinguished himself through his abilities as a painter, sculptor, musician, poet, metalworker, and orator; he taught at the abbey school and was noted for his particular adherence to obedience; he died in 915
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/28/26
    • Gospel: John 11:45-56
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for March 27, 2026
    • Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. John of Egypt; lived in the Fourth Century, and was one of the most famous early desert hermits, a noted prophet of his era; he was born in Egypt, and became a hermit at the age of 20; his hermitage had a single window opening to the public, from which he preached to vast crowds each weekend; he died in 394
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/27/26
    • Gospel: John 10:31-42
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 26, 2026
    • Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Basil the Younger; Tenth Century hermit with gifts of prophecy; living near Constantinople, he was imprisoned and tortured as a spy; miracles and prophecies won him his freedom, and he returned to his hermitage with a disciple, Gregory; there he denounced the immorality of the aristocracy, including Princess Anastasia, an activity that brought him persecution; he died in 952
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/26/26
    • Gospel: John 8:51-59
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 25, 2026
    • Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
    • Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/25/26
    • Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 24, 2026
    • Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Aldemar; Eleventh Century abbot and miracle worker; born in Capua, Italy, and became a monk at Monte Cassino; Princess Aloara built a new convent, and Aldemar became the director of the religious in the established house; his abbot reassigned him to Monte Cassino, which angered the princess; there were even attempts on Aldemar's life; he fled, and established several more religious houses; he died in 1080
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/24/26
    • Gospel: John 8:21-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 21, 2026
    • Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Enda; an Irishman, who became a monk and went on pilgrimage to Rome, where he was ordained; he returned to Ireland, built churches at Drogheda, and then secured from his brother-in-law King Oengus of Munster the island of Aran, where he built the monastery of Killeaney, from which ten other foundations on the island developed; with St. Finnian of Clonard, Enda is considered the founder of monasticism in Ireland
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/21/26
    • Gospel: John 7:40-53
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for March 20, 2026
    • Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Photina; according to Greek legend, the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well; she took to preaching the Gospel, received imprisonment, and was finally martyred at Carthage; another tradition states that Photina was put to death in Rome after converting the daughter of Emperor Nero and one hundred of her servants; she supposedly died in Rome with her sons Joseph and Victor, along with several other Christians
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/20/26
    • Gospel: John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
    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…