Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for March 9, 2026
    • Monday of the Third Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of St. Frances of Rome, 1384-1440; at the age of 12, she was arranged to marry Lorenzo Ponziani; the marriage lasted forty years and bore three children; Frances’ two daughters were killed, her husband seriously wounded, and her son nearly escaped ransom; these events led her into deep prayer and a life of service; caring for the sick and poor of the city, Frances turned part of her family estate into a hospital, and she eventually founded the Olivetan Oblates of Mary, a group of pious women not cloistered or vowed but serving the needs of their community through prayer and acts of charity; after her husband’s death, Frances moved into the monastery and became its president
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/9/26
    • Gospel: Luke 4:24-30
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 7, 2026
    • Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of Saints Perpetua and Felicity; African martyrs who became Christian catechumens; they were arrested but stayed true to their faith despite deplorable prison conditions and earnest pleas from Perpetua’s father to renounce her faith; along with three other catechumens, they were executed in the amphitheater at Carthage in 203
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/7/26
    • Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for March 6, 2026
    • Friday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Fridolin; Sixth Century Irishman, venerated as the "Apostle of the Upper Rhine"; he traveled to France and settled in Poitiers, rebuilding the monastery of St. Hilary which had been destroyed by Vandals; he then became a hermit on the Rhine, and built the abbey of Sackingen; he was known as "The Wanderer" because of his many evangelizing trips in the region; Fridolin died in 540
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/6/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 5, 2026
    • Thursday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Philip of Jesus, 1572-1597; born in Mexico City, he entered the Franciscans at Puebla but then departed the order in 1589 to journey to the Philippines as a trader; in 1590, he repented and returned to the Franciscan fold; his superiors commanded him to sail back to Mexico to be ordained a priest and, while on the way, his ship was caught in a storm and driven into the waters of Japan; landing in 1596, he was soon arrested and, with St. Peter Baptist, was put to death by crucifixion at Nagasaki in 1597
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/5/26
    • Gospel: Luke 16:19-31
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 4, 2026
    • Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of St. Casimir, 1458-1484; son of the king of Poland; he practiced the Christian virtues with special regard to chastity and kindness to the poor and was zealous in the faith, particularly in his devotion to the holy eucharist and the Virgin Mary; he died of consumption
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/4/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 20:17-28
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 3, 2026
    • Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of St. Katharine Drexel, 1858-1955; born in Pennsylvania to a family of means; after returning from a trip out west, she decided to leverage her wealth and resources to uplift the lives of Native Americans and African Americans; she is remembered for her devout prayer life, courage towards social justice and unending generosity
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/3/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:1-12
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 2, 2026
    • Monday of the Second Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Agnes of Bohemia, 1200-1282; born in Prague, educated in the Cistercian convent; she was betrothed to Emperor Frederick II of Germany, but she refused this marriage, angering Frederick; but in time, he understood her decision, remarking, "If she had left me for a mortal man, I would have taken vengeance with the sword, but I cannot take offense because in preference to me she has chosen the King of Heaven"; Agnes became a Poor Claire at the monastery of St. Savior in Prague,which she had founded; during her religious life, she was gifted by miracles; she predicted the victory of her brother Wenceslaus over the duke of Austria
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/2/26
    • Gospel: Luke 6:36-38
    52 min
  • Daybreak for February 28, 2026
    • Saturday of the First Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: Pope St. Hilary; on the death of Pope Leo the Great, Hilary was elected pope; he worked to strengthen the Church in France and Spain; he rebuilt many Roman churches and erected the chapel of St. John Lateran; Hilary consolidated the Church in Sandi, Africa, and Gaul; he died in Rome on February 28, 468
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/28/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48
    1 hr

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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…