Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for February 6, 2026
    • Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Paul Miki and companions, the Japanese martyrs; in 1587, Japan issued an edict of persecution against Christians; St. Paul Miki and his companions were arrested and martyred on the hill of Nagasaki in 1597
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/6/26
    • Gospel: Mark 6:14-29
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for February 5, 2026
    • Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Agatha, 231-251; an early Christian martyr from Catania, Sicily; she pledged her virginity to Christ and after refusing to compromise was killed; by the 5th century, she was highly venerated for her purity and goodness; patron saint of breast ailments
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/5/26
    • Gospel: Mark 6:7-13
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for February 4, 2026
    • Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Andrew Corsini, 1302-1374; born to a powerful family in Florence; lived a wild youth, but was converted by his mother and became a Carmelite; after his studies, he returned to his birthplace and became known as a prophet and miracle worker; he was named bishop of Fiesole in 1349; he was sent by Pope Urban V to Bologna to settle disputes between the nobles and commoners, a mission he performed well.; Andrew died in Fiesole in 1373.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/4/26
    • Gospel: Mark 6:1-6
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for February 3, 2026
    • Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Blaise; a good bishop of Sebastea, Armenia, but was forced to flee to the back country due to persecution; he lived as a hermit, and made friends with wild animals; when hunters hauled Blaise off to prison, a mother came with her young son who had a fish bone lodged in his throat; at Blaise’s command the child was able to cough up the bone. Blaise was martyred in 316 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/3/26
    • Gospel: Mark 5:21-43
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for February 2, 2026
    • Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
    • Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 2/2/26
    • Gospel: Luke 2:22-40
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 31, 2026
    • Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. John Bosco, 1815-1888; studied theology at Turin; after ordination, he served the dislocated people from the countryside who found themselves in the midst of urbanization; in 1854, he founded the Salesian order, focused on creating solutions for displaced youth; he developed vocational training programs and schools; he also collaborated in the founding of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/31/26
    • Gospel: Mark 4:35-41
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for January 30, 2026
    • Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Bathildis, 626-680; born in England; she was enslaved, and taken to Neustria, a part of the Frankish kingdom; in time, she became a trusted member of the court of King Clovis II, and married him in 649; she bore him three sons, all of whom became kings; when Clovis died in 657, Bathildis served as regent for Clotaire III; she had founded a Benedictine convent at Chelles, as well as St. Denis Monastery and Corbie; when Clotaire III assumed the throne, Bathildis retired to Chelles, where she died
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/30/26
    • Gospel: Mark 4:26-34
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 29, 2026
    • Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Dallan; Dallan Forgaill was a Sixth Century kinsman of St. Edan of Ferns, born in Connaught, and a great scholar; through his application to study, he became blind; he wrote a poem in honor of St. Columba, which was only published after Columba's death; legend has it that, upon its publication, Dallan's sight was restored to him; Dallan was murdered by pirates in 598, and his head thrown into the sea; it was recovered, and miraculously reunited with his body
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/29/26
    • Gospel: Mark 4:21-25
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 28, 2026
    • Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274; the "Angelic Doctor"; born in Aquino, Italy, became a Dominican, and studied under St. Albert the Great; he wrote the Summa theologiae and much of the liturgy for the feast of Corpus Christi; he is considered one of the greatest minds of the Church
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/28/26
    • Gospel: Mark 4:1-20
    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…