Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for January 17, 2026
    • Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Anthony, the Abbot, 251-356; born in Egypt, and felt called to give away all his possessions, follow Christ, and become a hermit; his spirituality attracted many followers; during the Arian controversy, St. Anthony supported the Nicene party and became friends with St. Athanasius, who would later write The Way of St. Antony
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/17/26
    • Gospel: Mark 2:13-17
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for January 16, 2026
    • Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Sulpicius, 576-646; the son of wealthy parents; he renounced the idea of marriage and devoted himself to good works, especially caring for the poor; when he became Bishop of Bourges in 624, he fought for the rights of his people against King Dagobert's minister, Lullo; known for austerity and holliness; he is reported to have converted all the inhabitants of Bourges to Christianity with his holiness and charity; resigned his bishopric late in life to devote himself to the poor
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/16/26
    • Gospel: Mark 2:1-12
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 15, 2026
    • Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Arnold Jansen, 1837-1909; born in Germany, ordained in 1861, and served as a parish priest; in 1875 he founded the Society of the Divine Word, to provide priests and lay brothers for the missions; he also founded the Servant Sisters of the Holy Ghost for the missions in 1889
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/15/26
    • Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 14, 2026
    • Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: Grandmother of Sts. Basil and Gregory of Nyssa; she was trained in the faith by St. Gregory Thaumaturgis; during the persecution instituted by Emperor Diocletian, Macrina and her husband had to flee Neocaesarea, in Pontus; they lived on the shores of the Black Sea, and Macrina died in about 340 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/14/26
    • Gospel: Mark 1:29-39
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 13, 2026
    • Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Hilary of Poitiers, 315-368; as bishop of Poitiers, France, he battled Arianism, which denied the divinity of Christ; the emperor ordered all bishops of the west to sign a condemnation of Athanasius--the great defender of the faith in the east--but Hilary refused, and was exiled to Phrygia; he attempted a debate with the heretical bishop who had exiled him, but he was, instead, sent home, where his people welcomed him
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/13/26
    • Gospel: Mark 1:21-28
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 12, 2026
    • Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. John of Ravenna, 477-494; Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, who saved his people from the fury of Attila the Hun; served as bishop from 452 to 494; also faced the Ostrogoths, under King Theodoric the Great, who invaded the region and became the chief political power in the years following the final deposition of the Roman emperors in the West in 476
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/26
    • Gospel: Mark 1:14-20
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 10, 2026
    • Saturday after Epiphany
    • Saint of the Day: St. Gregory of Nyssa, 335-394; part of a family which gave many years of service and five saints to the Church; he became bishop of Nyssa in 371; during a trip to Jerusalem, he was forced to defend his Christology, although he was then and is now well-known for his Trinitarian theology; in 394, he attended a synod in Constantinople and is thought to have died shortly after that when mention of him in church records ceases
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/10/26
    • Gospel: John 3:22-30
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for January 9, 2026
    • Friday after Epiphany
    • Saint of the Day: St. Marciana of Mauretania; virgin martyr of Mauretania, was ac­cused of vandalizing a statue of the goddess Diana; after torments, Marciana was gored by a bull and mauled by a leopard in the amphitheater of Caesarea, also in Mauretania, in 303 A.D.; she is invoked to cure wounds
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/9/26
    • Gospel: Luke 5:12-16
    52 min
  • Daybreak for January 8, 2026
    • Thursday after Epiphany
    • Saint of the Day: St. Severinus of Noricum; Fifth Century monk, hermit, and founder; evangelized the region of Noricum (part of modern day Austria), establishing a number of monasteries along the Danube River; he gave aid and comfort to the many refugees and victims of the invasion of the region by Attila and the Huns; he was known for his preaching and prophecies; Severinus died in 482 A.D.
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/8/26
    • Gospel: Luke 4:14-22
    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…