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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 Father’... more
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,864 episodes available.
April 24, 2025Daybreak for April 24,2025 Thursday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, 1577-1622; born in Germany; he was a practicing lawyer, traveling across Europe as a tutor to aristocrats but then started defending the poor; in 1612, he became a Franciscan Capuchin monk; his mission to Swtzerland was so successful that some Protestants believed him to be a spy for the Austrian emperor; he was stabbed to death in a church id Seewis Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/24/25 Gospel: Luke 24:35-48 ...more52minPlay
April 23, 2025Daybreak for April 23, 2025 Wednesday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. George, 280-303; a martyr who suffered at Lydda in Palestine, probably before the time of Constantine; however, the story of George’s slaying the dragon, rescuing the king’s daughter, and converting Libya is a 12th-century Italian fable; George was a favorite patron saint of crusaders Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/23/25 Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 ...more52minPlay
April 22, 2025Daybreak for April 22, 2025 Tuesday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Tarbula; Fourth-Century virgin and martyr, the sister of St. Simeon, the Persian bishop and martyr; she was a consecrated virgin, and met her own martyrdom soon after the death of her brother; accused of practicing witchcraft and of causing sickness to befall the wife of the ardently anti-Christian Persian king Shapur, she was condemned and executed by being sawed in half Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/22/25 Gospel: John 20:11-18 ...more52minPlay
April 21, 2025Daybreak for April 21, 2025 Monday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Conrad of Parzham, 1818-1894; born in Bavaria, and became a Capuchin lay brother in 1849; for more than thirty years, Conrad served as porter or doorkeeper of the shrine of Our Lady of Altotting, and he was known for his Marian devotions; he had the gift of prophecy, and of reading people's hearts; he died in Altotting Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/21/25 Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15 ...more52minPlay
April 20, 2025Daybreak for April 20, 2025 Easter Sunday of the Lord's Resurrection Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/20/25 Gospel: John 20:1-9 ...more1hPlay
April 19, 2025Daybreak for April 19, 2025 Saturday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Timon; one of the seven deacons chosen by the apostles to minister to the Nazarene community of Jerusalem; mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/19/25 Gospel: Luke 24:1-12 ...more1hPlay
April 18, 2025Daybreak for April 18, 2025 Good Friday - The observance of the Lord's Passion and Death on Calvary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/18/25 Gospel: John 18:1-19:42 ...more52minPlay
April 17, 2025Daybreak for April 17, 2025 Holy Thursday Saint of the Day: St. Robert of Chaise Dieu; 11th Century Benedictine abbot and founder, born in Auvergne, France; after becoming a priest and canon of St. Julian’s in Brioude, he founded a hospice; he then gave himself over to the spiritual direction of St. Odilo at Cluny, France; after making a pilgrimage to Rome, he was moved to give up his life at Cluny and to settle near Brioude; there he attracted followers and built the abbey of Casa Dei to house the burgeoning community of three hundred monks; St. Robert died in 1067 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/17/25 Gospel: John 13:1-15 ...more52minPlay
April 16, 2025Daybreak for April 16, 2025 Wednesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1844-1879; first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France; on February 11, 1858, she received the first of 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary; few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the Immaculate Virgin were subject to; Lourdes became one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, attracting millions of visitors Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/16/25 Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25 ...more52minPlay
April 15, 2025Daybreak for April 15, 2025 Tuesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Hunna, the "Holy washerwoman"; she was a Seventh-Century noblewoman who devoted herself to the poor of Strasbourg, France; she was the daughter of a duke and wife of Huno of Hunnaweyer; she even washed the poor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/15/25 Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,864 episodes available.