Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for September 18, 2026
    • Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Ludmilla of Bohemia, 860-921; daughter of a Slavic prince, she married Duke Borivoy of Bohemia, whom she followed into the Church; on the death of Borivoy, his sons Spytihinev and Ratislav, the latter of whom had married Drahomira, succeeded him, and Ludmila brought up the Ratislav's son Wenceslaus; on the death of Ratislav, Drahomira became regent, kept Wenceslaus from Ludmilla and reportedly caused her to be strangled
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/18/26
    • Gospel: Luke 8:1-3
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 17, 2026
    • Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; born in Tuscany, entered the Society of Jesus at 18, and studied philosophy and theology; in 1597, Clement VIII made him Examiner of Bishops and Consultor of the Holy Office as well as his personal theologian; he was appointed Archbishop of Capua and was involved in the controversy over Galileo’s teaching that the earth was not the center of the universe; he advocated for continuing education for adults, religious and secular
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/17/26
    • Gospel: Luke 7:36-50
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 16, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius became pope in 251; he fought against the Novatian schismatics and with the help of Cyprian was able to enforce his authority; he was driven into exile by the Emperor Gallus, and died in 253; Cyprian was born of pagan parents in Carthage in 210; he was converted, ordained, and subsequently made bishop of that city in the year 249; he guided the Church through difficult times; in the persecution of Valerian, he was exiled, and then martyred in 258
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/16/26
    • Gospel: Luke 7:31-35
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 12, 2026
    • Saturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary; a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; both have the possibility of uniting people easily divided on other matters
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/26
    • Gospel: Luke 6:43-49
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for September 11, 2026
    • Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Patiens; a Fifth Century bishop of Lyons, Gaul; he was known for his immense efforts at charitable work; he was also a dedicated enemy of Arianism; he died in 491
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/26
    • Gospel: Luke 6:39-42
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 10, 2026
    • Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Francis de Morales; Seventeenth Century Dominican martyr of Japan; a native of Madrid, Spain, he served in the Dominican mission in Satsuma, Japan, for two decades; in 1608, he went to Fushima and in 1614 to Nagasaki; he was burned alive in 1622 with Blessed Charles Spinola and companions
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/26
    • Gospel: Luek 6:27-38
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 9, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1580-1654; studied arts and letters at the University of Barcelona; followed the call to the missions, and in 1616 he was ordained to the priesthood in the Mission of Colombia; there, he carried on an apostolate among the black slaves, vowing to be “the slave of the blacks for ever”; his strength exhausted, he died at Cartagena in Colombia in 1654
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/26
    • Gospel: Luke 6:20-26
    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…