Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for May 9, 2025
    • Friday of the Third Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Beatus of Lungern; monk and hermit, the apostle of Switzerland; baptized in England by St. Barnabas, ordained by St. Peter, he went to Switzerland; he lived and died on Mount Beatenburg above Lake Thun
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/9/25
    • Gospel: John 6:52-59
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 8, 2025
    • Thursday of the Third Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Desideratus; brother of Desiderius and Deodatus; as courtier in the court of King Clotaire, he fought heresy and simony; in 541, he became bishop of Bourges; he attended several councils that condemned Nestorianism and Eutychianism; Desideratus was reputed to have performed miracles and was known for his peace making abilities; he died in 550
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/8/25
    • Gospel: John 6:44-51
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 7, 2025
    • Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. John of Beverly; became a monk at Whitby, and was then named bishop of Hexham in 687; he was transferred to York in 705 as metropolitan; John was known for his holiness, his preference for the contemplative life, and his miracles, many of which are recounted in Bede's Ecclesiastical History, the author of which he had ordained; he retired to Beverly Abbey, which he had founded, in 717, and remained there until his death in 721
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/7/25
    • Gospel: John 6:35-40
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 6, 2025
    • Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; became a Benedictine in Brescia in 717, and was asked by Pope St. Gregory to visit the ruins of Monte Cassino, which had been damaged by the Lombards in 580; Petronax visited St. Benedict's tomb, and then gathered the hermits who occupied the old abbey, and began to rebuild; he was elected abbot, and ruled Monte Cassino for three decades; Petronax is often called the "second founder of Monte Cassino"
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/6/25
    • Gospel: John 6:30-35
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 5, 2025
    • Monday of the Third Week of Easter
    • Saint of the Day: St. Hilary of Arles, 400-449; born in Lorraine, and joined Honoratus at Lerins Abbey; Honoroatus became bishop of Arles, and when he died in 429, Hilary succeeded him; Hilary was known for his austerities, his aid to the poor, and for ransoming captives; two disagreements with Pope Leo the Great ended in reconciliation; Hilary's sanctity brought him great veneration
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/5/25
    • Gospel: John 6:22-29
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 3, 2025
    • Feast of Saints Philip and James, apostles
    • Saturday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/3/25
    • Gospel: John 14:6-14
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for May 2, 2025
    • Friday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Memorial of St. Athanasius, 296-373; became a theological advisor to the Council of Nicaea while still in his late 20's; an ardent opponent of Arianism and defender of the divinity of the Son of Man; wrote many works on the Incarnation and the Trinity as well as The Life of Anthony, which helped define and foster both monastic living and the writing of saints’ lives
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/2/25
    • Gospel: John 6:1-15
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 1, 2025
    • Thursday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Optional Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker; instituted by Pope Pius XII in 1955 to foster devotion to St. Joseph, and in response to the celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/1/25
    • Gospel: John 3:31-36
    52 min
  • Daybreak for April 30, 2025
    • Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter
    • Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; as pope, he had the task of implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent; he ordered the founding of seminaries, published a new missal. a new breviary, and a new catechism, and established the Confraternity of Christian doctrine classes for the young; he continued to wear his Dominican habit, which led to the custom of the pope wearing a white cassock
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/30/25
    • Gospel: John 3:16-21
    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…