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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 1,953 episodes available.
September 12, 2024Daybreak for September 12, 2024 Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/24 Gospel: Luke 6:27-38 ...more52minPlay
September 11, 2024Daybreak for September 11, 2024 Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Paphnutius; spent several years in the desert under the direction of St. Anthony, then became bishop in the Upper Thebaid; lost his right eye, was hamstrung in one leg, and was sent to work in the mines under Emperor Maximinus; after restoration of peace, Paphnutius returned to his flock; zealous in defending the Catholic faith against the Arian heresy; known for his holiness; he was an outstanding figure of the first General Council of the Church, held at Nicaea in the year 325 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/24 Gospel: Luke 6:20-26 ...more52minPlay
September 10, 2024Daybreak for September 10, 2024 Tuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Peter Martinez; lived in the Tenth Century; he was a leader of the Spanish Reconquista, a centuries-long series of battles by Christian states to expel the Muslims (Moors), who from the 8th century ruled most of the Iberian Peninsula; born in Galicia, Spain, he became a Benedictine in about 950; he was appointed abbot of St. Martin of Antealares at Compostela, and he was named archbishop of that see about 986; he is traditionally credited as one of the composers of the Salve Regina Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/24 Gospel: Luke 6:12-19 ...more52minPlay
September 09, 2024Daybreak for September 9, 2024 Monday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1581-1654; a native of Spain, sailed to the New World in 1610 to be a missionary; settled at Cartegena, a center of slave trade; as soon as a slave ship entered port, he went to the hold and gave the exhausted passengers medicines, food, bread, brandy, lemons, and tobacco; with the help of an interpreter, he gave basic instructions, and assured them of their human dignity and God's love; he instructed and baptized an estimated 300,000 slaves in 40 years; following an illness, he died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/24 Gospel: Luke 6:6-11 ...more52minPlay
September 08, 2024Daybreak for September 8, 2024 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/24 Gospel: Mark 7:31-37 ...more1hPlay
September 07, 2024Daybreak for September 7, 2024 Saturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Cloud, 522-560; grandson of Clovis, king of the Franks; his uncle attempted to assassinate him, but he escaped to Provence, where he put himself under the discipline of St. Severinus; Cloud untiringly instructed the people of the neighboring country, and died at the age of 36 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/7/24 Gospel: Luke 6:1-5 ...more1hPlay
September 06, 2024Daybreak for September 6, 2024 Friday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Eleutherius; lived in the Sixth Century, became abbot of St. Mark's, near Spoleto, and was favored by God with miracles; he once prayed with St. Gregory the Great for his health, and St. Gregory found himself able to participate in the Easter-eve fast; he was reputed to have brought a dead man back to life; he died in St. Andrew's monastery in Rome about the year 585 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/6/24 Gospel: Luke 5:33-39 ...more52minPlay
September 05, 2024Daybreak for September 5, 2024 Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Teresa of Calcutta, 1910-1997; born of Albanian parents; joined the Loreto Sisters of Dublin at age 18; in 1946, she discerned a "call within a call"--to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them; volunteers who helped her became the core of the Missionaries of Charity; for the next four decades, Mother Teresa worked tirelessly on behalf of the poor; she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/5/24 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 ...more52minPlay
September 04, 2024Daybreak for September 4, 2024 Wednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rosalia; left her home, and took up abode in a cave "for love of my Lord Jesus Christ"; she practiced great mortifications and lived in constant communion with God; she died alone in 1160; her body was discovered several centuries later, in 1625 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/4/24 Gospel: Luke 4: 38-44 ...more52minPlay
September 03, 2024Daybreak for September 3, 2024 Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, 540-604; left his position as prefect of Rome, and became a Benedictine monk in his home; ordained a priest, and served as one of the pope's seven deacons; also served as papal representative in Constantinople; elected pope at the age of 50; he removed unworthy priests from office, forbade taking money for many services, emptied the papal treasury to ransom prisoners of the Lombards and to care for persecuted Jews and the victims of plague and famine; known for his reform of the liturgy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/3/24 Gospel: Luke 4:31-37 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,953 episodes available.