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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.
August 01, 2024Daybreak for August 1, 2024 Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, 1696-1787; born near Naples, graduated in law at the age of 16; entered the ecclesiastical state, and was ordained a priest in 1726; in 1732, he discerned a call from God to found the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer--also known as the Redemptorists--to labor for the salvation of the most abandoned souls; appointed bishop of St. Agatha in 1756, and retired to his convent in 1775, where he died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/1/24 Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53 ...more52minPlay
July 31, 2024Daybreak for July 31, 2024 Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556; he sought a mililtary career, but after an injury which required a long convalescence, he read a Life of Christ and lives of the saints, and began his conversion; in 1534, he and six others began the Society of Jesus, with the approval of Pope Paul III; Ignatius centered his spiritual life on the essential foundations of Christianity—the Trinity, Christ, the Eucharist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/31/24 Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46 ...more52minPlay
July 30, 2024Daybreak for July 30, 2024 Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, 380-450; bishop and doctor of the church; called "Chrysologus," or "golden-worded," because of his oratorical excellence; appointed bishop of Ravenna in 433, and got rid of the last vestiges of paganism among his people; he also counseled the heretic, Eutyches, in order to prevent division, but warned him of the consequences of opposing the pope; Peter died at Imola, Italy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/30/23 Gospel: Matthew 13:36-43 ...more52minPlay
July 29, 2024Daybreak for July 29, 2024 Monday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus; close friends of Jesus; Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, and Martha made a profound statement of faith Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/29/24 Gospel: John 11:19-27 ...more52minPlay
July 28, 2024Daybreak for July 28, 2024 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/28/24 Gospel: John 6:1-15 ...more1hPlay
July 27, 2024Daybreak for July 27, 2024 Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Saints Natalie and Aurelius; Aurelius was the son of a Moor, and orphaned as a child, secretly raised a Christian by his aunt during the Moorish persecution of Christians; he married a half-Moorish woman, Sabigotho, who took the name Natalie when she converted to Christianity; they were both beheaded in 852 for practicing their faith openly, together with George, a monk from Jerusalem whom Aurelius had befriended Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/27/24 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30 ...more1hPlay
July 26, 2024Daybreak for July 26, 2024 Friday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/26/24 Gospel: Matthew 13:18-23 ...more52minPlay
July 25, 2024Daybreak for July 25, 2024 Feast of St. James, apostle; died 44 A.D. Thursday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/25/24 Gospel: Matthew 20:20-28 ...more52minPlay
July 24, 2024Daybreak for July 24, 2024 Wednesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel Makhlouf, 1828-1898; joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon, at the age of 23; lived as a hermit from 1875 until his death; with a reputation for holiness, people sought him to receive a blessing and to be remembered in his prayers; he followed a strict fast and was very devoted to the Blessed Sacrament; he occasionally administered the sacraments to nearby villages; died late afternoon, Christmas eve, 1898 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/24/24 Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9 ...more52minPlay
July 23, 2024Daybreak for July 23, 2024 Tuesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Bridget of Sweden, 1303-1373; married to the Swedish king, Magnus II, mother of eight children, including St. Catherine of Sweden; Magnus gave Bridget land and buildings to found a monastery for men and women, an order which was eventually known as the Bridgetines; in 1350, Bridget made a pilgrimage to Rome, never to return to Sweden; her pilgrimage to the Holy Land was marred by shipwreck and the death of her son, Charles, and eventually led to her own death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/23/24 Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,953 episodes available.