Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for August 29, 2026
    • Saturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/26
    • Gospel: Mark 6:17-29
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 28, 2026
    • Friday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, bishop and doctor of the Church, 354-430; born in northern Africa to a Christian mother and a pagan father; spent years vascillating through Manicheism and Neoplatonism, and eventually converted to Christianity, baptized by St. Ambrose in Milan; he became a monk, and was ordained a priest in 391; four years later, he became bishop of Hippo
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 27, 2026
    • Thursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Monica, 331-387; mother of St. Augustine of Hippo; after seventeen years of prayer, her pagan husband and her son converted to Christianity; her faithful spirit is evident in Augustine's "Confessions"
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 26, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: Pope St. Zephyrinus; pope from 199 to 217; he was a Roman by birth; his reign, as successor to St. Victor I, was dominated by the troubles caused by several heretical groups and the severe persecution of the Church launched by Emperor Septimius Severus around 202; the antipope Hippolytus criticized his vacillation in dealing with the Monarchian heretics; according to tradition, Zephyrinus was martyred in 217
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 25, 2026
    • Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Louis IX, 1214-1270; became king of France at the age of 13; he defended justice and promoted peace; he organized ‘the court of the king;’ bringing regular reviews of feudal cases; he prioritized the poor; founding many hospitals and charitable organizations; he loved architecture; supporting the famous Sorbonne University and the Sainte Chappelle, the ‘Holy Chapel’ known for its architectural complexity with stained glass
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 24, 2026
    • Feast of St. Bartholomew, apostle
    • Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/26
    • Gospel: John 1:45-51
    52 min
  • Daybreak for August 21, 2026
    • Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of Pope St. Piux X, 1835-1914; at 23, he was ordained and became a chaplain; in 1875, he became episcopal chancellor of Treviso and spiritual director of the diocesan seminary; in 1884, Bishop of Mantua; and, in 1893, Patriarch of Venice; when elected pope in 1903, he chose as his motto, "To renew all things in Christ"; his papacy achieved a restructuring of the Roman Curia, revised guidelines for priestly formation, work toward a revision of the Code of Canon Law, a catechism, liturgical reforms, encouragement of frequent communion, and the establishment of the Biblical Institute in Rome; he died just before the start of World War I
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/21/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 20, 2026
    • Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153; at 23, he entered the monastery of Citeaux, and three years later was sent to found the monastery of Clairvaux; many were attracted to it, and monks were sent from it to Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Sweden, England, and Ireland to establish new Cistercian communities; Bernard was a brilliant writer, who knew the Bible extremely well; he had a great devotion to Mary
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/20/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for August 19, 2026
    • Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; ordained a priest at 24, and became a parish missionary; John founded a new community, ultimately called the Eudists—the Congregation of Jesus and Mary–devoted to the formation of the clergy by conducting diocesan seminaries; in his parish mission work, John was disturbed by the sad condition of prostitutes who sought to escape their miserable life, leading to another new religious community, called the Sisters of Charity of the Refuge
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/19/26
    • Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16
    1 hr

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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…