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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 1,868 episodes available.
April 27, 2024Daybreak for April 27, 2024 Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Zita, 1212-1272; born at Monte Sagrati, Italy; from the age of 13, worked as a servant; she was disliked by the other household staff because of her hard work and goodness, and her habit of giving food and clothing to the poor; they eventually were convinced one day when they found an angel filling in for Zita, doing baking and cleaning; also known for various miracles; patron saint of servants Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/27/24 Gospel: John 14:7-14 ...more1hPlay
April 26, 2024Daybreak for April 26, 2024 Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Cletus; the third bishop of Rome, succeeding St. Linus; he was pope from 76 to 89 A.D.; he is styled as a martyr by the Canon of the Roman mass, St. Bede, and other martyrologists; he was buried at the Vatican, near St. Linus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/26/24 Gospel: John 14:1-6 ...more52minPlay
April 25, 2024Daybreak for April 25, 2024 Feast of St. Mark Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/25/24 Gospel: Mark 16:15-20 ...more52minPlay
April 24, 2024Daybreak for April 24, 2024 Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, 1577-1622; a lawyer who left his career to become a Capuchin priest; as a Franciscan, he served the weak and needy; during a severe epidemic, he cared for and cured many soldiers; preached against Calvinists and Zwinglians in Switzerland, where he was set upon by armed men and killed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/24/24 Gospel: John 12:44-50 ...more52minPlay
April 23, 2024Daybreak for April 23, 2024 Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. George, 280-303; martyr who suffered at Lydda in Palestine, probably before the time of Constantine; the Church believes that he was willing to pay the supreme price to follow Christ--and it is enough; tales of him slaying a dragon, and such, are part of an Italian fable; favorite patron of crusaders Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/23/24 Gospel: John 10:22-30 ...more52minPlay
April 22, 2024Daybreak for April 22, 2024 Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Tarbula; Fourth Century Virgin and martyr, the sister of St. Simeon the Persian bishop and martyr; she was consecrated a virgin and met her own martyrdom soon after the death of her brother; she was accused of witchcraft, and of causing sickness to befall the wife of the ardently anti-Christian Persian king Shapur; Tarbula was condemned and executed in 345 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/22/24 Gospel: John 10:1-10 ...more52minPlay
April 21, 2024Daybreak for April 21, 2024 Fourth Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/21/24 Gospel: John 10:11-18 ...more1hPlay
April 20, 2024Daybreak Saturday for April 20, 2024 Saturday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Agnes of Montepulciano, 1268-1317; entered the monastery of Montepulciano at the age of nine; four years later, Pope Nicholas IV asked her to assist in the foundation of a new convent at Procena; at 15, she became head of the nuns there; the people of Montepulciano built a new convent to try to lure Agnes back to them; she governed there until her death; she was noted for her visions Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/20/24 Gospel: John 6:60-69 ...more1hPlay
April 19, 2024Daybreak for April 19, 2024 Friday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Alphege of Canterbury, 954-1012; became abbot of the Bath monastery, and was then consecrated bishop of Winchester, and eventually elevated to the see of Canterbury; during a Danish invasion of Canterbury, Alphege offered himself, and was consigned to a dungeon; an epidemic frightened the Danes into releasing him; Alphege healed many victims of the epidemic, but the Danes still stoned and axed him to death in Greenwich Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/19/24 Gospel: John 6:52-59 ...more52minPlay
April 18, 2024Daybreak for April 18, 2024 Thursday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Appolonius the Apologist; Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by one of his slaves; the Praetorian Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him, also putting the slave to death as an informer; Perennis and Appolonius debated, and despite Appolonius' eloquent defense, he was condemned and beheaded in 185 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/18/24 Gospel: John 6:44-51 ...more52minPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,868 episodes available.