Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for September 28, 2024
    • Saturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, 907-929; son of the duke of Bohemia, and raised by his grandmother, Ludmilla, who was murdered; Wenceslaus assumed leadership of the government, and worked toward unification within Bohemia, support of the Church, and peace-making negotiations with Germany; he was assassinated by his brother Boleslav and companions
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/28/24
    • Gospel: Luke 9:43-45
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for September 27, 2024
    • Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, 1580-1660; born in Gascony, France, and came to lead what became known as the Congregation of the Mission, or the Vincentians; he later established confraternities of charity for the spiritual and physical relief of the poor and sick of each parish; with the help of Saint Louise de Marillac, he founded the Daughters of Charity; he was a pioneer in clerical training and was instrumental in establishing seminaries; patron of all charitable societies
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/27/24
    • Gospel: Luke 9:18-22
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 26, 2024
    • Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian; Arab-born Christians who were brothers, known for their skill in medicine; they refused payment for their services; their prominence made them targets in the persecution of Diocletian; they were tortured and killed in about 283; patron saints of pharmacists
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/24
    • Gospel: Luk 9:7-9
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 25, 2024
    • Wednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; born in Parma, Italy; became a canon of Holy Cross Abbey in Mortoba; later appointed bishop of Bobbio, Italy, then to the see of Vercelli, where he served as a mediator between the pope and the emperor; in 1205, he was appointed patriarch of Jerusalem; near Albert's residence was Mount Carmel, where a group of hermits lived in separate caves; they asked Albert to provide them with a rule of life, which constituted the beginning of the Carmelite order; Albert was assassinated prior to leaving Palestine for the general Lateran council; he is the patron of the Carmelite orders
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/25/24
    • Gospel: Luke 9:1-6
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 24, 2024
    • Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked that he evangelize Bavaria; he converted Duke Theodo II, and the duke gave him land at Iuvavum where he established the Abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg Convent; Rupert also converted pagan temples into Christian churches and established the salt-mining industry from which the city takes its present name, Salzburg
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/24/24
    • Gospel: Luke 8:19-21
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 23, 2024
    • Monday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, 1887-1968; joined the Capuchins at the age of 15; in 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus; when the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side; the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned, with restrictions placed upon Padre Pio, which were soon reversed; busloads of people came to see him, and his confessional ministry soon took ten hours per day; Padre Pio died in 1968
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/23/24
    • Gospel: Luke 8:16-18
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 20, 2024
    • Friday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions, the Korean martyrs; Andrew was the first native Korean priest; he was arrested and beheaded while trying to arrange water passage for more missionaries; Paul was a lay apostle and married man, also died in 1839 at age 45; along with Andrew and Paul, 98 other Koreans and three French missionaries who were martyred between 1839 and 1867 were canonized by Pope John Paul II
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/20/24
    • Gospel: Luke 8:1-3
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 19, 2024
    • Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Januarius; martyred in Diocletian's persecution of 305; he was thrown to the bears in the amphitheatre, along with his companions, but the bears failed to attack, so they were beheaded; Januarius' blood was taken to Naples, where it liquifies 18 times per year, eluding any natural explanation
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/19/24
    • Gospel: Luke 7:36-50
    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…