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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for September 18, 2024
    • Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Joseph of Cupertino, 1603-1663; born in the kingdom of Naples; joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual; after his ordination to the holy priesthood, he gave himself up entirely to a life of devotion to the Lord and his church; grew so in love with God, that 70 times people saw him levitating in prayer and while celebrating mass; often went into ecstasy, and would be caught up in talking with God; helped many people in the confessional
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/18/24
    • Gospel: Luke 7:31-35
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 17, 2024
    • Tuesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; ordained in 1570, and made a cardinal by Pope Clement VIII, saying that “he had not his equal for learning”; became the pope's theologian, and prepared two catechisms; had to deliver a message from the Holy Office to his friend, Galileo, admonishing him not to present theories as proven fact
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/17/24
    • Gospel: Luke 7:11-17
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 16, 2024
    • Monday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius greatest concern during his two years as pope involved the Sacrament of Penance and the readmission of Christians who had denied their faith during persecution; he held a synod at Rome in 251 and ordered the “relapsed” to be restored to the Church with the usual “medicines of repentance”; his friendship with Cyprian was strained for a time when one of Cyprian’s rivals made accusations about him, but the problem was cleared up; Cornelius died in 253 as a result of the hardships of his exile in what is now Civitavecchia
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/16/24
    • Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
    52 min
  • Daybreak for September 13, 2024
    • Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor of the church, 349-407; after a dozen years as a priest in Syria, he became archbishop of Contantinople under the cloud of imperial politics; but his zeal led him to decisive action--bishops who bribed their way into office were deposed, and he called for concrete steps to share wealth with the poor; he was accused of gluttony, and there was much gossip about his spiritual direction of the rich widow Olympia; the archbishop of Alexandria and the empress became concerned about John's influence, and he was ultimately exiled, where he died
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/13/24
    • Gospel: Luke 6:39-42
    52 min
  • Daybreak 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
    52 min
  • Daybreak 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
    52 min
  • Daybreak 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
    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…