Daybreak

Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for June 8, 2024
    • Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/24
    • Gospel: Luke 2:41-51
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for June 7, 2024
    • Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
    • Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/24
    • Gospel: John 19:31-37
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 6, 2024
    • Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Optional Memorial of St. Norbert, 1080-1134; founder of the Praemonstratensians or the Norbertines; they praised God for success in converting heretics, reconciling numerous enemies, and rebuilding faith in indifferent believers; Norbert became archbishop of Magdeburg in central Germany, and continued his work for the Church until his death
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/24
    • Gospel: Mark 12:28-34
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 5, 2024
    • Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Boniface, 675-754; asked by the pope to reform the Church of Germany; on his first visit in 719, he found that paganism was a way of life; he later admitted that his work would have been unsuccessful, from a human viewpoint, without a letter of safe-conduct from Charles Martel, the powerful Frankish ruler, grandfather of Charlemagne; Boniface restored the obedience of the clergy to their bishops in union with the pope of Rome; he also established many houses of prayer which took the form of Benedictine monasteries
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/24
    • Gospel: Mark 12:18-27
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 4, 2024
    • Tuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; possibly the son of a Sixth Century Welsh king; became a monk, studied in Ireland, and then settled in Cornwall, England; made a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem, and returned to Cornwall, where he built a chapel, established a community, and then became a hermit; he attracted followers, and was known for miracles; died in 564 while visiting some of his disciples
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/24
    • Gospel: Mark 12:13-17
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 3, 2024
    • Monday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions, died 1885-1887; Charles Lwanga was a convert from Uganda; he refused the sexual demands of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and urged his fellow court pages to do likewise; imprisoned with his friends, Charles’ courage and belief in God inspired them to remain chaste and faithful; Charles was burned to death on June 3, 1886, by order of Mwanga
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/24
    • Gospel: Mark 12:1-12
    52 min
  • Daybreak for June 1, 2024
    • Saturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Memorial of St. Justin, 100-165; a student of Greek philosophy, he converted to Christianity and became the first Christian philosopher; he was also an apologist, correcting attacks and misunderstandings of Christianity; two of his "apologies" have come down to us, addressed to the Roman emperor and to the senate; because of his adherence to Christianity, he was beheaded
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1/24
    • Gospel: Mark 11:27-33
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for May 31, 2024
    • Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth
    • Friday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/31/24
    • Gospel: Luke 1:39-56
    52 min
  • Daybreak for May 30, 2024
    • Thursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time
    • Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412.1431; a pious peasant in medieval France; she believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England; she led a French army to Orleans, where they achieved a stunning victory; Joan was later captured by enemy forces, tried for witchcraft and burned at the stake at the age of 19; she is considered one of history's greatest martyrs, and the patron saint of France
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/30/24
    • Gospel: Mark 10:46-52
    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…