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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 1,961 episodes available.
January 30, 2024Daybreak for January 30, 2024 Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bathildis, 626-680; born in England, where she was enslaved and taken to the Frankish kingdom; she became a trusted member of King Clovis Il's court and married him in 649; when Clovis died in 657, Bathildis served as regent for their son, Clotaire III; she had founded a Benedictine convent at Chelles, as well as St. Denis Monastery and Corbie; when Clotaire III assumed the throne, Bathildis retired to Chelles, where she died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/30/24 Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 ...more52minPlay
January 29, 2024Daybreak for January 29, 2024 Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Dallan; Sixth Century kinsman of St. Edan of Ferns; born in Connaught and a great scholar who, through his application to study, became blind; wrote a poem honoring St. Columba, and when it was published after Columba's death, Dallan regained his sight; Dallan was murdered by pirates at Triscoel in 598 A.D.; his head was thrown into the sea, but was miraculously recovered and reunited with his body Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/29/24 Gospel: Mark 5:1-20 ...more52minPlay
January 28, 2024Daybreak for January 28, 2024 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/28/24 Gospel: Mark 1:21-28 ...more1hPlay
January 27, 2024Daybreak for January 27, 2024 Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, 1474-1540; born in Italy; in a visionary experience, she felt called to found a "company" of women; at age 60, Angela and 12 other women began the Company of St. Ursula, constituting a new way of life--single women consecrated to Christ and living in the world rather than in a monastery, what today is called a "Secular Institute"; Angela died in Brescia, Italy, in 1540; in the early 1600s, Companies that had expanded into France were re-organized into the religious Order of St. Ursula, to teach girls Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/27/24 Gospel: Mark 4:35-41 ...more1hPlay
January 26, 2024Daybreak for January 26, 2024 Friday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Timothy and Titus; Timothy was a convert of Paul around 47 A.D., and later joined him in his apostolic work; one of Paul's most trusted friends; Titus is seen as a peacemaker, administrator, great friend; Paul’s second letter to Corinth affords an insight into the depth of his friendship with Titus, and the great fellowship they had in preaching the gospel Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/26/24 Gospel: Mark 4:26-34 ...more52minPlay
January 25, 2024Daybreak for January 25, 2024 Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, apostle Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/25/24 Gospel: Mark 16:15-18 ...more52minPlay
January 24, 2024Daybreak for January 24, 2024 Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, 1567-1622; studied for law, but was ordained a priest and elected provost of the Diocese of Geneva, then a center for the Calvinists, whom Francis attempted--with considerable success--to convert; he preached and distributed little pamphlets explaining true Catholic doctrine; he became bishop of Geneva at 35, still preaching, hearing confessions, and catechizing children; wrote "Introduction to the Devout Life" and "A Treatise on the Love of God"; assisted St. Jane Frances de Chantal in establishing the Sisters of the Visitation Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/24/24 Gospel: Mark 4:1-20 ...more52minPlay
January 23, 2024Daybreak for January 23, 2024 Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Marianne Cope, 1838-1918; born in Germany, came to the United States two years later with her family, and settled in Utica, New York; she worked in a factory until 1862, and then joined the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis in Syracuse, New York; in 1883, Mother Marianne and six other sisters left for Hawaii where they took charge of the Kakaako Receiving Station outside Honolulu; on the island of Maui they also opened a hospital and a school for girls; in 1888, she and two sisters went to Molokai and opened a home for women and girls; she took charge of the home that Saint Damien de Veuster had established for men and boys; she changed life on Molokai by introducing cleanliness, pride, and fun to the colony Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/23/24 Gospel: Mark 3:31-35 ...more52minPlay
January 22, 2024Daybreak for January 22, 2024 Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Day of Prayer for Legal Protection of the Unborn Saint of the Day: St. Vincent Saragossa; protomartyr of Spain, a deacon of the Third Century; Vincent and his bishop, Valerius, were apprehended during a persecution; Valerius was banished, but Vincent was tortured to death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/22/24 Gospel: Mark 3:22-30 ...more52minPlay
January 21, 2024Daybreak for January 21, 2024 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/21/24 Gospel: Mark 1:14-20 ...more1hPlay
FAQs about Daybreak:How many episodes does Daybreak have?The podcast currently has 1,961 episodes available.