Daybreak

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Daybreak episodes

  • Daybreak for March 28, 2024
    • Holy Thursday
    • Saint of the Day: St. Venturino of Bergamo, 1304-1346; Dominican who became a brilliant preacher; in 1335, he announced his intention to make a pilgrimage to Rome; Pope Benedict XII feared that Venturino would try to crown himself pope, and forbade the pilgrimage, as did the Dominicans; Venturino was unaware of the bans, and made his way to Rome, and then to Avignon, where he was arrested and imprisoned until 1343; helped to organize a crusade against the Turks, who were then menacing Europe
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/28/24
    • Gospel: John 13:1-15
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 27, 2024
    • Wednesday of Holy Week
    • Saint of the Day: St. Rupert, 660-717; born to a noble Frankish family; appointed bishop of Worms, Germany; he took over the deserted town of luvavum about 697, which was renamed Salzburg, Austria, and founded a church, a monastery, and a school; brought in groups of missionaries; and established a nunnery at Nonnberg; died at Salzburg; venerated as the apostle to Bavaria and Austria
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/27/24
    • Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 26, 2024
    • Tuesday of Holy Week
    • Saint of the Day: St. Margaret Clitherow, 1555-1586; born in Middleton, England; married John Clitherow, and entered the Catholic Church; she harbored fugitive priests, for which she was arrested; she was condemned to be pressed to death
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/26/24
    • Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 25, 2024
    • Monday of Holy Week
    • Saint of the Day: St. Dismas, the "good thief"; a pious, unsubstantiated legend has Dismas and his partner, Gestas, robbing the Holy Family on their way to Egypt; but Dismas buys off Gestas so that they will not be harmed; and Jesus prophesies that the two will be crucified with him in Jerusalem, but that Dismas will accompany him to paradise
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/25/24
    • Gospel: John 12:1-11
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 23, 2024
    • Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Commemoration of St. Turbius de Mongrovejo, 1538-1606; born in Mayorga, Spain; became a lawyer, and, eventually chief-judge of the court of the inquisition at Granada; appointed archbishop of Lima, Peru, in 1580; following ordination and consecration, he arrived in Peru in 1581; he aided the poor and defended the rights of Indians suffering under Spanish occupation; he founded schools, churches, hospitals, and the first seminary in the New World; he also mastered several Indian dialects
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/23/24
    • Gospel: John 11:45-56
    1 hr
  • Daybreak for March 22, 2024
    • Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Nicholas Owen, 1550-1606; born in Oxford, England; became a carpenter, and built hiding places for Jesuit priests; became a Jesuit lay brother, and was arrested in 1594, and tortured, but refused to reveal the names of Catholic colleagues; ransomed by a wealthy Catholic; arrested again in 1606, and tortured to death; one of the 40 martyrs of England and Wales
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/22/24
    • Gospel: John 10:31-42
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 21, 2024
    • Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Nicholas of Flue, 1417-1487; born in Switzerland; married and had ten children by his wife; after serving in various civic posts, with the consent of his wife and family, he embraced the life of a hermit; he is reputed to have survived solely on the Holy Eucharist for the final 19 years of his life; known for his holiness and wisdom, he was regularly visited by civic leaders, powerful personages, and simple men and women with a variety of needs; affectionately known as "Bruder Klaus"; patron saint of Switzerland
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/21/24
    • Gospel: John 8:51-59
    52 min
  • Daybreak for March 20, 2024
    • Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
    • Saint of the Day: St. Cuthbert, 634-687; became a monk at Melrose Abbey, and did missionary work; became prior of Lindisfarn, and then received permission to live as a hermit; elected bishop of Hexham in 685, and swapped sees with St. Eata to become bishop of Lindisfarn; spent the last two years of his life caring for the sick of the plague that decimated his diocese, working numerous miracles of healing, and gifted with the ability to prophesy; died at Linisfarn
    • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/20/24
    • Gospel: John 8:31-42
    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…