Daybreak

By Relevant Radio

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

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July 27, 2023Daybreak for July 27, 2023
Thursday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time

Saint of the Day: St. Titus Brandsma, 1881-1942; Dutch Carmelite priest, known for his intellect and scholarship; he was singled out as an enemy of the Nazis, because he fought the spread of Nazism in Europe; he was sent to various concentration camps, where he demonstrated charity and concern; he was martyred at Dachau

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/27/23

Gospel: Matthew 13:10-17
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52min
July 26, 2023Daybreak for July 26, 2023
Wednesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time

Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; no "hard facts" are available about them; even their names come from a legendary source written more than a century after the Passion; but much can be inferred about their heroism and holiness simply by looking at the Blessed Virgin herself

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/26/23

Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9
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52min
July 24, 2023Daybreak for July 24, 2023
Monday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time

Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel Makhlouf, 1828-1898; raised by an uncle; at 23, he joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon; Sharbel lived as a hermit from 1875 until his death; his reputation for holiness prompted people to seek him to receive a blessing and to be remembered in his prayers; assisted in administering sacraments at neighboring parishes, as needed; died the afternoon of Christmas Eve

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/24/23

Gospel: Matthew 12:38-42
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52min
July 23, 2023Daybreak for July 23, 2023
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/23/23

Gospel: Matthew 13:24-43
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1h
July 22, 2023Daybreak for July 22, 2023
Feast of St. Mary Magdalene, the "apostle to the apostles"

Saturday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/22/23

Gospel: John 20:1-2, 11-18
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1h
July 21, 2023Daybreak for July 21, 2023
Friday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time

Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1619; born in Brindisi, in the kingdom of Naples; joined the Capuchins at 16, and became definitor general for the order in 1596; helped raise an army among the Germans to fight against the Turks, and served as chaplain; elected vicar general of the Capuchins in 1602, but refused re-election; as papal nuncio in Bavaria, he resolved several royal disputes; retired, but was recalled to go to Spain to intercede with King Philip; the trip exhausted him, and he died a few days after his meeting with the king

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/21/23

Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8
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52min
July 20, 2023Daybreak for July 20, 2023
Thursday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time

Saint of the Day: St. Apollinaris; sent by St. Peter to be the first bishop of Ravenna; pagans beat him and drove him from the city; he returned, and was exiled, three more times; on his fourth return, he died from wounds received in a savage beating at Classis, a suburb of Ravenna, about 79 A.D.

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/20/23

Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30
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52min
July 19, 2023Daybreak for July 19, 2023
Wednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time

Saint of the Day: St. Arsenius the Great, 354-450; served as tutor to the children of Emperor Theodosius I; became a monk in Alexandria, Egypt, studying with St. John the Dwarf; in 434, he went to the rock of Troe, then to Memphis, Egypt, and to the island of Canopus, near Alexandria; he died at Troe

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/19/23

Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27
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52min
July 18, 2023Daybreak for July 18, 2023
Tuesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time

Optional Memorial of St. Camillus de Lellis, 1550-1614; overcame a life of gambling, and was moved the preaching of a Capuchin friar; tried twice to enter the Capuchins, but was unsuccessful, because of a sore on his leg; studied for priesthood, and was ordained at 34, and then started his own congregation which care for the sick; at his final illness, he left his bed to see if other patients needed help

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/18/23

Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24
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52min
July 17, 2023Daybreak for July 17, 2023
Monday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time

Saints of the Day: Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne; Discalced Carmelite nuns who were caught up in the French Revolution, and sentenced to death in 1794; they went to the guillotine singing the "Salve Regina"

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/17/23

Gospel: Matthew 10:34-11:1
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52min

FAQs about Daybreak:

How many episodes does Daybreak have?

The podcast currently has 1,868 episodes available.