Daybreak
1,849 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsDaybreak™ 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’s teachings, writing of the saints, and more.
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Daybreak for January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Conversion of St. Paul Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/25/23 Gospel: Mark 16:15-18
Daybreak for January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, 1567-1622; studied law at Padua, and later was ordained and elected provost of the Diocese of Geneva, then a center for the Calvinists, whom he worked to convert; became bishop of Geneva at 35; wrote "Introduction to the Devout Life" and "A Treatise on the Love of God"; worked with St. Jane Frances de Chantal to establish the Sisters of the Visitation Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/24/23 Gospel: Mar...
Daybreak for January 23, 2023
January 23, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Marianne Cope; as provincial of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Syracuse, New York, she led a team to Hawaii to run the receiving station for those suspected of having leprosy; opened a hospital and school for girls on the island of Maui; opened a home for "unprotected women and girls" on Molokai, where she also took charge of the home that St. Damien de Veuster had established for boys Day of prayer for the ...
Daybreak for January 22, 2023
January 22, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThird Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/22/23 Gospel: Matthew 4:12-23
Daybreak for January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Agnes; lived in the Third Century; legend has it that she was a beautiful young woman, desired by many men; one whom she refused reported to authorities as a Christian; she was arrested and confined to a house of prostitution; one man who looked at her lustfully was blinded, but regained his sight as a result of her prayer; she was condemned and executed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/21/23 Gospel: Mark 3:20-21
Daybreak for January 20, 2023
January 20, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Fabian, 200-250; a Roman layman who came into the city as the next pope was about to be elected, when a dove rested on his head, and he was selected unanimously; led the Church for 14 years, and died a martyr's death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/20/23 Gospel: Mark 3:13-19
Daybreak for January 19, 2023
January 19, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Henry of Sweden; Englishman residing at Rom; named bishop of Uppsala, Sweden, in 1152; journey with King Eric to Finland, where a battle erupted, and was won by the Swedes; Henry remained to baptize and evangelize; slain by a convicted murderer whom he had excommunicated Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/19/23 Gospel: Mark 3:7-12
Daybreak for January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Margaret of Hungary, 1242-1272; a princess, entered the Dominican novitiate at the age of 12; objected to any special treatment, and went out of her way to perform the most menial tasks, and serve the poor and sick Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/18/23 Gospel: Mark 3:1-6
Daybreak for January 17, 2023
January 17, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Anthony of Egypt, 251-356; gave his large inheritance to the poor at the age of 20, and spent most of his life in solitude; at 54, he founded a sort of monastery with scattered cells; at 60, he hoped to be a martyr in the Roman persecution; at 88, he fought the Arian heresy; died in solitude at age 105 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/17/23 Gospel: Mark 2:23-28
Daybreak for January 16, 2023
January 16, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Fursey; 7th Century Irish monastic founder; founded Rathmat Abbey; in 630, he went to East Anglia, where he founded a monastery near Ugremouth; later, he went to France to build a monastery near Paris; St. Bede and other wrote about his intense ecstasies; died 650 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/16/23 Gospel: Mark 2:18-22
Daybreak for January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSecond Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/15/23 Gospel: John 1:29-34
Daybreak for January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Felix of Nola; third century heir to an estate in Italy, who donated it to the poor; ordained by Bishop St. Maximus; Maximus fled a persecution, and Felix was seized, but reputedly released by an angel, and brought Maximus back to Nola; Felix spent the rest of his life on a small piece of land, sharing with the poor; died 255 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/14/23 Gospel: Mark 2:13-17
Daybreak for January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Hilary, 315-368; raised a pagan, met the God of nature in scriptures, and converted; fought the Arian heresy, and was banished from France by the Emperor; some semi-Arians invited him to a council to countereact the Council of Nicea, but he defended the Church; the Arians pleaded with the emperor to "send this troublemaker back home"; Hilary was welcome by his people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/13/23 Gospe...
Daybreak for January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Benedict Biscop, 628-690; served King Oswui of Northumbria as a warrior until his first of numerous visits to Rome; appointed abbot of Saints Peter and Paul monastery (now St. Augustine's) in Canterbury; assured Pope Agatho of the orthodoxy of the English church; and brought back many additions to th elibraries at Wearmouth and Jarrow Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/12/23 Gospel: Mark 1:40-45
Daybreak for January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch, 423-529; born in Cappadocia (modern Turkey); entered a monastery, and was later named head of a church between Jerusalem and Bethlehem; departed to live as a hermit; attracted many followers, and built a monastery; appointed visitor to all of the cenobitical communities of Palestine; opposed the spread of the heretical doctrines of Eutychianism Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/11/23 G...
Daybreak for January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gregory of Nyssa, 335-395; brother of St. Basil the great, who raised him, along with their sister Macrina; became bishop of Nyssa in 372, a period of tension over the Arian heresy; Gregory wrote with great effectiveness against Ariansim and other heresies; he is seen as a great contributor to the mystical tradition in Christian spiritiuality, and to monasticism itself Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/10/23 Gospe...
Daybreak for January 9, 2023
January 09, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Baptism of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/9/23 Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17
Daybreak for January 8, 2023
January 08, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/8/23 Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12
Daybreak for January 7, 2023
January 07, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Second Week of Christmas Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Pennafort, 1175-1275; became a famous teacher, and gave it up to join the Dominicans; with King James of Aragon and St. Peter Nolasco he founded the Order of Our Lady of Ransom; went with King James to Majorca, where the king set a poor example; Raymond told him to send the woman away, but the king did not; Raymond left the island miraculously, and the king repented; St. Raymond is the patron of canonists Office ...
Daybreak for January 6, 2023
January 06, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Second Week of Christmas Saint of the Day: St. André Bessette, 1845-1937; entered the Congregation of Holy Cross, and served as doorkeeper; spent most nights on his knees; visited and prayed with the sick; volunteered to nurse when an epidemic broke out at a nearby college; helped to build the Oratory of St. Joseph on Mount Royal in Montreal Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/6/23 Gospel: Mark 1:7-11
Daybreak for January 5, 2023
January 05, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB12th Day of Christmas Memorial of St. John Neumann, 1811-1860; born in what is now the Czech Republic, came to New York at the age of 25, and was ordained a priest; joined the Redemptorists, and became bishop of Philadelphia; organized the parochial school system in a diocesan one, increasing the number of pupils twentyfold; first American bishop to be beatified Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/5/23 Gospel: John 1:43-51
Daybreak for January 4, 2023
January 04, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB11th Day of Christmas Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1774-1821; founded the first American religious community for women, the Sisters of Charity; opened the first American parish school; established the first American Catholic orphanage; first American-born citizen to be canonized Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/4/23
Daybreak for January 3, 2023
January 03, 2023 21:26 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB10th Day of Christmas Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/3/23 Gospel: John 1:29-34
Daybreak for January 2, 2023
January 02, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBNinth Day of Christmas Memorial of Saints Basil the Great (330-379) and Gregory Nazianzen (329-390); childhood friends; Basil founded monasteries, and wrote a rule which became important in the guidance of religious communities in the east; ordained bishop of Caesarea in 370; Gregory followed a similar path, ordained a priest, though he longed for the life of a monk; ordained a bishop by Basil; the two were defining figures as the early Church sought to describe Jesus as fully human and fu...
Daybreak for January 1, 2023
January 01, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of Mary, Mother of God Eighth Day of Christmas Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/1/23 Gospel: Luke 2:16-21
Daybreak for December 31, 2022
December 31, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSeventh Day of Christmas Optional Memorial of Pope St. Sylvester I, 285-335; saw the triumph of Constantine in 312, and two years later became pope; sent four legates to represent him at the great Council of the Western Church at Aries; also sent legates to the Council of Nice in 325, but was unable to attend himself, due to his age; pope for 24 years and 11 months Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/31/22 Gospel: John 1:1-18
Daybreak for December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Holy Family; primarily instituted and promoted by the Church to present the Holy Family as the model and exemplar of all Christian families Sixth Day of Christmas Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/30/22 Gospel: Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
Daybreak for December 29, 2022
December 29, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFifth Day of Christmas Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket, 1118-1170; friend of King Henry II; became chancellor of England at the age of 36, then archbishop of Canterbury; but Henry insisted on usurping Church rights; Thomas fled to France for safety and remained in exile for seven years; he returned, and refused to remit censures on bishops favored by the king; Henry cried out, "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?"; four knights took Henry's words as his wish, and killed T...
Daybreak for December 28, 2022
December 28, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Holy Innocents; Herod became troubled when the Magi inquired about "the newborn king of the Jews"; he ordered the massacre of all boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under Fourth Day of Christmas Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/28/22 Gospel: Matthew 2:13-18
Daybreak for December 27, 2022
December 27, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. John, 6-100; apostle and evangelist; "the disciple whom Jesus loved"; author of the fourth Gospel, and considered the author of three New Testament letters and the Book of Revelation; his Gospel is the Gospel of Jesus' glory Third Day in the Octave of Christmas Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/27/22 Gospel: John 20:1-8
Daybreak for December 26, 2022
December 26, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Stephen, first martyr; a man "filled with grace and power"; one of the first deacons; some Jews debated with him, but were no match; he was charged with blasphemy, and was stoned to death in about 36 A.D. Second Day of Christmas Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/25/22 Gospel: Matthew 10:17-22
Daybreak for December 25, 2022
December 25, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of Christmas Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/25/22 Gospel: Luke 2:1-14
Daybreak for December 24, 2022
December 24, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Fourth Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Emiliana; one of three aunts of St. Gregory the Great; received a vision from her sister Tarsilla--who had died on Christmas Eve--to join her in heaven for the Epiphany Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/24/22 Gospel: Luke 1:67-79
Daybreak for December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Fourth Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. John of Kanty, 1390-1473; born in Poland, ordained a priest and became professor of theology; eventually, he was sent to be a parish priest, where he won his people's hearts; returned to Krakow, and taught scripture for the remainder of his life; a serious man and humble, but known to all of the poor of Krakow for his kindness Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/23/22 Gospel: Luke 1:57-66
Daybreak for December 22, 2022
December 22, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Fourth Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Zeno; martyred soldier at Nicomedia (modern-day Turkey); he laughed while Diocletian sacrificed to a pagan god. Zeno had his jaws shattered, and then was beheaded in 303 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/22/22 Gospel: Luke 1:46-56
Daybreak for December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, 1521-1597; received a master's degree at the age of 19, and joined the Jesuits; following ordination, he became known for his editions of the writings of St. Cyril of Alexandria and St. Leo the Great; attended the Council of Trent; sent on a mission to Germany, where he taught in several universities, and helped establish many colleges and seminaries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/21/22 Gospel: ...
Daybreak for December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Dominic of Silos, 1000-1073; became a Benedictine, and then abbot of the monastery; exiled by King Gacia III of Navarre for refusing to surrender Benedictine lands to the crown; assisted by King Ferdinand I of Castile and Leon, who made him abbot of St. Sebasitan Abbey at Silos, now called St. Dominic's; he reformed the abbey, and rescued Christian slaves from the Moors; noted for miracles of healing Office of Readings and Morning...
Daybreak for December 19, 2022
December 19, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Fourth Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Anastasius I, 340-401; one of the first to condemn the works of Origen; also urged the Church in North Afriday to continue its struggle against Donatism Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/19/22 Gospel: Luke 1:5-25
Daybreak for December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFourth Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/18/22 Gospel: Matthew 1:18-24
Daybreak for December 17, 2022
December 17, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. John of Martha, 1160-1213; founded the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, to ransom Christian captives from the Moslems; the order spread to France, Spain, Italy, and England, sent many of its members to North Africa, and redeemed many prisoners; John died in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/17/22 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-17
Daybreak for December 16, 2022
December 16, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide, 932-999; born in Burgundy, married at 15 or 16, widowed, and imprisoned by her husband's usurper; escaped to Canossa, where she was helped by Otto of Germany, who married her; she established many monasteries and churches Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/16/22 Gospel: John 5:33-36
Daybreak for December 15, 2022
December 15, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Third Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa, 1813-1855; left school at 17 to manager her widowed father's household; she was attracted to the convent, and took care of spiritual needs of young girls working in her father's mills; worked in a Brescia hospital during the 1836 cholera epidemic; founded a home for girls and a school for deaf-mutes; became superior of the Handmaids of Charity of Brescia Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/15/22 ...
Daybreak for December 14, 2022
December 14, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Third Week of Advent Memorial of St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591; Carmelite priest who, with St. Teresa of Avila, set about reforming the Carmelite order; he experienced opposition, misunderstanding, persecution, and imprisonment; known especially for the "Spiritual Canticle" and "Ascent of Mount Carmel" Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/14/22 Gospel: Luke 7:18-23
Daybreak for December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Third Week of Advent Memorial of St. Lucy, 283-304; a disappointed suitor accused her--accurately--of being a Christian, and she was executed in Syracuse, Sicily; Lucy is the patroness of eyesight Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/13/22 Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32
Daybreak for December 12, 2022
December 12, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Monday of the Third Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/12/22 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
Daybreak for December 11, 2022
December 11, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThird Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/11/22 Gospel: Matthew 12:2-11
Daybreak for December 10, 2022
December 10, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto, referring to the house in which Mary was born and raised, and in which the angel Gabriel visited her; tradiiton holds that angels miraculous transported the house from Palestine to Loreto, Italy, in the 13th Century Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/10/22 Gospel: Matthew 17:9-13
Daybreak for December 9, 2022
December 09, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Juan Diego, 1474-1548; forever linked with Our Lady of Guadalupe, for it was to him that she appeared; he later lived near the shrine constructed at Mount Tepeyac, revered as a holy, unselfish, compassionate catechist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/9/22 Gospel: Matthew 11:16-19
Daybreak for December 8, 2022
December 08, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBSolemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854 that the Blessed Virgin was preserved from the stain of original sin from the moment of her conception Thursday of the Second Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/8/22 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38
Daybreak for December 7, 2022
December 07, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Second Week of Advent Memorial of St. Ambrose, 337-397; bishop and doctor of the Church; widely admired and disliked; responsible for the conversion of St. Augustine of Hippo; an otherworldly man involved in the great issues of his day Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/7/22 Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30