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Daybreak for December 7, 2022

December 07, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Wednesday 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

Daybreak for December 6, 2022

December 06, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas, 270-343; bishop of Myra, in Lycia, a province of Asia Minor; reputed to have secretly delivered gold to a poor man so that his daughters would have dowries, and be able to marry; the basis of the modern day Santa Claus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/6/22 Gospel: Matthew 18:12-14

Daybreak for December 5, 2022

December 05, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Monday of the Second Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Gerald; appointed choir director of the Cathedral of Toledo, Spain, in the 11th Century; later selected as bishop of Braga, where he eradicated abuses; died December 5, 1109 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/5/22 Gospel: Luke 5:17-26

Daybreak for December 4, 2022

December 04, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Second Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/4/22 Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12

Daybreak for December 3, 2022

December 03, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Saturday of the First Week of Advent Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, 1506-1552; brought to Christ by Ignatius of Loyola, and joined the Jesuits; spent 10 years at Goa, India, bringing the faith to Hindus, Malayans, and Japanese; wanted to go to China, but died before reaching the mainland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/3/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5-8

Daybreak for December 2, 2022

December 02, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Friday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Bibiana; Fourth Century virgin and martyr of the persecution of Apronianus; she and her sister were stripped of possessions and left to suffer poverty, but they spent their time in prayer and fasting; Apronianus summoned them, and Bibiana's sister Demetria confessed her faith and fell dead; Bibiana was sentenced to scourging until she died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/2/22 Gospel: Matthew 9:27-31

Daybreak for December 1, 2022

December 01, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Thursday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Edmund Campion, 1540-1581; Protestant convert to the Catholic faith; became a Jesuit, and was ordained a priest; preached up to three times per day in England, traveling by horseback; captured in 1581, tortured, and executed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/1/22 Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27

Daybreak for November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Feast of St. Andrew, apostle; brother of Simon Peter; legend says the he preached in what is now modern Greece and Turkey, and was crucified at Patras on an X-shaped cross, about 60 A.D. Wednesday of the First Week of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/30/22 Gospel: Matthew 4:18-22

Daybreak for November 29, 2022

November 29, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Tuesday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. Radbod of Utrecht, 850-917; great grandson of the last paga King of Friesland, Holland; became bishop of Utrecht in 900; know for his aid to the poor, and for his poetry; forced to move his see to France, due to invasion by the Danes, and died there Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/29/22 Gospel: Luke 10:21-24

Daybreak for November 28, 2022

November 28, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Monday of the First Week of Advent Saint of the Day: St. James of the Marche, 1394-1476; joined the Friars Minor, and studied with St. John of Capistrano; preached all over Italy and through 13 central and eastern European countries; established nonprofit credit organizations which lent money on pawned objects at low rates, making him one of the fathers of the modern pawnshop Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/28/22 Gospel: Matthew 8:5-11

Daybreak for November 27, 2022

November 27, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

First Sunday of Advent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/27/22 Gospel: Matthew 24:37-44

Daybreak for November 26, 2022

November 26, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Saturday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Berchmans, 1599-1621; born in what is now the Netherlands; entered the Jesuit college in 1615; in 1618, he was sent to Rome to continue his studies; he was known for his diligence and piety; John died in Rome in 1621; patron saint of altar servers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/26/22 Gospel: Luke 21:34-36

Daybreak for November 25, 2022

November 25, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria; at the age of 18, she debated 50 pagan philosophers, who all became Christians, along with 200 soldiers and members of the emperor's family--all were martyred; Catherine was to be executed on a spiked wheel which she touched, and it shattered, so she was beheaded in 310 A.D.; patroness of students, teachers, librarians, and lawyers; one of the 14 Holy Helpers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer fo...

Daybreak for November 24, 2022

November 24, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Thursday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Thanksgiving Day in the United States Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac and companions, the Vietnamese martyrs; St. Andrew of one of 117 people martyred in Vietname between 1820 and 1862; others gave their lives for christ in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/24/22 Gospel: Luke 17:11-19

Daybreak for November 23, 2022

November 23, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Wednesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, 1891-1927; joined the Jesuits in 1911, but fled to Spain to avoid religious persecution; ordained in Belgium in 1925; returned to Mexico, serving a Church forced to go underground; he celebrated the eucharist clandestinely, and ministered other sacraments to small groups of Catholics; arrested on trumped-up charges of attempting to assassinate the president of Mexico; died by firing squad November ...

Daybreak for November 22, 2022

November 22, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Tuesday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr; legend has it that her fiancé, Valerian, was martyred along with his brother. Cecilia was struck three times on the neck with a sword, and lived for three days; she asked the pope to convert her home into a church; died about 230 A.D.; patroness of musicians Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/22/22 Gospel: Luke 21:5-11

Daybreak for November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Monday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/21/22 Gospel: Luke 21:1-4

Daybreak for November 20, 2022

November 20, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Solemnity of Christ the King Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/20/22 Gospel: Luke 23:35-43

Daybreak for November 19, 2022

November 19, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Saturday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Raphael Kalinowski, 1835-1907; Discalced Carmelite friar, priest, teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, and royal tutor; founded many monasteries around Poland after the suppression by the Russians Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/19/22 Gospel: Luke 20:27-40

Daybreak for November 18, 2022

November 18, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Friday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Dedication of the Churches of St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome; both basilicas are built over the burial sites of their respective namesakes Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/18/22 Gospel: Luke 19:45-48

Daybreak for November 17, 2022

November 17, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Thursday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1207-1231; married Louis of Thuringia, and bore him three children; led a life of prayer, sacrifice, and service to the poor and sick; Louis died in the Crusades, and Elizabeth joined the Secular Franciscan Order; she cared for the poor in a hospital which she had founded; died before her 24th birthday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/17/22 Gospel: Luke 19:41-44

Daybreak for November 16, 2022

November 16, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Wednesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret of Scotland, 1045-1093; when her family fled William the Conqueror, they were shipwrecked off the coast of Scotland; she married King Malcom in 1070; promoted the arts and education, encouraged synods, and participated in discussions on correcting religious abuses; she was always surrounded by beggars in public, and never refused them; died four days after her husband was killed in an attack on Alnwick Castle Of...

Daybreak for November 15, 2022

November 15, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Tuesday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Albert the Great, 1206-1280; the "master" of St. Thomas Aquinas; a curious, honest, and diligent scholar; became a Dominican, and wrote a compendium of all knowledge; patron of scientists and philosophers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/15/22 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Daybreak for November 14, 2022

November 14, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Monday of the 33rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Lawrence O'Toole, 1128-1180; born at Leinster, son of Murtagh, chief of the Murrays; taken hostage and surrendered to the bishop of Glendalough; became a monk, and was named archbishop of Dublin in 1161; negotiated with the invading English, convened a synod, and attended the General Lateran Council; named papal legate to Ireland Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/14/22 Gospel: Luke 18:35-43

Daybreak for November 13, 2022

November 13, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/13/22 Gospel: Luke 21:5-19

Daybreak for November 11, 2022

November 11, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Friday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Martin of Tours, 316-397; forced to join the army at age 15; became a Christian, and was discharged; became a monk under St. Hilary of Poitiers; founded what may have been the first monastery in France near Poitiers; reluctantly consecrated bishop of Tours Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/11/22 Gospel: Luke 17:26-37

Daybreak for November 10, 2022

November 10, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Thursday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Churh; elected pope in 440; worked at containing heresies, dealing with doctrinal controversy in the Eastern Church, and led the defense of Rome against the barbarian attack; died 461 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/10/22 Gospel: Luke 17:20-25

Daybreak for November 9, 2022

November 09, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran, in Rome; the cathedral of the diocese of Rome, the "pope's church" Wednesday of the 32nd week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/9/22 Gospel: John 2:13-22

Daybreak for November 8, 2022

November 08, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MB

Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Castorius; patron of sculptors; one of the "Four Crowned Martyrs" of Hungary, along with Claudius, Nocostratus, and Symphorian; Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, but they refused to sacrifice to the pagan god; they were imprisoned and executed

Daybreak for November 7, 2022

November 07, 2022 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Monday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Engelbert, 1187-1225; son of the count of Berg; excommunicated, but restored to union with the Church; became archbishop of Cologne at the age of 30; slain by his cousin Frederick, whom he had thwarted in an attempt to steal from the nuns of Essen Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/7/22 Gospel: Luke 17:1-6

Daybreak for November 6, 2022

November 06, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/6/22 Gospel: Luke 20:27-38

Daybreak for November 5, 2022

November 05, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Saturday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Elizabeth; a daughter of the line of Aaron, wife of Zechariah, cousin of the Blessed Virgin, mother of John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/5/22 Gospel: Luke 16:9-15

Daybreak for November 4, 2022

November 04, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Friday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Borromeo, 1538-1584; influential in keeping the Council of Trent in session; as bishop of Milan, he initiated neede reform in every phase of Catholic life; during the plague and famine of 1576, he tried to feed 60,000 to 70,000 people daily Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/4/22 Gospel: Luke 16:1-8

Daybreak for November 3, 2022

November 03, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Thursday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, 1579-1639; son of a freed woman of Panama, possibly black or indigenous, and a Spanish grandee of Lima, Peru; they never married, and the father deserted the family; Martin became Dominican, and spent nights in prayer, and days in nursing the sick and caring for the poor; known for ecstasies, bilocation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and a remarkable rapport with animals; friend of St. Rose o...

Daybreak for November 2, 2022

November 02, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Commemoration of All of the Faithful Departed, especially those undergoing purification in Purgatory Wednesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/2/22 Gospel: John 6:37-40

Daybreak for November 1, 2022

November 01, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Solemnity of All Saints Tuesday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 11/1/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

Daybreak for October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Monday of the 31st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Wolfgang of Regensburg, 924-994; born in Germany, became Benedictine monk, and then was appointed bishop of Regensburg; he initiated reform of the clergy and of religious life, and had great concern for the poor; died in Austria, while on a journey Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/22 Gospel: Luke 14:12-14

Daybreak for October 30, 2022

October 30, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/30/22 Gospel: Luke 19:1-10

Daybreak for October 29, 2022

October 29, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Saturday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Narcissus of Jerusalem; lived well beyond 100 years; became bishop of Jerusalem in the Second Century; known for his holiness, but was falsely accused of a crime, and used the opportunity to retire and live in solitude; he was eventually coaxed into resuming his duties as bishop; died about 216 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/22 Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-11

Daybreak for October 28, 2022

October 28, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles; in the gospels of Matthew and Mark, Jude is known as Thaddeus; Simon is called "the Zealot"--party of extreme Jewish nationalism, sometimes prone to violence Friday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/28/22 Gospel: Luke 6:12-16

Daybreak for October 27, 2022

October 27, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Thursday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; born in Egypt, and became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spent almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius' foundations in the Delta; died 372 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/22 Gospel: Luke 13:31-35

Daybreak for October 26, 2022

October 26, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Wednesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton,1486-1535; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; served as a parish priest, then became a Carthusian; opposed the Acts of Succession and Supremacy, and was ultimately executed, along with four companions Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/22 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30

Daybreak for October 25, 2022

October 25, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Tuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 846-899; fifth son of the Wessex king; a godson of Pope Leo IV; as king, he spent much time in conflict with the Danes, who were then threatening England; patron of the arts, literature, and the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25/22 Gospel: Luke 13:18-21

Daybreak for October 24, 2022

October 24, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Monday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Claret, 1807-1870; born in Spain, studied for priesthood, intending to become a Jesuit, but ill health forced him to serve as a secular priest; in 1849, he founded the Claretians and the Claretian nuns; served as archbishop of Santiago de Cuba 1850-1857; returned to the court of Queen Isabella II as confessor; participated in the First Vatican Council; died in a Cistercian monastery in southern France Office of...

Daybreak for October 23, 2022

October 23, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/23/22 Gospel: Luke 18:9-14

Daybreak for October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

Saturday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; ordained in 1946, became a cardinal in 1958, elected pope in 1978; visited 124 countries; instrumental in the fall of communism in eastern Europe; wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints, and beatified 1338 people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/22 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9

Daybreak for October 21, 2022

October 21, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St., Hilarion, 291-371; born in Palestine, and spent time with St. Anthony of Egypt; lived a life of simplicity and hardship in the desert; settled in Cyprus, where he died at about the age of 80; regarded as the founder of monasticism in Palestine Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/22 Gospel: Luke 12:54-59

Daybreak for October 20, 2022

October 20, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; with a strong devotion to Christ's Passion, he founded the Congregation of the Passion, better known as the Passionistsk who preached to the poor and exercised rigorous penances; elected superior general of the Congregation in 1747, he spent the remainder of his life in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/20/22 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53

Daybreak for October 19, 2022

October 19, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and companions, the Jesuit martyrs of North America; they worked among the Huron Indians, and were martyred between 1642 and 1649, canonized in 1930 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/19/22 Gospel: Luke 12:39-48

Daybreak for October 18, 2022

October 18, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Feast of St. Luke; author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; the only Gentile Christian among the Gospel writers; died about 84 A.D. Tuesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/22 Gospel: Luke 10:1-9

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