Daybreak
1,857 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 September 3, 2022
September 03, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Gregory the Great, 540-604; elected pope at the age of 50; removed unworthy priests, forbade taking money for many services, and emptied the papal treasury to ransom prisoners of the Lombards and to care for persecuted Jews and victims of plague and famine; known for his reform of the liturgy Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/3/22 Gospel: Luke 6:1-5
Daybreak for September 2, 2022
September 02, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Ingrid of Sweden; born in the 13th Century, the first Dominican nun in Sweden; founded the first Dominican cloister in the country; died in 1282, and miracles through her intercession led to a popular cult of Ingrid, which ended at the Reformation, when her convent and relics were destroyed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2/22 Gospel: Luke 5:33-39
Daybreak for September 1, 2022
September 01, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Giles, 650-724; Athenian of noble birth; sailed for France, seeking solitude; conversed only with God for many years; admitted several disciples, and founded a monastery Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/1/22 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
Daybreak for August 31, 2022
August 31, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; born in Ireland, asked by King Oswald of Northumbria to serve as bishop of Lindisfarne; known for his knowledge of scripture, learning, eloquent preaching, holiness, distaste for pomp, kindness to the poor, and miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/31/22 Gospel: Luke 4:38-44
Daybreak for August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne Jugan, 1792-1879; born in France, during the French Revolution; at 15, became a kitchen maid for family that also cared for poor, elderly people nearby; formed an association with other women, and began the Little Sisters of the Poor; by the time of her death, there were 2,400 Little Sisters of the Poor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/22 Gospel: Luke 4:31-37
Daybreak for August 29, 2022
August 29, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/22 Gospel: Mark 6:17-29
Daybreak for August 28, 2022
August 28, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/22 Gospel: Luke 14:1, 7-14
Daybreak for August 27, 2022
August 27, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; distressed at her son Augustine's acceptance of the Manichean heresy, shoe followed him to Milan, where both came under the influence of St. Ambrose; Augustine was baptized at Easter 387; shortly after, Monica became ill and died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/22 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
Daybreak for August 26, 2022
August 26, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Elisabeth Bichier des Ages, 1773-1838; under the guidance of St. Andrew Fournet, she devoted herself to teaching and caring for the sick and needy; joined the Carmelites, then the Society of Providence, and founded the Daughters of the Cross, also known as the Sisters of St. Andrew Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/22 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
Daybreak for August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Louis IX, 1213-1270; protected French clergy from secular leaders; enforced laws against blasphemy; established the Sorbonne and three monasteries; led two crusades, the Sixth and Seventh, and died at the beginning of the Seventh Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/22 Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51
Daybreak for August 24, 2022
August 24, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Bartholomew, apostle; the Roman Martyrology says he preached in India and Greater Armenia, where he was flayed and beheaded Wednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/22 Gospel: John 1:45-51
Daybreak for August 23, 2022
August 23, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, 1586-1617; forbidden by her parents to enter a convent, so she lived a life of penance and solitude at home as a member of the Third Order of St. Dominic; cared for homeless children, the elderly, and the sick in her house; at her death, the city turned out for her funeral Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/23/22 Gospel: Matthew 23:23-26
Daybreak for August 22, 2022
August 22, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary; her queenship is a share in Jesus' kingship; a follow-up to the Assumption, celebrated on the octave day of that feast Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/22/22 Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22
Daybreak for August 21, 2022
August 21, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/21/22 Gospel: Luke 13:22-30
Daybreak for August 19, 2022
August 19, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFriday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; founded the Eudists, the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, devoted to the formation of the clergy; founded several seminaries in Normandy; disturbed by the sad condition of prostitutes who wanted to escape that life, he founded the Sisters of Charity of the Refuge Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/19/22 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
Daybreak for August 18, 2022
August 18, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Helena, 248-328; mother of Emperor Constantine the Great; helped re-establish Christianity in the Holy Land, after a period of decline; discovered relics of the True Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/18/22 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14
Daybreak for August 17, 2022
August 17, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBWednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Clare of Montefalco, 1268-1308; joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries and succeeded her sister as abbess; let an austere life, devoted to the Passion of Christ and His Cross; on her death, an image of the Cross was found imprinted on her heart, and her body remained incorrupt Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/17/22 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16
Daybreak for August 16, 2022
August 16, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBTuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Stephen of Hungary, 975-1038; as ruler of Hungary, he adopted a policy of Christianization of the country; he established a system of tithes to support churches and pastors, and to relieve the poor; he abolished pagan customs, and was easily accissible to all, especially the poor Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/16/22 Gospel: Matthew 19:23-30
Daybreak for August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBSolemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Into Heave - Proclaimed a dogma by Pope Pius XII on November 1, 1950 Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/15/22 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56
Daybreak for August 14, 2022
August 14, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/14/22 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53
Daybreak for August 13, 2022
August 13, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus; Third Century pope and antipope, respectively, who were both exiled to the mines of Sardinia, where they reconciled, and both died as martyrs Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/13/22 Gospel: Matthew 19:13-15
Daybreak for August 12, 2022
August 12, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, 1572-1641; married Baron de Chantal, by whom she had six children, three of whom died in infancy; widowed, and with the help of St. Francis de Sales, founded the Visitation order; encouraged local authorities to assist victims of the plague, and put all her convents resources at the disposal of the sick Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/12/22 Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12
Daybreak for August 11, 2022
August 11, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Clare of Assisi, 1194-1253; lifelong friend of St. Francis; received a habit from St. Francis, after which he placed her in a convent; others followed; Clare became abbess at age 21, a responsibility which she exercised until her death; served the sick, and washed the feet of the begging nuns; came from prayer with her face shining; received a vision of the community's vespers service while confined to a sickbed, and was thus desig...
Daybreak for August 10, 2022
August 10, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Lawrence, 225-258; Roman deacon under Pope Sixtus II, who was martyred; the prefect of Rome demanded that Lawrence present the "treasures of the Church"; Lawrence gathered blind, lame, maimed, leprous, orphaned, and widowed persons, and said, "These are the treasures of the Church"; Lawrence was burned on a gridiron, and was heard to say, "It is well done. Turn me over!"; patron saint of chefs Wednesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer f...
Daybreak for August 9, 2022
August 09, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, 1891-1942; abandoned Judaism, but was so taken with the autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila that she became a Catholic, and then a Carmelite nun; taken by the Nazis from the convent in the Netherlands, and died at Auschwitz in 1942 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/9/22 Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Daybreak for August 8, 2022
August 08, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Dominic, 1170-1221; commissioned to be part of a preaching crusade against the Albigensian heresy; his fellow preachers became a community, and in 1215 Dominic founded the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 17:22-27
Daybreak for August 7, 2022
August 07, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/7/22 Gospel: Luke 12:32-48
Daybreak for August 6, 2022
August 06, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Saturday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/6/22 Gospel: Luke 9:28-36
Daybreak for August 5, 2022
August 05, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Dedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome; one of the four patriarchal churches, along with St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, and St. Peter's Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/5/22 Gospel: Matthew 16:24-28
Daybreak for August 4, 2022
August 04, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. John Vianney, 1786-1859; needed private tutoring to complete his studies for priesthood; as a priest, he spent many hours in the confessional; named patron of parish priests by Pope Pius XI Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/4/22 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-23
Daybreak for August 3, 2022
August 03, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Gamaliel; rabbinical teacher and mentor of St. Paul; adviced the Jewish Sanhedrin to release St. Peter and other apostles. reportedly became a Christian; early Christians celebrated the finding of his body on August 3 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/3/22 Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28
Daybreak for August 2, 2022
August 02, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, 300-271; first recorded bishop of Vercelli, Piedmont, northwest Italy; attended a council to settle matters between Catholics and Arians, and demanded that all in attendance sign the Nicene Creed; exiled to Palestine, Asia Minor, and Egypt, and eventually was able to return to Vercelli, where he died Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/2/22 Gospel: Matthew 14:22-36
Daybreak for August 1, 2022
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguori, 1696-1787; founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer--the Redemptorists--in 1732; appointed bishop of St. Agatha in 1756, where he served until his health was failing; died in his convent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/1/22 Gospel: Matthew 14:13-21
Daybreak for July 31, 2022
July 31, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/31/22 Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
Daybreak for July 30, 2022
July 30, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, 380-450; became bishop of Ravenna in 433; got rid of the last vestiges of paganism and other abuses among his people; counseled the heretic Eutyches, who had asked for his support Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/30/22 Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12
Daybreak for July 29, 2022
July 29, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus; siblings who were close friends of Jesus; Lazarus was raised from the dead by Jesus; Martha's great glory is in her statement of faith, "Yes, Lord, I have come to believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the who is coming into the world." Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/29/22 Gospel: John 11:19-27
Daybreak for July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: Pope St. Innocent I, 378-417; emphasized papal supremacy, encouraged clerical celibacy, and fought the unjust removal of St. John Chrysostom Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/28/22 Gospel: Matthew 13:47-53
Daybreak for July 27, 2022
July 27, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Saints Natalie and Aurelius; Aurelius, orphaned as a child, was secretly raised a Christian by his aunt during Moorish persecution; Aurelius married Natalie, who converted to Christianity; they were martyred for practicing their faith openly in 852 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/27/22 Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46
Daybreak for July 18, 2022
July 26, 2022 14:43 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Camillus de Lellis Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/18/22 Gospel: Matthew 12:38-42
Daybreak for July 26, 2022
July 26, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Joachim and Anne represent an entire quite series of generations who faithfully perform their duties, practice their faith, and establish an atmosphere for the coming of the Messiah Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/26/22 Gospel: Matthew 13:36-43
Daybreak for July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. James, apostle, son of Zebedee, brother of St. John; martyred about 44 A.D. Monday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/25/22 Gospel: Matthew 20:20-28
Daybreak for July 24, 2022
July 24, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB17th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/24/22 Gospel: Luke 11:1-13
Daybreak for July 23, 2022
July 23, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Bridget of Sweden, 1303-1373; had visions of Christ crucified from her childhood; her husband, King Magnus II gave her property to found a monastery, and the group eventually became known as the Bridgetines; made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1350, and never returned to Sweden, dying on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/23/22 Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30
Daybreak for July 22, 2022
July 22, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Mary Magdalene; the first person to witness the resurrected Christ; the "apostle to the apostles"; died about 63 A.D. Friday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/22/22 Gospel: John 20:1-2, 11-18
Daybreak for July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1619; possessed a gift of languages; as a Capuchin, he preached to the Jews in Italy--and the rabbis felt sure he was a Jew who had become a Christian, because of his knowledge of Hebrew; became minister general of the Capuchins in 1602; served as a papal emissary and peacemaker; died of serious illness in Lisbon while on a peacemaking mission Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/21/22 G...
Daybreak for July 20, 2022
July 20, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Apollinaris; appointed bishop of Ravenna, Italy, by St. Peter; exiled from the city three times by pagans; when he returned a fourth time, he was beaten so badly that he died from his wounds, about 79 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/20/22 Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9
Daybreak for July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Macrina the Younger; engaged to be married at 12, but her fiance died; she and her mother formed a community dedicated to prayer and contemplation at the family estate; wheh her mother died, Macrina served as head of the group until her death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/19/22 Gospel: Matthew 12:46-50
Daybreak for July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/17/22 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42
Daybreak for July 16, 2022
July 16, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/16/22 Gospel: Matthew 12:14-21
Daybreak for July 15, 2022
July 15, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Bonaventure, 1221-1274; served as General Minister of the Franciscan Order for 17 years; structured the Order through effective legislation; offered the friars and organized spirituality based on the vision and insights of St. Francis, combining practical aspects of life with doctrines of the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/15/22 Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8