Daybreak
1,872 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days 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 June 8, 2022
June 08, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1090-1154; nominated archbishop of York in 1140, but due to internal church disagreements, did not become the archbishop un 1154; died two months later, likely from poisoning; following his death, miracles were attributed to him Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:17-19
Daybreak for June 7, 2022
June 07, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; sent by Pope Gregory III to Germany to assist his cousin, St. Boniface; Boniface ordained him, and he became bishop of Eichstatt; founded a double monastery at Heidenhem, with his brother Winebald as abbot, and his sister Walburga abbess; Willibald served as bishop for four decades Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/22 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16
Daybreak June 6, 2022
June 06, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMemorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Monday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/22 Gospel: John 19:25-34
Daybreak for June 5, 2022
June 05, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of Pentecost - the coming of the Holy Spirit Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/22 Gospel: John 7:37-39
Daybreak for June 4, 2022
June 04, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; born in Wales, studied in Ireland, and settled in Cornwall, England; 30 years later, made a pilgrimage to Rome and Jerusalem; returned to Cornwall, established a community, and became a hermit; known for miracles; died in 564 while visiting disciples Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/22 Gospel: John 21:20-25
Daybreak for June 3, 2022
June 03, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and companions; Charles protected his fellow pages from the immoral demands of their ruler; for this, he was burned to death on Jun 3, 1886; he is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/22 Gospel: John 21:15-19
Daybreak for June 2, 2022
June 02, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Seventh Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, were imprisoned for their Christian faith; they converted their jailer and his family; executed in 304 A.D. in the forest, so that their bodies could not be venerated, but they were found a properly buried Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2/22 Gospel: John 17:20-26
Daybreak for June 1, 2022
June 01, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Memorial of St. Justin, 100-165; attracted to the school of Plato, but found that Christianity answered questions of life and existence better; converted, and became an apologist; for his adherence to Christianity, he was beheaded Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1/22 Gospel: John 17:11-19
Daybreak for May 31, 2022
May 31, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/31/22 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56
Daybreak for May 30, 2022
May 30, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Seventh Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Joan of Arc, 1412-1431; led French troops against the English in the Hundred Years War; she was sold to the English and tried for heresy and witchcraft; in the end, she was condemned for wearing men's clothes, but was burned at the stake in 1531; the verdict was nullified in a second Church trial 25 years later Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for May 30, 2022 Gospel: John 16:29-33
Daybreak for May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/29/22 Gospel: Luke 24:46-53
Daybreak for May 28, 2022
May 28, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Bernard of Montjoux, 923-1008; Vicar General of Aosta; did missionary work in the Alps for four decades; best know for two Alpine hospices he built to aid lost travelers; patron saint of mountaineers, skiers, and the Alps Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/28/22 Gospel: John 16:23-28
Daybreak for May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury; set out in 596 to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England; built a church and monastery near the site of the present Canterbury Cathedral; adhered to missionary principles of purifying--rather than destroying--pagan temples, allowing pagan festivals to be transformed into Christian feasts, and retaining local customs as far as possible; known as the Apostle of England; died 605 A.D. Office of Readings and ...
Daybreak for May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBSolemnity of the Ascension of the Lord (in United States ecclesiastical provinces of Boston, Hartford, New York, Newark, Omaha, and Philadelphia) Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/26/22 Gospel: Luke 24-46-53
Daybreak for May 25, 2022
May 25, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Bede the Venerable, 673-735; became a monk at the abbey of Saints Peter and Paul in Wearmouth-Jarrow, England, and was ordained at the age of 30; spent most of his life in the monastery studying scripture, teaching, and writing; considered one of the most learned men of his time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/25/22 Gospel: John 6:12-15
Daybreak for May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. David I of Scotland, 1080-1153; son of St. Margaret of Scotland; known for his religious devotion and generosity to the poor; endowed the founding of several dioceses and many monasteries Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/24/22 Gospel: John 16:5-11
Daybreak for May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Sixth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Crispin of Viterbo, 1668-1750; studied at the Jesuit college and became a shoemaker; joined the Franciscan Capuchins and served as gardener and cook; effected many miraculous cures during an epidemic; also known for his prophecies and spiritual wisdom Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/23/22 Gospel: John 15:26-16:4
Daybreak for May 22, 2022
May 22, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSixth Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/22/22 Gospel: John 14:23-29
Daybreak for May 21, 2022
May 21, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes and companions, martyrs; lived under a very anti-Catholic government in Mexico in the early 20th Century; Christopher and other priests were forced to minister secretly to Catholics; martyred over a period of 22 years time, in eight Mexican states Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/21/22 Gospel: John 15:18-21
Daybreak for May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Theophilus of Corte, 1676-1740; founded Franciscan houses in Corsica and Tuscany; famous for his preaching and missionary efforts; served God's people in the confession, in the sickroom, and at the graveside Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/19/22 Gospel: John 15:9-11
Daybreak for May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Pope St. John I, 470-526; "inherited" the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ; sent by the western emperor to seek less severed treatment of Arians by the eastern emperor; imprisoned by the western emperor over suspicion of a conspiracy; died in prison from the treatment he received
Daybreak for May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Paschal Baylon, 1540-1592; became a Franciscan lay brother in 1564, and spent most of his life as a humble doorkeeper; had a deep love for the Blessed Sacrament; defended the doctrine of the Real Presence against a Calvinist preacher in France Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/22 Gospel: John 14:27-31
Daybreak for May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Fifth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Simon Stock; brought Carmelites from the Holy Land to Europe, and founded Carmelite communities in such cities as Cambridge, Oxford, Paris, and Bologna; elected Superior-General of the order in 1254; received an apparition of the Blessed Virgin in 1251, in which she gave him the brown scapular Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/16/22 Gospel: John 14:21-26
Daybreak for May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFifth Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/15/22 Gospel: John 13:31-35
Daybreak for May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFeast of St. Matthias, apostle; chosen, by lot, to replace Judas Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/14/22 Gospel: John 15:9-17
Daybreak for May 13, 2022
May 13, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/13/22 Gospel: John 14:1-6
Daybreak for May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Saints Nereus and Achilleus, First Century martyrs; Pope St. Damasus wrote that they were soldiers in the Roman army who were converted by a "miracle of faith"; they threw down their weapons and escaped their camp; they were later martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/12/22 Gospel: John 13:16-20
Daybreak for May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Ignatius of Laconi, 1701-1781; vowed to become a Capuchin if he recovered from an illness, but failed to keep his promise; later had a riding accident, made the same promise, and kept it; known for self-denial and charity, he served as the official beggar for 40 years Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/11/22 Gospel: John 12:44-50
Daybreak for May 10, 2022
May 10, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, 1840-1889; born in Belgium, he arrived in Hawaii in 1864; went to the leper colony on Molokai in 1873, and volunteered to remain permanently, caring for the people's physical, medical and spiritual needs; contracted Hansen's disease (formerly known as leprosy) himself, and died of its complications Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/10/22 Gospel: John 10:22-30
Daybreak for May 9, 2022
May 09, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Fourth Week of Easter Saint of the Day: st. Pachomius, 292-348; soldier turned monk; built a monastery on the banks of the Nile, and was quickly joined by a hundred followers; built more monasteries and nunneries, and by the time of his death, there were 7,000 monks in his houses Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/9/22 Gospel: John 10:1-10
Daybreak for May 8, 2022
May 08, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/8/22 Gospel: John 10:27-30
Daybreak for May 6, 2022
May 06, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFriday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Petronax, 670-747; joined the Benedictines in 717, and was asked by Pope Gregory to examine the ruins of Monte Cassino, which had been damaged by the Lombards in 580; rebuilt, and he served as abbot for three decades Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/6/22 Gospel: John 6:52-59
Daybreak for May 5, 2022
May 05, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThursday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Hilary of Arles, 401-449; became bishop of Arles, France, at the age of 29; did manual labor to earn money for the poor, sold sacred vessels to ransom captives, and became a great orator; he traveled everywhere on foot, wearing simple clothing Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/5/22 Gospel: John 6:44-51
Daybreak for May 4, 2022
May 04, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBWednesday of the Third Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Robert Lawrence; one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; Carthusian at the time when King Henry VIII broke with Rome and dissolved monasteries; went with St. John Houghton to see Thomas Cromwell, who had them arrested; upon refusing to sign the Oath of Supremacy, they were tortured and killed, in 1535 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/4/22 Gospel: John 6:35-40
Daybreak for May 3, 2022
May 03, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBFeast of Saints Philip and James, apostles Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/3/22 Gospel: John 14:6-14
Daybreak for May 2, 2022
May 02, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Third Week of Easter Memorial of St. Athanasius, 296-373; the great champion of the faith against the widespread heresy of Arianism, which taught that Jesus was not truly divine; the vigor of his writings earned him the title of doctor of the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/2/22 Gospel: John 6:22-29
Daybreak for May 1, 2022
May 01, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBThird Sunday of Easter Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/1/22 Gospel: John 21:1-19
Daybreak for April 30, 2022
April 30, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Second Week of Easter Optional Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, 1504-1572; tasked with implementing the reforms of the Council of Trent; built hospitals, provided food for the hungry, gave money to poor Roman converts, ordered the founding of seminaries, published a new missal, breaviary, and catechism, and established Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes for the young Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/30/22 Gospel: John 6:16-21
Daybreak for April 29, 2022
April 29, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Second Week of Easter Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, 1347-1380; virgin and doctor of the Church; entered the Dominican Third Order at age 18; worked for the crusade against the Turks and for peace between Florence and the pope; worked for the unity of the Church during the Great Schism Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/29/22 Gospel: John 6:1-15
Daybreak for April 28, 2022
April 28, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Second Week of Easter Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel, 1803-1841; born in France, with a desire to be a missionary; joined the Marists at age 28, and was sent to Futuna Island, northeast of Fiji; mastered the language, but had little apparent success aside from a few natives who were baptized; when the chieftain's son asked to be baptized, Fr. Chanel was clubbed to death; but two years later, the whole island became Catholic, and has remained so Office of Readings an...
Daybreak for April 27, 2022
April 27, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Second Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Zita, 1212-1272; became a servant at the age of twelve; known for giving away food and clothing to the poor, and for miracles; one tradition holds that the other servants once found an angel taking Zita's place in baking and cleaning; patroness of servants Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/27/22 Gospel: John 3:16-21
Daybreak for April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Second Week of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Cletus; third bishop of Rome, serving from 76 to 89 A.D., and succeeding St. Linus; known as a martyr; buried near St. Linus, on the Vatican Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/26/22 Gospel: John 3:7-15
Daybreak for April 25, 2022
April 25, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Mark; author of the oldest and shortest of the four Gospels; known as a companion of both St. Peter and St. Paul; said to be the first bishop of Alexandria, Egypt; died 68 A.D.
Daybreak for April 24, 2022
April 24, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSecond Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/24/22 Gospel: John 20:19-31
Daybreak for April 23, 2022
April 23, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Adalbert of Prague, 956-997; chosen bishop of Prague at the age of 27; exiled by those resisting his clerical reforms; returned to Prague, but was exiled again; preached near the Baltic Sea, where he was martyred by pagan priests Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/23/22 Gospel: Mark 16:9-15
Daybreak for April 22, 2022
April 22, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Abdiesus; Fourth Century Persian deacon, victim of the persecutions of King Shapur II; accompanied in his martyrdom by seven other men and one woman; died 342 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/22/22 Gospel: John 21:1-14
Daybreak for April 21, 2022
April 21, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Anselm, 1033-1109; entered the Bec monaster in Normandy at 27, was elected prior, and eventually abbot; began publishing his theological works; appointed archbishop of Canterbury in 1093; his care and concern extended to the very poorest people Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/21/22 Gospel: Luke 24:35-48
Daybreak for April 20, 2022
April 20, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Agnes of Montepulciano, 1268-1317; governed a new convent at Montepulciano under the Dominican rule until her death; known for her visions and miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/20/22 Gospel: Luke 24:13-35
Daybreak for April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Alphege of Canterbury, 954-1012; lived as a hermit, then in community, becoming abbot of the Bath monastery; consecrated bishop of Winchester, then archbishop of Canterbury; told Danish invaders to turn their wrath on him, rather than on the innocent people; he was stoned and axed to death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/19/22 Gospel: John 20:11-18
Daybreak for April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday in the Octave of Easter Saint of the Day: St. Apollonius the Apologist; Second Century Roman senator who was arrested for being a Christian; debated the Prefect in the Roman senate, but was condemned and beheaded in 185 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/18/22 Gospel: Matthew 28:8-15