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 September 25, 2021
September 25, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; served as a canon at Holy Cross Abbey in Mortoba, bishop of Bobbio, Italy, and bishop of Vercelli; appointed patriarch of Jerusalem in 1205; he was approached by the hermits of Mount Carmel, who asked him to write a rule of life for them, constituting the beginning of the Carmelite order; assassinated during the procession on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Office of Readings and...
Daybreak for September 24, 2021
September 24, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rupert of Salzburg; bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked him to evangelize Bavaria; established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent; converted pagan temples into Christian church; established the salt-mining industry, from which the city takes its name; died about 710 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/24/21 Gospel: Luke 9:18-22
Daybreak for September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMemorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, 1887-1968; joined the Capuchins at age 15; received the stigmata in 1918; spent up to ten hours per day hearing confessions, and many said that he knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned Thursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/23/21 Gospel: Luke 9:7-9
Daybreak for September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Phocas the Gardener, prayed while gardening, and shared with the poor; when his Christian identity became known, Roman soldiers were sent to capture him; they lodged at Phocas’ home, unaware of who he was; the next day, when Phocas revealed himself, the soldiers were reluctant to carry out their task, but in the end, beheaded him, about the year 303 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/22/21 Gospel: Luke 9:1-6
Daybreak for September 21, 2021
September 21, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/21/21\ Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13
Daybreak for September 20, 2021
September 20, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions–the Korean martyrs; 103 members of the Christian community in Korea were martyred in the 19th Century Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/20/21 Gospel: Luke 8:16-18
Daybreak for September 19, 2021
September 19, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/19/21 Gospel: Mark 9:30-37
Daybreak for September 18, 2021
September 18, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph of Cupertino, 1603-1663; fond of prayer, even as a child; joined the Conventual Franciscans, and studied for priesthood; gained much knowledge from prayer; his tendency to levitate during prayer became a cross for him, and he was transferred several times; reported to and investigated by the Inquisition, and was exonerated Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/18/21 Gospel: Luke 8:4-15
Daybreak for September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621; Italian Jesuit who eventually became a cardinal; defended Rome against anti-clericals, and against political tenets of James I of England; wrote against the prevailing heretics of is day; spiritual father of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, and helped St. Francis de Sales get formal approval of the Visitation order; opposed severe action in the case of Galileo Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/17/21...
Daybreak for September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Cornelius, pope, and Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, dealt with the Novatian heresy in the Third Century, which held that apostates could not re-enter the Church, even after repenting; both were arrested in persecutions, and both were martyred Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/16/21 Gospel: Luke 7:36-50
Daybreak for September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMemorial of Our Lady of Sorrows Wednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/15/21 Gospel: John 19:25-27
Daybreak for September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Tuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/14/21 Gospel: John 3:13-17
Daybreak for September 13, 2021
September 13, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBMonday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, 344-407; called “Chrysostom,” or “golden-mouthed,” because of eloquence; lived as an anchorite from 374 to 386; became bishop of Constantinople in 398, but had enemies in high places; he died while on his way to exile in Pythius Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/13/21 Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
Daybreak for September 12, 2021
September 12, 2021 07:00 - 55 MB24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/21 Gospel: Mark 8:27-35
Daybreak for September 11, 2021
September 11, 2021 07:00 - 55 MBSaturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Paphnutius; student, in the desert, of St. Anthony; became bishop of the Upper Thebaid, and suffered persecution under Emperor Maximinus; upon returning to his flock, he zealously defended the Catholic faith against the Arian heresy, and was an outstandin present at the council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/21 Gospel: Luke 6:43-49
Daybreak for September 10, 2021
September 10, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFriday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Finian; 6th Century Irish abbot, disciple of Saints Colman and Mochae; became a monk in Strathclyde, ordained in Rome; founded several monasteries, and became abbot of Moville, County Down, Ireland; known for miracles, including moving a river; died 579 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/21 Gospel: Luke 6:39-42
Daybreak for September 9, 2021
September 09, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBThursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Peter Claver, 1580-1654; Spanish Jesuit who traveled to Cartagena (modern-day Colombia) to serve the black slaves; through his efforts, 300,000 souls entered the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/9/21 Gospel: Luke 6:27-38
Daybreak for September 8, 2021
September 08, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFeast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/8/21 Gospel: Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23
Daybreak for September 7, 2021
September 07, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Cloud, 522-560; heir to a portion of the Frankish kingdom, but escaped an attempt to kill him by his uncle and brother; he made no attempt to recover his kingdom; put himself under the discipline of St. Severinus, near Paris; instructed the people of the neighboring country for the rest of his life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/7/21 Gospel: Luke 6:12-19
Daybreak for September 6, 2021
September 06, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBMonday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Eleutherius; 6th Century abbot of St. Mark’s near Spoleto, and favored by God with the gift of miracles; reputed to have raised a dead man to life; died in St. Andrew’s monastery in Rome 585 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/6/21 Gospel: Luke 6:6-11
Daybreak for September 5, 2021
September 05, 2021 07:00 - 55 MB23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/5/21 Gospel: Mark 7:31-37
Daybreak for September 4, 2021
September 04, 2021 07:00 - 55 MBSaturday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Rosalia, 1130-1160; descendant of Charlemagne; spent much of her adult life in a cave, practicing great mortifications, in constant communion with God; died alone in 1160; her body wasn’t discovered until 1625 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/4/21 Gospel: Luke 6:1-5
Daybreak for September 3, 2021
September 03, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFriday 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 from office, forbade taking money for many services, ransomed prisoners of the Lombards, and cared for persecuted Jews and victims of plague and famine; known for his reformof the liturgy, and for strengthening respect for doctrine; one of the four key doctors of the Western Church, along with Saints Augustine, Ambrose, and Jerome Office of Readings and ...
Daybreak for September 2, 2021
September 02, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBThursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Ingrid of Sweden; first Dominican nun in Sweden; founded the first Dominican cloister in Sweden in 1281; died 1281 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/2/21 Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
Daybreak for September 1, 2021
September 01, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Giles, 650-710; Athenian of noble birth, so conspicuous by his piety that he sailed for France, and eventually settled in the Diocese of Nimes; spent many years in solitude, conversing only with God; founded a monastery which eventually embraced the rule of St. Benedict Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/1/21 Gospel: Luke 4:38-44
Daybreak for August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Aidan of Lindisfarne; born in Ireland, went to Lindisfarne as bishop; know for his knowledge of the Bible, his learning, his eloquent preaching, his holiness, distaste for pomp, kindness to the poor, and for the miracles attributed to him; founded a monastery at Lindisfarne which became a center of learning and missionary activity for of norther England; died 651 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/31/21 Gospel: Luke...
Daybreak for August 30, 2021
August 30, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBMonday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne Jugan, 1792-1879; born in northern France, during the French Revolution; lived a life of serving the poor, sick and elderly; in 1839, she and her friends brought in their first permanent guest, and formed an association, the Little Sisters of the Poor; by 1853, the association numbered 500 and had houses as far away as England Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/30/21 Gospel: Luke 4:16-30
Daybreak for August 29, 2021
August 29, 2021 07:00 - 55 MB22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/29/21 Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Daybreak for August 28, 2021
August 28, 2021 07:00 - 55 MBSaturday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo, bishop and doctor of the Church, 354-430; sinner-turned-saint; lived a wild youth, but converted through the prayers of his mother and the instruction of St. Ambrose; in his day, he fulfilled the role of prophet Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/28/21 Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30
Daybreak for August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFriday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Monica, 330-387; mother of St. Augustine; Monica prayed for Augustine–who was living an immoral life–to return to the faith; her prayers were answered when St. Augustine was baptized by St. Ambrose in 387; shortly afterward, Monica took ill and died, “all my hopes in this world being now fulfilled.” Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/27/21 Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13
Daybreak for August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBThursday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Bichier, 1773-1838; Upon the death of her father she devoted herself to teaching and caring for the sick and needy; after her mother died, she joined the Carmelites, and later the Society of Providence; in 1806, she and four assistants formed the Daughter of the Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/26/21 Gospel: Matthew 24:42-51
Daybreak for August 25, 2021
August 25, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Louis, King of France, 1214-1270; on the death of his father, his mother became regent; in 1234, he married Margaret, and two years later took the reigns of government; led two crusades, but died of a pestilence in the second Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/25/21 Gospel: Matthew 23:27-32
Daybreak for August 24, 2021
August 24, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve; also known as Nathanael; Roman Martyrology says he preached in India and Greater Armenia, where he was martyred Tuesday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/24/21 Gospel: John 1:45-51
Daybreak for August 23, 2021
August 23, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBMonday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, 1586-1617; worked in the garden all day and sewed all night to help her parents financially; her parents refused to let her enter a convent, so she joined the Third Order of St. Dominic; in the last few years of her life, she care for homeless children, the elderly, and the sick; first canonized saint of the New World Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/23/21 Gospel: Matthew 23:13-22
Daybreak for August 22, 2021
August 22, 2021 07:00 - 55 MB21st Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/22/21 Gospel: John 6:60-69
Daybreak for August 20, 2021
August 20, 2021 07:00 - 49.4 MBFriday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153; joined the Cistercian order; was sent to found a new monastery, which later became known as the Abbey of Clairvaux; Bernard founded numerous other monasteries, composed a number of works, and took many journey for the honor of God; endowed with the gift of miracles Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/20/21 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
Daybreak for August 19, 2021
August 19, 2021 07:00 - 49.4 MBThursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John Eudes, 1601-1680; ordained at the age of 24; founded the Eudists, the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, devoted to the formation of clergy by conducting diocesan seminaries; also founded the Sisters of Charity of the Refuge, to assist prostitutes in leaving that live; best known for the central theme of his writings: Jesus as the source of holiness, and Mary as the model of the Christian life Office of Readings and Morning...
Daybreak for August 18, 2021
August 18, 2021 07:00 - 49.4 MBWednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Helena; mother of Emperor Constantine, and credited with discovering the True Cross; died about 330 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/18/21 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16
Daybreak for August 17, 2021
August 17, 2021 07:00 - 49.4 MBTuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Clare of Montefalco, 1268-1308; joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries; as abbess, she led an austere life, and was devoted to the Passion of Christ and His Cross Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/17/21 Gospel: Matthew 19:23-30
Daybreak for August 16, 2021
August 16, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBMonday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Stephen of Hungary, 975-1038; born a pagan, baptized at 10 along with his father, chief of the Magyars; succeeded his father, and adopted a policy of christinization of the country; asked the pope to organize the Church in Hungary and requested that he confer on him the title of king; Stephen supported churches, pastors, and the poor, abolished pagan customs, and commanded all to marry, except clergy and religious Office of Rea...
Daybreak for August 15, 2021
August 15, 2021 07:00 - 55 MBSolemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/15/21 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56
Daybreak for August 14, 2021
August 14, 2021 07:00 - 55 MBMemorial of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, 1894-1941; Conventual Franciscan priest; founded the Militia of the Immaculata and the magazine, “Knight of the Immaculata”; arrested by Nazis in 1939, but released; arrested by Nazis again in 1941, and volunteered to take the place of a man who was being sent to die Saturday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/14/21 Gospel: Matthew 19:13-15
Daybreak for August 13, 2021
August 13, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFriday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus; Pontian was the pope, and was arrested during a persecution in the Third Century; Hippolytus had broken from communion with the Church, and was the first anti-pope; both were arrested, separately, and sentenced to slavery in the salt mines of Sardinia; in captivity, they reconciled, and died of torture and deprivation Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/13/21 Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12
Daybreak for August 12, 2021
August 12, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBThursday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal, 1572-1641; widowed, she came under the spiritual guidance of St. Francis de Sales; Francis worked with her to found an order for those whose health, age, or other considerations barred them from entering other religious communities, the Visitation Nuns Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/12/21 Gospel: Matthew 18:21-19:1
Daybreak for August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBMemorial of St. Clare of Assisi, 1194-1253; lifelong friend of St. Francis, who placed her in a Benedictine convent, where she was joined by her sister Agnes and others; they lived a simple life of great poverty, austerity, and complete seclusion from the world; she served the sick and washed the feet of the begging nuns; as she came from prayer, her face was so shining that it dazzled those about her; ill the last 27 years of her life, she was once unable to attend Vespers, and was granted a...
Daybreak for August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Lawrence, 225-258; deacon under Pope St. Sixtus II, who was martyred days before Lawrence; Lawrence knew that he would be arrested, so he gave all of the church’s money on hand to the poor; the prefect of Rome demanded all other treasures of the church, and Lawrence showed him th blind, lame, maimed, leprous, orphaned, and widowed, and said, “These are the treasures of the church”; Lawrence died being burned slowly on a grill, from which he said to have remarked, “It is well done...
Daybreak for August 9, 2021
August 09, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBMonday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, 1891-1942; grew up in a Jewish family and became an atheist at 14; but reading the autobiography of St. Teresa of Avila began a spiritual journey which led to her baptism, and becoming a Carmelite nun; she lived four years in the Cologne Carmel, and then moved to the Carmelite monastery in Echt, Netherlands; she and her sister Rosa were arrested by Nazis, and died in Auschwitz in 1942 Office of Re...
Daybreak for August 8, 2021
August 08, 2021 07:00 - 55 MB19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/8/21 Gospel: John 6:41-51
Daybreak for August 7, 2021
August 07, 2021 07:00 - 55 MBSaturday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. Sixtus II, and companions; Sixtus restored rlations with the African and Eastern churches; Sixtus and six deacons were martyred under the persection of Valerian in 258; his seventh deacon, Lawrence, was martyred four days later Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/7/21 Gospel: Matthew 17:14-20
Daybreak for August 6, 2021
August 06, 2021 07:00 - 47.1 MBFeast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Friday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 8/6/21 Gospel: Mark 9:2-10