Daybreak
1,872 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 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 October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Wolfgang; 10th Century bishop and reformer, born in Germany; became a Benedictine; appointed bishop of Regensburg in 972; he brought the clergy into his reforms, promoted education, preached enthusiastically, and was renowned for his charity and aid to the poor; died near Linz, Austria Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/31/23 Gospel: Luke 13:18-21
Daybreak for October 30, 2023
October 30, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 30th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, 1532-1617; born in Segovia, Spain; after being widowed, he became a Jesuit lay brother, and served for 24 years as the porter on the island of Majorca; he influenced young students, including St. Peter Claver, as well as local civic and social leaders who came to him for advice; obedience and penance were the hallmarks of his life, as well as his devotion to the Immaculate Conception Office of Readings ...
Daybreak for October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/29/23 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40
Daybreak for October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Abraham the Poor; born in Menuf, Egypt; became a disciple of St. Pachomius, the founder of cenobitic monasticism; spent almost two decades in a cave near Pachomius' foundations in the Delta Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/27/23 Gospel: Luke 12:54-59
Daybreak for October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Alfred the Great, 848-899; fifth son of the Wessex king; received as a godson by Pope Leo IV; became king, and spent most of his reign in conflict with the Danes; he was a patron of the arts, literature, and especially the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/26/23 Gospel: Luke 12:49-53
Daybreak for October 25, 2023
October 25, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. John Houghton, 1486-1535; native of Essex; became prior of the Carthusian Charterhouse in London; he opposed King Henry VIII's Acts of Succession and Supremacy, and was arrested, but released temporarily; he was the first to refuse to swear the oath of Supremacy, and was arrested and executed at Tyburn, with four companions; he was one of the 40 martyrs of England and Wales Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/25...
Daybreak for October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. John of Capistrano, 1386-1456; born in Capistrano, Italy; after serving as governor of Perugia, he entered the Franciscans; began his preaching apostolate in 1420, and traveled throughout Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia preaching penance and establishing numerous communities of Franciscan renewal; at the age of 70, he successfully led a crusade against invading Turks, and died shortly thereaft...
Daybreak for October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/23 Gospel: Matthew 22:15-21
Daybreak for October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Hilarion, 291-371; disciple of St. Anthony, and companion of St. Hesychius; performed so many miracles that crowds flocked to him when it was discovered he was in any region; died on Cyprus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/21/23 Gospel: Luke 12:8-12
Daybreak for October 20, 2023
October 20, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, 1694-1775; born in northern Italy, and became known as one of the most popular preachers of his day, both for his words and for his generous acts of mercy; in 1720, he founded the Congregation of the Passion--the Passionists--and he was elected superior general Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/20/23 Gospel: Luke 12:1-7
Daybreak for October 19, 2023
October 19, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Isaac Jogue and Jean de Brébeuf and companions, the North American martyrs; Isaac Jogues and Jean de Brébeuf arrived in Quebed in 1636 to work among the Huron Indians; Jogues was captured by the Iroquois and escaped, but returned; in 1646 he was tomahawked and beheaded by a Mohawk war party; Jean de Brébeuf worked among the Hurons for 24 years, composing a catechism and a dictionary, and seeing 7,000 converted; he died after f...
Daybreak for October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Luke; traditionally held to be a native of Antioch; wrote the Third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles; accompanied Paul on some of his journeys; Paul calls him "our beloved physician"; died about 84 A.D. Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/18/23 Gospel: Luke 10:1-9
Daybreak for October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch; born in Syria, converted to Christianity, and became bishop of Antioch; refused to apostasize under persecution of Emperor Trajan, and was sentenced to death in Rome; wrote seven letters during his journey to Rome, the final one to the Christians of Rome asking that they not try to prevent his martyrdom; died in Circus Maximus in 107 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/17/23 Gospel: Luke 11:3...
Daybreak for October 16, 2023
October 16, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 1647-1690; joined the Visitation nuns at age 24; in 1674, she received the first revelation from Christ; Christ appeared to her at intervals for the next 13, months, asking that his love for humankind be made evident through her; His human heart was to be the symbol of his divine-human love; Margaret Mary died at the age of 43, while being anointed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/16/2...
Daybreak for October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/15/23 Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14
Daybreak for October 14, 2023
October 14, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. Callistus I; born in the Second Century; under Pope Zephyrinus, he administered church property and arranged for burial of martyrs in what is still called "St. Callistus Cemetery"; he became the 16th pope in 217; he regulated the sacrament of penance and battled heresies; he was thrown into prison and tortured, eventually being martyred in 223 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/23 Gospel: Luke ...
Daybreak for October 13, 2023
October 13, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Theophilus of Antioch; Second Century Eastern Roman Empire philosopher who studied the scriptures intending to refute Christianity, but ended up converting; he became bishop of Antioch, in modern-day Turkey, and was a gifted apologist; died 181 A.D. Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/13/23 Gospel: Luke 11:15-26
Daybreak for October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Edwin of Northumbria, 586-633; pagan king of Northumbria, who converted on the urging of his wife, St. Ethelburga, her chaplain, St. Paulinus of York, and Pope Boniface V; reigned for six years as a devout Catholic monarch; slain in battle, and revered as a martyr Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/12/23 Gospel: Luke 11:5-13
Daybreak for October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Pope St. John XXIII, 1881-1963; first born son of an Italian farming family; ordained in 1904; served as a stretcher-bearer in World War I; became a papal diplomat in 1925; named a cardinal and appointed patriarch of Venice in 1953; elected pope just a month shy of the age of 78; called the Second Vatican Council; most famous encyclicals were "Mother and Teacher" and "Peace on Earth" Office of Readings and Morning Prayer ...
Daybreak for October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Francis Borgia, 1510-1572; Spanish nobleman; upon being widowed, he gave up his dukedom and became a Jesuit priest; performed menial tasks for his community, but never complained; he preached everywhere, and advised many important people; as superior general, he was responsible for a great expansion of the Society of Jesus Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/10/23 Gospel: Luke 10:38-42
Daybreak for October 9, 2023
October 09, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Denis and companions, martyrs; sent to Gaul from Rome, and was beheaded in the persecution of Emperor Valerius in 258; Denis is regarded as the first bishop of Paris; one legend has him carrying his own head--after his martyrdom--to a village northeast of Paris; he is the patron saint of France Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/9/23 Gospel: Luke 10:25-37
Daybreak for October 8, 2023
October 08, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/8/23 Gospel: Matthew 21:33-43
Daybreak for October 7, 2023
October 07, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary - originally, "Our Lady of Victory," celebrating the Christian defeat of the Turks at Lepanto in 1571 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/7/23 Gospel: Luke 10:17-24
Daybreak for October 6, 2023
October 06, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Marie Rose Durocher, 1811-1849; born in St. Antoine, Quebec, Canada; established the first Canadian parish Sodality for young women; founded the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to Christian education; the community flourished, in spite of great obstacles; Marie Rose remained unswerving in her concern for the poor; she died at the age of 38 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/6/23 Gos...
Daybreak for October 5, 2023
October 05, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, 1819-1867; born in Germany, joined the Redemptorists, and came to America; served in Pittsburgh with St. John Neumann, then returned to Baltimore, later being transferred to Cumberland and then Annapolis; he was an expert confessor, a watchful and prudent spiritual director and a pastor always joyfully available and attentive to the needs of the poor and the abandoned; he was a full-time itiner...
Daybreak for October 4, 2023
October 04, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226; following an illness, prayer led Francis to a self-emptying like that of Christ, climaxed by embracing a leper he met on the road; he gave up all of his possessions; he had no intention of founding an order, but once it began, he protected it and accepted all legal structures needed to support it; during his last years, blind and seriously ill, he received the stigmata; on his deathbed, he repeated ...
Daybreak for October 3, 2023
October 03, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Mother Theodore Guerin, 1798-1856; foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana; a visionary, a model of virtue, and a source of inspiration and hope; canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006; patron of the Roman Catholic diocese of Lafayette, in Indiana Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/3/23 Gospel: Luke9:51-56
Daybreak for October 2, 2023
October 02, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Guardian Angels; celestial beings assigned to represent us before God, watch over us always, aid our prayer, and present our souls to God at death Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/2/23 Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10
Daybreak for October 1, 2023
October 01, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/1/23 Gospel: Matthew 21:28-32
Daybreak for September 30, 2023
September 30, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Jerome, 345-420; eminent scripture scholar; responsible for the translation of the Bible which came to be known as the Vulgate; a mystic, he traveled extensively in Palestine, marking each spot of Christ's life with devotion; he settled in Bethlehem, living in the cave believed to be the birthplace of Christ; Jerome died in Bethlehem Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/30/23 Gospel: Luke 9:43-45
Daybreak for September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael Friday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/29/23 Gospel: John 1:47-51
Daybreak for September 28, 2023
September 28, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, 907-929; raised as a Christian by his aunt, to become the ruler of Bohemia; his rule was marked by efforts toward unification within Bohemia, support of the Church, and peace-making negotiations with Germany; in a plot against him, his brother Boleslav invited him to the celebration of Saints Cosmas and Damian, and murdered him on the way to mass; he is revered as a martyr to the faith; patron of the Bohemian...
Daybreak for September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, 1580-1660; founder of the Congregation of the Mission, aka the Vincentians; with the help of St. Louise de Marillac, he also helped to found the Daughters of Charity; patron of all charitable societies, including the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/27/23 Gospel: Luke 9:1-6
Daybreak for September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Cosmas and Damian; brothers born in Arabia, known for their skill in the science of medicine; as Christians, they took no money for their services; under the persecution of Diocletian, they became targets; they were arrested, tortured, and martyred in about the year 283 A.D.; they are the patrons of pharmacists Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/26/23 Gospel: Luke 8:19-21
Daybreak for September 25, 2023
September 25, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 25th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Albert of Jerusalem, 1149-1215; born in Parma, Italy, llikely of a noble family; as Patriarch of Jerusalem, the hermits on Mount Carmel asked him to establish a rule of life for them, constituting the beginning of the Carmelite order; Albert was assassinated on his way to the Lateran council Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/25/23 Gospel: Luke 8:16-18
Daybreak for September 24, 2023
September 24, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/24/23 Gospel: Matthew 20:1-16a
Daybreak for September 23, 2023
September 23, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, aka Padre Pio, 1887-1968; grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy; joined the Capuchins at age 15; ordained in 1910; in 1918, after mass, he received a vision of Jesus; after the vision, he had the stigmata on his hands, feet, and side; busloads of people came to see him, and he heard confessions for up to ten hours per day; many penitents said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives which they had...
Daybreak for September 22, 2023
September 22, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Phocas the Gardener; lived in the Third and Fourth Centuries in Sinope, earning his living cultivating a garden; he shared with the poor, and provided lodging to travelers; when his identity as a Christian became known to the pagan Roman authorities, soldiers were dispatched to arrest Phocas; they stopped at his home for lodging, unaware of who he was; Phocas revealed himself the next morning, and the soldiers--though relucta...
Daybreak for September 21, 2023
September 21, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist Thursday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/21/23 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13
Daybreak for September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and companions, martyrs; during the 19th Century persecutions of Christians in Korea, 103 gave their lives as martyrs, including some bishops and priests, and lay people--men and women, married and unmarried, children, young people, and the elderly Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/20/23 Gospel: Luke 7:31-35
Daybreak for September 19, 2023
September 19, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Januarius; bishop of Benevento during the persecution of Diocletian; arrested while visiting clergy and laymen in prison, and executed; a vial of his blood is kept in Naples as a relic, and liquifies when exposed Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/19/23 Gospel: Luke 7:11-17
Daybreak for September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph of Cupertino, 1603-1663; showed a fondness for prayer even as a child; joined the Capuchins, and then the Conventual Franciscans; ordained a priest in 1628; tended to levitate during prayer, and this often became a cross for him, as people would come to see him as a curiosity; he was investigated and exonerated by the Inquisition Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/18/23 Gospel: Luke 7:1-10
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September 17, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB24th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/17/23 Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
Daybreak for September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian; Third Century pope and bishop, respectively, who were friends; Cornelius had to deal with the controversy of readmission of those who had left the Church during persecution; he ordered that they be readmitted with the Sacrament of Penance Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/16/23 Gospel: Luke 6:43-49
Daybreak for September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows; Biblical references are found in Luke and John--Simeon’s prediction about a sword piercing Mary’s soul, and Jesus' words from the Cross to Mary and John Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/15/23 Gospel: John 19:25-27
Daybreak for September 14, 2023
September 14, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Thursday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/14/23 Gospel: John 3:13-17
Daybreak for September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. John Chrysostom, 344-407; bishop and doctor of the Church; born in Antioch; lived as an anchorite for two years, but poor health forced him to return to Antioch; ordained a priest, and elevated to the see of Constantinople; his enemies included Theophilus, patriarch of Alexandria, and the empress Eudoxia, who forced him into exile; his enemies banished him further, to Pythius, and he died on the way there Office of Readings an...
Daybreak for September 12, 2023
September 12, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Mary; a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus; the feast began in Spain in 1513, and was extended to the entire Church by Pope Innocent XI Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/12/23 Gospel: Luke 6:12-19
Daybreak for September 11, 2023
September 11, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Paphnutius; Egyptian who became bishop of Upper Thebaid; tortured under Emperor Maximinus; returned to his flock when peace was restored; zealous in defending the Catholic faith against the Arian heresy; a major figure in the first General Council of the Church at Nicea in 325 A.D.; date of death unknown Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/11/23 Gospel: Luke 6:6-11
Daybreak for September 10, 2023
September 10, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/10/23 Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20