Daybreak
1,822 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 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 July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Arsenius the Great, 354-450; served as tutor to the children of Emperor Theodosius I; became a monk in Alexandria, Egypt, studying with St. John the Dwarf; in 434, he went to the rock of Troe, then to Memphis, Egypt, and to the island of Canopus, near Alexandria; he died at Troe Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/19/23 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27
Daybreak for July 18, 2023
July 18, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Camillus de Lellis, 1550-1614; overcame a life of gambling, and was moved the preaching of a Capuchin friar; tried twice to enter the Capuchins, but was unsuccessful, because of a sore on his leg; studied for priesthood, and was ordained at 34, and then started his own congregation which care for the sick; at his final illness, he left his bed to see if other patients needed help Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7...
Daybreak for July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 15th Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne; Discalced Carmelite nuns who were caught up in the French Revolution, and sentenced to death in 1794; they went to the guillotine singing the "Salve Regina" Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/17/23 Gospel: Matthew 10:34-11:1
Daybreak for July 16, 2023
July 16, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/16/23 Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23
Daybreak for July 15, 2023
July 15, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Bonaventure, 1221-1274; became a Franciscan at the age of 22; elected general minister of the Order, and structured the order through effective legislation, and an organized spirituality based on the vision and insights of Saint Francis; died while participating in the Second Council of Lyon Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/15/23 Gospel: Matthew 10:24-33
Daybreak for July 14, 2023
July 14, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, 1656-1680; daughter of a Christian Algonquin and a Mohawk chief; lost her parents to a smallpox epidemic which left her disfigured and half-blind; moved by the words of the "Blackrobes"--Jesuit missionaries--who stayed with her uncle, she converted at the age of 19; she grew in grace rapidly, but was always in danger; fled 200 miles north to a Christian Indian village; took a vow of virginity at age 23; died the af...
Daybreak for July 13, 2023
July 13, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Henry, 972-1024; German king and Holy Roman Emperor; helped Pope Benedict VIII to quell disturbances in Rome; sought a stable peace throughout Europe; fostered the reform of ecclesiastical and monastic life Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/13/23 Gospel: Matthew 10:7-15
Daybreak for July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saints of the Day: Saints John Jones (2530-1598) and John Wall (1620-1679); two friars martyred in England in the 16th and 17th Centuries; John Jones was Welsh, and was twice imprisoned for administering the sacraments before he left England in 1590; joined the Franciscans and returned to England, where he ministered to Catholics until he was imprisoned, and condemned to death; John Wall was born in England, but educated Belgium; returned to Engl...
Daybreak for July 11, 2023
July 11, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Benedict, 480-547; born in central Italy, and drawn to monasticism; lived in a cave as a hermit for three years; some followers chose him as their leader, but disliked his strictness; but he had the idea of gathering various families of monks to give them the benefit of unity, fraternity, and permanent worship in one house; he began building Monte Cassino; The Rule that gradually developed prescribed a life of liturgical prayer, stu...
Daybreak for July 10, 2023
July 10, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Anthony Pechersky, 983-1073; born in Ukraine; after spending time on Mount Athos in Greece, he founded a hermitage in Kiev, which became known as the "Caves of Kiev"; founded another monastery in Chernagov; one of the fathers of Ukrainian monasticism Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/10/23 Gospel: Matthew 9:18-26
Daybreak for July 9, 2023
July 09, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/9/23 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30
Daybreak for July 8, 2023
July 08, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Jeanne-Marie Kerguin, 1864-1900; born to a poor peasant family in France; joined the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1887, and was sent to Paris, then to Carthage in Northern Africa; health problems forced her to go to Rome to recover; she then went to China, and was almost immediately hospitalized with typhus; during a crackdown on foreign missionaries during the Boxer Rebellion, she was executed Office of Readings and M...
Daybreak for July 7, 2023
July 07, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Palladius; first bishop of Ireland, and immediate predecessor to St. Patrick; consecrated a bishop by Pope Celestine I, and sent to Ireland; his mission apparently had little impact on the people; he sailed to Scotland to preach to the Picts, but died shortly after arriving Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/7/23 Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13
Daybreak for July 6, 2023
July 06, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Maria Goretti, 1890-1902; daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer; she was attacked by a neighbor, Alessandro, who stabbed her with a dagger; she died about 24 hours after the attack; while in prison, Alessandro had a dream of Maria gathering flowers, and offering them to him, and his life was changed; upon his release, he sought the forgiveness of Maria's mother, and was present at Maria's canonization Office of Reading...
Daybreak for July 5, 2023
July 05, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, 1502-1539; gave up life as a doctor to become a religious; helped to found three religious congregations--one for men, one for women, and another for married couples--the Barnabites; he encouraged the collaboration of laity in the apostolate, frequent communion, Forty Hours devotion, and the ringing of church bells on Friday at 3 p.m.; died at the age of 36 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for...
Daybreak for July 4, 2023
July 04, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Independence Day in the U.S. Optional Memorial of St. Elizabeth of Portugal, 1271-1336; given in marriage to Denis, King of Portugal, at the age of 12; practiced piety and charity; became a peacemaker between royal family members; after being widowed, she retired to a monastery of Poor Clares Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/4/23 Gospel: Matthew 8:23-27
Daybreak for July 3, 2023
July 03, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of St. Thomas, apostle; known, unfortunately, for his doubt, but also for his faith; believed to have evangelized and preached in India; died 72 A.D. Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/3/23 Gospel: John 20:24-29
Daybreak for July 2, 2023
July 02, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 7/2/23 Gospel: Matthew 10:37-42
Daybreak for July 1, 2023
July 01, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, 1713-1784; born in Mallorca, Spain, joined the Franciscans, and became famous as a preacher; gave it up and followed his desire to convert the Native peoples of the New World; founded missions in San Diego, Monterey/Carmel, San Antonio/San Gabriel, San Luis Obispo, San Francisco and San Juan Capistrano, and San Buenaventura; baptized 5,000; brought the native Americans the gift of faith and a decent standar...
Daybreak for June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of the First Martyrs of the Church of Rome; in 64 A.D., nearly half of Rome was destroyed by fire, likely caused by Nero; Nero blamed the Christians; many Christians were put to death, likely including Peter and Paul Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/30/23 Gospel: Matthew 8:1-4
Daybreak for June 29, 2023
June 29, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBSolemnity of Saints Peter and Paul Thursday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/29/23 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-19
Daybreak for June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Irenaeus, 130-202; as bishop of Lyons, he was concerned with the Gnostics, a group of heretical sects claiming to have "secret knowledge" imparted by Jesus to only a few; the work of Irenaeus gradually ended the influence of the Gnostics; declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Francis in 2022 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/28/23 Gospel: Matthew7:15-20
Daybreak for June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Cyril of Alexandria, 378-444; began his career as bishop of Alexandria with numerous harsh actions; but, he championed the cause of orthodoxy against the Nestorian heresy; Cyril was the pope's representative at the Council of Ephesus in 431, and proclaimed Mary the "God-bearer"; after that, he was deposed and imprisoned for three months, but was then welcomed back to Alexandria Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2...
Daybreak for June 26, 2023
June 26, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, 1902-1975; born in Spain, became a priest to make himself available for whatever God desired; in 1928, while on a retreat, he discerned that he was to found Opus Dei, an institution within the Catholic Church dedicated to helping people in all walks of life to follow Christ, to seek holiness in their daily life and grow in love for God and their fellow men and women; Opus Dei now has over 84,000 m...
Daybreak for June 25, 2023
June 25, 2023 05:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/25/23 Gospel: Matthew 10:26-33
Daybreak for June 24, 2023
June 24, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist Saturday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/24/23 Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80
Daybreak for June 23, 2023
June 23, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph Cafasso, 1811-1860; born in Italy, ordained in 1833; popular teacher, sought-after confessor and spiritual advisor; close friend of St. John Bosco, and encouraged him in his work with boys; patron of prison chaplains Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/23/23 Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23
Daybreak for June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More; More was a literary scholar, eminent lawyer, gentleman, father of four children, and chancellor of England; Fisher was a priest who was asked to study the question of King Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which he affirmed to be valid; both rejected Henry's remarriage and claim to be the head of the Church of England, and were executed in 1535 Office of Readings and Morning Pra...
Daybreak for June 21, 2023
June 21, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, 1568-1591; had a profound spiritual quickening at the age of 7; eventually joined the Society of Jesus, with St. Robert Bellarmine as his spiritual advisor; assisted in the Jesuit hospital in Rome during the plague of 1591, and fell ill; upon recovery, he still had a fever, and was very weak, but maintained his discipline of prayer; died at the age of 23 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/21/23 Gospel:...
Daybreak for June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Silverius; became pope in 536, but Empress Theodora tried to get him deposed; he was accused of conspiring with the Goths and exiled; he was allowed to return to Rome, but was then sent to the island of Palmaria, where he was persuaded to abdicate; he died in 537 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/20/23 Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48
Daybreak for June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Romuald, 950-1027; watched his father kill a man, which horrified him, fleeing to a monastery; he was gently ejected after a period; spent thirty years founding monasteries and hermitages; in later life, his father became a monk, wavered, but remained faithful due to the encouragement from his son Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/19/23 Gospel: Matthew 5:38-42
Daybreak for June 18, 2023
June 18, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MB11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/18/23 Gospel: Matthew 9:36-10:8
Daybreak for June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/17/23 Gospel: Luke 2:41-51
Daybreak for June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBSolemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/16/23 Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30
Daybreak for June 15, 2023
June 15, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Adelaide; born in Belgium, and lived in a Cistercian convent from the age of 7; she was loved the sister, but contracted leprosy, and was isolated for health reasons; she received many graces, including visions and ecstasies, and miracles were credited to her intercession; she eventually became blind and paralyzed, and died in 1250 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/15/23 Gospel: Matthew 5:20-26
Daybreak for June 14, 2023
June 14, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Joseph the Hymnographer, 810-886; a native of Sicily, he fled to Thessalonica to avoid an attack by the Arabs, then to Constantinople; he fled Constantinople because of the iconoclast persecution; on his way to Rome, he was captured and made a slave in Crete; after escaping, he returned to Constantinople and founded a monastery; he was the most prolific of the Greek hymn-writers Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1...
Daybreak for June 13, 2023
June 13, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231; joined the Augustinians as a young man, giving up a future of wealth and power; impressed by the Franciscan martyrs, he later joined the Franciscans; in Italy, he was stationed in a small hermitage, where he spent most of his time praying, reading scripture, and doing menial tasks Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/13/23 Gospel: Matthew 5:13-16
Daybreak for June 12, 2023
June 12, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Peter of Mount Athos; soldier, captured by Muslims, and then released; went to Rome, and was granted the monastic habit by the pope; journeyed to Mount Athos in northern Greece, where took up the life of a hermit, remaining there for half-a-century; the first hermit to reside on Mount Athos Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/12/23 Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12
Daybreak for June 11, 2023
June 11, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/11/23 Gospel: John 6:51-58
Daybreak for June 10, 2023
June 10, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Landericus; bishop of Paris 650-661; labored zealously to improve the lot of the poor and lowly; founded the city's first real hospital, dedicated to St. Christopher, which eventually became the Hotel-Dieu; he welcomed the Benedictines to his diocese, and encouraged them to found the Abbey of Denis Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/10/23 Gospel: Mark 12:38-44
Daybreak for June 9, 2023
June 09, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Tim Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, 306-373; poet, teacher, orator, defender of the faith; born in Mesopotamia, fled as a refugee to Edessa; his works reflect a deep insight and knowledge of the scriptures; lived in cave overlooking Edessa, and died there in 373 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/9/23 Gospel: Mark 12:35-37
Daybreak for June 8, 2023
June 08, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. William of York, 1110-1154; became archbishop of York in 1154, but his selection was challenged on grounds of simony and unchastity; he was cleared by Rome, but ousted by a later pope; Pope Anastasius IV eventually restored him as bishop of York, but he died about a month after returning Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/8/23 Gospel: Mark 12:28-34
Daybreak for June 7, 2023
June 07, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint of the Day: St. Willibald, 700-786; native of Wessex, England, brother of Saints Winebald and Walburga, and related, through his mother, to St. Boniface; assisted Boniface in his missionary work, and was ordained, and then became bishop of Eichstatt, in Franconia; founded a double monastery with his siblings, and made Winebald abbot, and Walburga abbess; served as bishop for four decades Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/7/23 G...
Daybreak for June 6, 2023
June 06, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBTuesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of St. Norbert, 1080-1134; founder of the Praemonstratensians, better known as the Norbertines, in the French region of Premontre; Norbert and his community converted heretics, reconciled enemies, and rebuilt the faith in indifferent believers; Norbert reluctantly became archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany, and continued his work for the Church Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/6/23 Gospel: Mark 12:13-17
Daybreak for June 5, 2023
June 05, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBMonday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Boniface, 675-754; apostle of the Germans; sent by Pope Gregory II to reform the German Church, which was rampant with paganism, and errors; his reform efforts were successful; Boniface and 53 others were massacred on their visit to the Frisians, preparing converts for confirmation Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/5/23 Gospel: Mark 12:1-12
Daybreak for June 4, 2023
June 04, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSolemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/23 Gospel: John 3:16-18
Daybreak for Saturday, June 3, 2023
June 03, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 55 MBSaturday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions; 22 Ugandans who were martyred for refusing the homosexual advances of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga; Charles was burned to death in 1886 Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/3/23 Gospel: Mark 11:27-33
Daybreak for June 2, 2023
June 02, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFriday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Optional Memorial of Saints Marcellinus and Peter; priest and exorcist, respectively; beheaded in 304 A.D.,during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian; Pope Damasus wrote an epitaph based on the report of their executioner, and Constantine erected a basilica over the crypt in which they were buried in Rome Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/2/23 Gospel: Mark 11:11-26
Daybreak for June 1, 2023
June 01, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThursday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Memorial of St. Justin, 100-165; philosopher who converted, because Christianity answered the great question of life and existence better than the ancient philosophers; became an apologist, defending Christianity against attacks and misunderstandings; for his stuanch adherence to Christinity, Justin was beheaded Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/1/23 Gospel: Matthew 10:46-52
Daybreak for May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBFeast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Elizabeth Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/31/23 Gospel: Luke 1:39-56