Daybreak for March 4, 2023

  • Saturday of the First Week of Lent
  • Commemoration of St. Casimir, 1458-1483; born in the line of kings, but lived an austere life even as a teen; his father, the king of Poland, sent him to take over Hungary, but Casimir’s army was outnumbered, and he returned home, and returned to prayer and study; reigned briefly as king of Poland during his father’s absence; died of lung trouble at 25
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/4/23
  • Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48