Daybreak for May 17, 2023

  • Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter
  • Saint of the Day: St. Paschal Baylon, 1540-1592; Franciscan lay brother, known for rigorous asceticism and love for the Blessed Sacrament; on a mission to France, he debated the doctrine of the Real Presence against a Calvinist preacher; patron of Eucharistic congresses and Eucharistic associations
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/17/23
  • Gospel: John 16:12-15