Daybreak for April 16, 2025

  • Wednesday of Holy Week
  • Saint of the Day: St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1844-1879; first child of an extremely poor miller in the town of Lourdes in southern France; on February 11, 1858, she received the first of 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary; few visions have ever undergone the scrutiny that these appearances of the Immaculate Virgin were subject to; Lourdes became one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, attracting millions of visitors
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/16/25
  • Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25