Daybreak for June 26, 2025

  • Thursday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time
  • Saint of the Day: St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, 1902-1975; born in Barbastro, Spain, the second of sixchildren of Jose and Dolores Escriva; in 1915, he observed the fresh footprints in the snow of a barefoot monk, and wondered what God wanted of him; in 1928, as a priest, he solved the mystery, seeing holiness all around him, and founded Opus Dei; Monsignor Escriva died at the age of 73 in 1975
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/26/25
  • Gospel: Matthew 7:21-29