Daybreak for October 22, 2025

  • Wednesday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time
  • Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II, 1920-2005; born in Wadowice, Poland; he was elected pope in 1978, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years; in his 27 years of papal ministry, John Paul II wrote 14 encyclicals and five books, canonized 482 saints and beatified 1,338 people
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/22/25
  • Gospel: Luke 12:39-48