Daybreak for December 22, 2025

  • Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
  • Saint of the Day: St. Zeno; martyred soldier at Nicomedia (modern-day Turkey); he was seized and condemned to death for laughing while EmperorDiocletian offered a sacrificeto the Romangod Ceres; Zeno had his jaws shattered and was then beheaded
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 12/22/25
  • Gospel: Luke 1:46-56