Daybreak for April 28, 2026

  • Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter
  • Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chanel, 1803-1841; a Frenchman in the Society of Marists, Peter took the gospel to the Canary Islands, French Polynesia, Tahiti, and Tonga; at his main post, Furtuna, a Polynesian island, Chanel converted the son of the island’s native king who later had the Christian priest killed for fear of the Gospel; two years later, the entire island had become Catholic
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/28/26
  • Gospel: John 10:22-30