Daybreak for May 2, 2026

  • Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter
  • Memorial of St. Athanasius; Fourth Century bishop of Alexandria; became a theological advisor at the Council of Nicea when he was still in his late twenties; he opposed Arianism and defended the divinity of the Son of Man; he wrote many works on the Incarnation and the Trinity as well asThe Life of Anthony, which helped define and foster both monastic living and the writing of saints’ lives; he died in 373 A.D.
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 5/2/26
  • Gospel: John 14:7-14