Daybreak for June 4, 2026

  • Thursday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
  • Saint of the Day: St. Petroc; Sixth Century son of a Welsh king; he became a monk, and went with some friends to Ireland to study; they went to Cornwall, in England, and spent thirty years there; Petroc then made a pilgrimage toRomeand Jerusalem, at whichtimehe is also reputed to have reached the Indian ocean where he lived for sometime as a hermit on an island; he returned to Cornwall, established a community of his followers, and then became a hermit; he was known for his miracles, and died in 564 while visiting some of his disciples
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 6/4/26
  • Gospel: Mark 12:28-34