Daybreak for April 9, 2026

  • Thursday in the Octave of Easter
  • Saint of the Day: St. Hugh of Rouen; Eighth Century Benedictinebishop of Rouen, Paris, and Bayeux, France, a nephew of Charles Martel and the son of Duke Drogo of Burgundy; he was named thebishop of Rouen in 722; he then moved to Paris and later to Bayeux; at the same timehe wasabbot of Fontenelles and Jumieges; at the close of his life, Hugh retired to Jumieges and died in 730 as a simplechoirmonk
  • Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/9/26
  • Gospel: Luke 24:35-48