Author: Paul Sadek

Daybreak for April 1, 2026

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Wednesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Hugh of Grenoble, 1053-1132; born in the Dauphine region, and became a canon of the Cathedral in Valence; he became bishop of Grenoble in 1080, and attempted a massive reform of the diocese, but was discouraged, and retired to Chaise Dieu Abbey, becoming a Benedictine; Pope […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/86811dde-ee2e-47d3-919c-b41e017a4fdc/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 31, 2026

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Tuesday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. Guy of Pomposa, 1008-1046; born in Ravenna, Italy, and gave everything to the poor; he spent three years as a hermit on an island in the Po River; he became the abbot of St. Severus, and a much sought after spiritual advisor Office of Readings and […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/c5a5616f-68b8-47ac-a966-b41e0008514a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 30, 2026

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Monday of Holy Week Saint of the Day: St. John Climacus, 525-606; called “Climacus” because of his famous book, “The Climax,” or, “The Ladder of Perfection”; a Syrian or Palestinian who started his eremiticallife at sixteen, living for many years as a hermit on Sinai, then went to Thale; he authored “The Ladder of Perfection” […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/01aec793-793f-4b0a-bd0f-b41d000c3920/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 29, 2026

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Palm Sunday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/29/26 Gospel: Matthew 27:11-54 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/4b2d8ab0-d205-47f9-9b1b-b41b015ad40e/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/4b2d8ab0-d205-47f9-9b1b-b41b015ad40e/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 28, 2026

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Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Tutilo; Ninth and Tenth Century Benedictine monk and artist; a member of the Benedictines at St. Gall, Switzerland, he distinguished himself through his abilities as a painter, sculptor, musician, poet, metalworker, and orator; he taught at theabbey school and was noted for his […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/9f5bde33-72a5-4971-b55a-b41b004f1a18/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 27, 2026

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Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. John of Egypt; lived in the Fourth Century, and was one of the most famous earlydeserthermits, a notedprophet of his era; he was born in Egypt, and became a hermit at the age of 20; his hermitage had a single window opening to […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/dccc2c91-3829-4562-bfd3-b41a004812ff/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 26, 2026

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Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Basil the Younger; Tenth Century hermit with gifts of prophecy; living near Constantinople, he was imprisoned and tortured as a spy; miracles and prophecies won him his freedom, and he returned to his hermitage with a disciple, Gregory; there he denounced the immorality […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/20c39ffc-8933-4d5b-ac4f-b4190033c389/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 25, 2026

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Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/25/26 Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/64634ba3-066d-474e-aa4e-b418004ba5cf/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/64634ba3-066d-474e-aa4e-b418004ba5cf/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 24, 2026

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Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Aldemar; Eleventh Century abbot and miracle worker; born in Capua, Italy, and became a monk at Monte Cassino; Princess Aloara built a new convent, and Aldemar became the director of the religious in the established house; his abbot reassigned him to Monte Cassino, […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/597a6f5c-e1df-4028-a685-b417005dc5d3/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 22, 2026

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Fifth Sunday of Lent Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 3/22/26 Gospel: John 11:1-45 https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3d638789-e552-413b-a250-b414006f3bf6/audio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSShttps://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/3d638789-e552-413b-a250-b414006f3bf6/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 21, 2026

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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Enda; an Irishman, who became a monk and went on pilgrimage to Rome, where he was ordained; he returned to Ireland, built churches at Drogheda, and then secured from his brother-in-law King Oengus of Munster the island of Aran, where he built the […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/726e13d3-990c-4142-afb9-b414003298b7/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Daybreak for March 20, 2026

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Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent Saint of the Day: St. Photina; according to Greek legend, the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well; she took to preaching the Gospel, received imprisonment, and was finally martyred at Carthage; another tradition states that Photina was put to death in Romeafter converting the daughter of EmperorNero […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/e7258e0a-c82f-41fd-8df8-ade30145abb7/d34ad216-eac2-4b2a-b2ee-b413003f80f6/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more