Daybreak for October 14, 2026
Daybreak
* Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time * Optional Memorial of Pope St. Callistus I; lived in the first part of the Third Century; he was originally a slave, who lost money which was entrusted to him; he fled, but was caught, and he promised to return the money; later, he was arrested for fighting at a syangogue; eventually, he was denounced as a Christian, and sentenced to the mines in Sardinia; Pope Victor secured his release, and sent him to antium with a monthly allowance; Pope Zephyrinus entrusted him with the burial chambers along the Appian Way, still known as the Catacombs of San Callisto; he was pope from 217 to 222, and is honored as a martyr * Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/14/26 * Gospel: Luke 11:42-46