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Daybreak for September 3, 2026

Daybreak

* Thursday of the 22nd Week in Ordinary Time * Memorial of Pope St. Gregory the Great, 540-604; his education was steeped in law, religion, grammar, rhetoric, and affairs of the republic; after the death of Pope Pelagius II, St. Gregory was elected his successor; he leveraged his papal authority, forming relations with the churches in Spain, Gaul, Africa, Britain, as well as the Eastern Churches; he developed a code of life for bishops and began a rigorous preaching routine; his homilies drew massive crowds as they used rich anecdotes and practical metaphors; he wrote extensively on spiritual works, penning thousands of letters, sermons, and commentaries * Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 9/3/26 * Gospel: Luke 5:1-11