Daybreak for January 2, 2025
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* Ninth Day of Christmas * Memorial of Saints Basil the Great (330-379) and Gregory Nazianzen (329-390); good friends, who met at university; Basil became bishop of Caesarea in 374, and he was called upon to refute the Arian heresy, which held that Jesus was not God; when one town was falling away from the faith, Basil ordained Gregory bishop and sent him there; Basil died at age 49; Gregory resigned from Constantinople because of opposition and spent his last years reading, writing his autobiography, and enjoying his gardens * Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 1/2/25 * Gospel: John 1:19-28
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Religion & Spirituality • Christianity
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Daybreak™ is a fresh, upbeat approach to morning devotions and prayer. Host Paul Sadek leads you in spiritual reflections and meditations from the daily Mass readings, Morning Prayer, the Holy Father’s teachings, writing of the saints, and more.