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The BreadCast
Spirit-filled daily reflections on the Mass Readings of the Roman Catholic Church from the book Our Daily Bread by James Kurt (with imprimatur). The daily podcasts are voice only, while the podcasts for Sundays and Solemnities are produced with music and other elements. Another podcast recently added: Prayers to the Saints - a prayer to each saint on the calendar for the US. Also with imprimatur.
Episodes
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May 7 - Thursday of the 5th Week of Easter
(Acts 15:7-21; Ps.96:1-3,10; Jn.15:9-11) "We are saved by the favor of the Lord Jesus." We are told of the Council of Jerusalem, convened to determine if the…
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May 6 - Wednesday of the 5th Week of Easter
(Acts 15:1-6; Ps.122:1-5; Jn.15:1-8) "I am the vine, you are the branches." And within Him we must remain; nurtured by the Church He has planted we must always…
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May 5 - Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter
(Acts 14:19-28; Ps.145:10-13,21; Jn.14:27-31) "We must undergo many trials if we are to enter into the reign of God." "With this instruction" Paul and Barnabas…
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May 4 - Monday of the 5th Week of Easter
(Acts 14:5-18; Ps.115:1-4,15-16; Jn.14:21-26) "May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth." "Anyone who loves me will be true to my word, and my…
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May 3 - Prayer to Sts. Philip and James
O holy apostles of the Lord upon whom the Church is established, your words go out to the ends of the earth, bringing the Gospel to all nations. You who were…
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May 3 - Sunday of the 5th Week of Easter, Year A
(Acts 6:1-7; Ps.33:1-2,4-5,18-19,22; 1Pt.2:4-9; Jn.14:1-12) "Let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual…
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May 2 - Prayer to St. Athanasius
O defender of the faith in the divinity of Christ, bulwark of the Church of the One who is true God and true Man, upholder of the way in the face of all…
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May 2 - Saturday of the 4th Week of Easter
(Acts 13:44-52; Ps.98:1-4; Jn.14:7-14) "I have made you a light to the nations, a means of salvation to the ends of the earth." In the preaching of Paul today…
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May 1 - Prayer to St. Joseph the Worker
O humble laborer in God's House who served to build up His Temple by the sweat of your brow and your careful concern to follow His will – pray that we shall…
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May 1 - Friday of the 4th Week of Easter
(Acts 13:26-33; Ps.2:6-11; Jn.14:1-6) "You are my Son; this day I have begotten you." This same verse appearing in both our first reading and our psalm is…
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April 30 - Prayer to St. Pius V
O Shepherd of the Church who led her through a difficult time, seeing to her reform in faith and morals, in teaching and prayer, that the foundation once…
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April 30 - Thursday of the 4th Week of Easter
(Acts 13:13-35; Ps.89:2-3,21-22,25,27; Jn.13:16-20) "He who accepts anyone I send accepts me, and in accepting me accepts Him who sent me." And who is this…
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April 29 - Prayer to St. Catherine of Siena
O wise and holy virgin whose love for God was matched by a great love for the Church and a great desire to see her pure and holy as He… peace you brought to…
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April 29 - Wednesday of the 4th Week of Easter
(Acts 12:24-13:5; Ps.67:2-6,8; Jn.12:44-50) "Set apart Barnabas and Saul for me, to do the work for which I have called them." These words came to the Church…
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April 28 - Prayer to St. Louis Mary de Montfort
O apostle of Mary and so of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the Lord you drew souls through devotion to His Mother. How perfectly you have spoken of this grace upon…
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April 28 - Prayer to St. Peter Chanel
O great missionary, you served to convert a land and a people that had never heard of our blessed Savior, and though killed for your work, you loved those to…
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April 28 - Tuesday of the 4th Week of Easter
(Acts 11:19-26; Ps.87:1-7,117:1; Jn.10:22-30) "Of Zion they shall say: 'One and all were born in her.'" "I tell of Egypt and Babylon among those that know the…
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April 27 - Monday of the 4th Week of Easter
(Acts 11:1-18; Ps.41:3,42:2-3,43:3-4; Jn.10:1-10 or Jn.10:11-18) "God has granted life-giving repentance even to the Gentiles." In his vision Peter sees "an…
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April 26 - Sunday of the 4th Week of Easter, Year A
(Acts 2:14a,36-41; Ps.23:1-6; 1Pt.2:20b-25; Jn.10:1-10) "Whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep." Jesus says in earnest to the Pharisees…
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April 25 - Prayer to St. Mark
O proclaimer of the Word of God, we know of our Lord who suffered and died that we might rise with Him on the third day because the Spirit inspired you to tell…
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April 25 - St. Mark
(1Pt.5:5-14; Ps.89:2-3,6-7,16-17; Mk.16:15-20) "Go into the world and proclaim the Good News to all creation." Such is the call and accomplishment of our…
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April 24 - Prayer to St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
O charitable and zealous soul who gave your life that others might know the true and abiding Catholic faith, you who cared for the sick and the dying, those…
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April 24 - Friday of the 3rd Week of Easter
(Acts 9:1-20; Ps.117:1-2,Mk.16:15; Jn.6:52-59) "My flesh is real food and my blood real drink." And "the man who feeds on this bread shall live forever." The…
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April 23 - Prayer to St. Adalbert
O persecuted shepherd whose flock repeatedly drove you from their midst but who accomplished great work of conversion among them… to these indignant souls you…
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April 23 - Prayer to St. George
O courageous soldier in the army of our Lord, you gave up the ranks of this passing world for the kingdom wrought by Jesus Christ, dying willingly for such a…
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April 23 - Thursday of the 3rd Week of Easter
(Acts 8:26-40; Ps.66:1,8-9,16-17,20; Jn.6:44-51) "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him." How evident it is in our first reading that…
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April 22 - Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Easter
(Acts 8:1-8; Ps.66:1-7; Jn.6:35-40) "Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you, sing praise to your name!" And why should there be such exultant joy…
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April 21 - Prayer to St. Anselm
O sublime teacher and defender of the Church and her freedom, the joy of Heaven you sought in your spiritual life, and for the autonomy of MotherChurch you…
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April 21 - Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Easter
(Acts 7:51-8:1; Ps.31:3-4,6-8,17,21; Jn.6:30-35) "No one who comes to me shall ever be hungry, no one who believes in me shall thirst again." "I myself am the…
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April 20 - Monday of the 3rd Week of Easter
(Acts 6:8-15; Ps.119:1,23-24,26-27,29-30; Jn.6:22-29) "This is the work of God: have faith in the One whom He sent." It is this faith that moves Stephen; it is…
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April 19 - Sunday of the 3rd Week of Easter, Year A
(Acts 2:14,22-33; Ps.16:1-2,5,7-11; 1Pt.1:17-21; Lk.24:13-35) "God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses." Peter stands up "with the Eleven" and…
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April 18 - Saturday of the 2nd Week of Easter
(Acts 6:1-7; Ps.33:1-2,4-5,18-19,22; Jn.6:16-21) "The eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear Him, upon those who hope for His kindness." Alleluia. As the…
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April 17 - Friday of the 2nd Week of Easter
(Acts 5:34-42; Ps.27:1,4,13-14; Jn.6:1-15) "I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living." Seeing the vast crowd following Him…
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April 16 - Thursday of the 2nd Week of Easter
(Acts 5:27-33; Ps.34:2,7,9,17-20; Jn.3:31-36) "The One whom God has sent speaks the words of God; He does not ration His gift of the Spirit." And thus it is…
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April 15 - Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Easter
(Acts 5:17-26; Ps.34:2-9; Jn.3:16-21) "He who acts in truth comes into the light, to make clear that his deeds are done in God." Jesus is "the light [that]…
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April 14 - Tuesday of the 2nd Week of Easter
(Acts 4:32-37; Ps.93:1-2,5; Jn.3:7-15) "The community of believers were of one heart and one mind." This oneness is itself of heaven, is itself the sign that…
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April 13 - Prayer to St. Martin I
O martyred Father of the Church, you laid down your life to save her from the enemy, to preserve her in the truth of orthodox faith; unmindful of the…
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April 13 - Monday of the 2nd Week of Easter
(Acts 4:23-31; Ps.2:1-9; Jn.3:1-8) "No one can see the rule of God unless he is begotten from above." "Princes conspire together against the Lord and against…
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April 12 - Divine Mercy Sunday, Year A
(Acts 2:42-47; Ps.118:1-4,13-15,22-24; 1Pt.1:3-9; Jn.20:19-31) "Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed." Jesus comes to the disciples…
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April 11 - Prayer to St. Stanislaus
O soldier of Christ who stood with courage against the powers of this world, leading the troops in your charge even unto death – pray that we may remain loyal…
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April 11 - Saturday of the Octave of Easter
(Acts 4:13-21; Ps.118:1,14-21; Mk.16:9-15) "Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to all creation." How faithfully Peter and John accomplish the…
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April 10 - Friday of the Octave of Easter
(Acts 4:1-12; Ps.118:1-2,4,22-27; Jn.21:1-14) "Jesus is 'the stone rejected by you the builders which has become the cornerstone.'" What Peter has proclaimed…
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April 9 - Thursday of the Octave of Easter
(Acts 3:11-26; Ps.8:2,5-9; Lk.24:35-48) "In His name, penance for the remission of sins is to be preached to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." And so Peter…
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April 8 - Wednesday of the Octave of Easter
(Acts 3:1-10; Ps.105:1-9; Lk.24:13-35) "The Lord is risen! It is true!" And how it is proven this day! The two disciples find their "hearts burning inside" as…
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April 7 - Prayer to St. John Baptist de la Salle
O good teacher of the poor boys in your care, minister of the Lord to those most in need, with what humble affection you carried out your work in educating…
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April 7 - Tuesday of the Octave of Easter
(Acts 2:36-41; Ps.33:4-5,18-20,22; Jn.20:11-18) "Let the whole house of Israel know beyond any doubt that God has made both Lord and Messiah this Jesus whom…
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April 6 - Monday of the Octave of Easter
(Acts 2:14,22-33; Ps.16:1-2,5,7-11; Mt.28:8-15) "You will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption."…
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April 5 - Prayer to St. Vincent Ferrer
O great preacher who taught so well the love of God and the precepts of the Church, who worked with such zeal to repair the breach within the Church in a time…
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April 5 - Easter Sunday
(Acts 10:34a,37-43; Ps.118:1-2,16-17,22-24; Col.3:1-4 or 1Cor.5:6b-8; Jn.20:1-9 or Lk.24:13-35) "Everyone who believes in Him will receive forgiveness of sins…
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April 4 - Prayer to St. Isidore
O learned man whose wisdom remained not only in the mind but found practice in the Church of God, you who read and studied Scripture not just for its own sake…
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April 4 - Easter Vigil
(Gn.1:1-2:2; Ps.104:1-2,5-6,10,12-14,24,35 or Ps.33:4-7,12-13,20-22; Gn.22:1-18; Ps.16:5,8-11; Ex.14:15-15:1; Ex.15:1-6,17-18; Is.54:5-14; Ps.30:2,4-6,11-13…
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April 3 - Good Friday
(Is.52:13-53:12; Ps.31:2,6,12-13,15-17,25,Lk.23:46; Heb.4:14-16,5:7-9; Jn.18:1-19:42) "He shall be raised high and greatly exalted." Here is your king: "Jesus…
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April 2 - Prayer to St. Francis of Paola
O little one, holy and true, who wanted no more than to leave the world that you might draw closer to Christ but who was followed by the world and called to…
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April 2 - Holy Thursday
(Ex.12:1-8,11-14; Ps.116:12-13,15-18,1Cor.10:6; 1Cor.11:23-26; Jn.13:1-15) "This cup is the New Covenant in my blood." For this cup holds the Blood of our…
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April 1 - Wednesday of Holy Week
(Is.50:4-9; Ps.69:8-10,21-22,31,33-34; Mt.26:14-25) "The Son of Man is departing, as Scripture says of Him." Of Him in Scripture we read, "Morning after…
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March 31 - Tuesday of Holy Week
(Is.49:1-6; Ps.71:1-6,15,17; Jn.13:21-33,36-38) "I am made glorious in the sight of the Lord, and my God is now my strength!" The Lord is with His servant…
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March 30 - Monday of Holy Week
(Is.42:1-7; Ps.27:1-3,13-14; Jn.12:1-11) "I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations." He has come "to open the eyes of the…
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March 29 - Passion Sunday
(Is.50:4-7; Ps.22:2,8-9,17-20,23-24; Phil.2:6-11; Mt.26:14-27:66 or Mk.14:1-15:47 or Lk.22:14-23:56) "His blood be upon us and upon our children." "The whole…
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March 28 - Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent
(Ez.37:21-28; Jer.31:10-13; Jn.11:45-57) "My sanctuary shall be set up among them forever." Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promise to "gather [His people]…
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March 27 - Friday of the 5th Week of Lent
(Jer.20:10-13; Ps.18:2-7; Jn.10:31-42) "He has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked." As Jeremiah's persecutors surround him on every side…