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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 951
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
May 27 - Tuesday of the 6th Week of Easter
(Acts 16:22-34; Ps.138:1-3,7-8; Jn.16:5-11) “Immediately all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains were pulled loose.” “Your right hand saves me,” David sings unto the Lord this day in our…
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Mon 26 May 2025
May 26 - Prayer to St. Philip Neri
O priest of joy whose song of service rises unto the Lord until this day, whose delight in sacrifice inspires others to give themselves in freedom to the work of Christ – pray all God’s priests and p…
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Sun 25 May 2025
May 26 - Monday of the 6th Week of Easter
(Acts 16:11-15; Ps.149:1-6,9; Jn.15:26-16:4) “You must bear witness.” The Spirit will come and call to your hearts to speak of the name of Jesus and His salvation. As He prompts you, you…
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Sun 25 May 2025
May 25 - Prayer to St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
O humble soul whom the Lord blessed with mystical elevations to His heavenly presence, you who remained so faithful through all trials and encouraged others to seek such perfection as well – …
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Sat 24 May 2025
May 25 - Prayer to St. Gregory VII
O Shepherd and Father, defender of the faith and of holy MotherChurch against those who would rob her of her freedom, those who would rape her, stealing away her purity, those who would deny her sing…
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Sat 24 May 2025
May 25 - Prayer to St. Bede the Venerable
O learned master whose life itself was as a monastery, consumed as you were by study and teaching and writing and prayer, who till the very end spoke the name of the Lord in all your words and deeds …
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Sat 24 May 2025
May 25 - Sunday of the 6th Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 15:1-2,22-29; Ps.67:2-6,8; Rv.21:10-14,22-23; Jn.14:23-29) “The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed the twelve names of the twelve…
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Sat 24 May 2025
May 24 - Saturday of the 5th Week of Easter
(Acts 16:1-10; Ps.100:1-3,5; Jn.15:18-21) “I chose you out of the world.” What is the world but heartache and sin; from this the Lord would release us. Jesus tells His disciples: “You do…
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Fri 23 May 2025
May 23 - Friday of the 5th Week of Easter
(Acts 15:22-31; Ps.57:8-12; Jn.15:12-17) “There is no greater love than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” Do not Judas and Silas fulfill the Lord’s command to “love one an…
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Thu 22 May 2025
May 22 - Prayer to St. Rita of Cascia
O saint of the impossible whose union with Christ in His Passion and His glory serves to grant favors to those in great need, you whose great thirst to be one with our Bridegroom brought the help of …
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Wed 21 May 2025
May 22 - 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 Gentiles need be subject to c…
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Wed 21 May 2025
May 21 - Prayer to St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions
O sacrificial sheep, priests of the Lord who offered your lives even as you offered Mass, in union with Christ and His Church for the sake of your homeland: you prayed for its peace even as violence …
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Tue 20 May 2025
May 21 - 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 be. We must have His blood…
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Tue 20 May 2025
May 20 - Prayer to St. Bernardine of Siena
O apostle of the holy name of Jesus who proclaimed God’s loving mercy to those in darkness that the light of faith might save souls and make them children of the light of Christ, radiating His splend…
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Mon 19 May 2025
May 20 - 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 “gave their disciples reass…
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Mon 19 May 2025
May 19 - 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 Father will love him; we w…
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Sun 18 May 2025
May 18 - Prayer to St. John I
O faithful Shepherd who laid down your life for the sake of true teaching, who was killed by one set against God’s Word… though deprived of food and so of this life, you were given instead the life o…
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Sat 17 May 2025
May 18 - Sunday of the 5th Week of Easter, Year C
(Acts 14:21-27; Ps.145:1,8-13; Rv.21:1-5a; Jn.13:31-33a,34-35) “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race.” This is the promise on which we set our hearts, this vision of John. This is th…
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Sat 17 May 2025
My 17 - 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 is fulfilled the words of o…
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Fri 16 May 2025
May 16 - 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 spoken also by Jesus in our gos…
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Thu 15 May 2025
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