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
August 25 - Prayer to St. Joseph Calasanz
O guardian angel of poor children who formed them in the image of Christ, an education of body and soul you provided those most in need, those most impressionable and thirsting for the Lord’s care, a…
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Sun 24 Aug 2025
August 25 - Prayer to St. Louis of France
O loyal subject of the Lord and of His Church on earth, though a king you did not exalt yourself but listened rather to the words of your Savior and chose to serve Him, doing His work in this world: …
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Sun 24 Aug 2025
August 25 - Monday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(1Thes.1:2-5,8-10; Ps.149:1-6,9; Mt.23:13-22) “You turned to God from idols, to serve Him who is the living and true God.” Contrast is at the heart of today’s readings again. The faith …
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Sun 24 Aug 2025
August 24 - Prayer to St. Bartholomew
O apostle of the Lamb, man without guile led by love to the Lord, you who declared Jesus Son of God and King of Israel, whose eyes of faith were illumined by angels’ wings – pray we shall be found by…
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Sat 23 Aug 2025
August 24 - Sunday of the 21st Week in Ordinary Time, Year C
(Is.66:18-21; Ps.117:1-2,Mk.16:15; Heb.12:5-7,11-13; Lk.13:22-30) “People will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of Go…
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Sat 23 Aug 2025
August 23 - Prayer to St. Rose of Lima
O penitential soul whose eyes saw the Lord, whose ears heard His voice calling all to the Cross, obediently you accepted the afflictions that are necessary to attain union with God and His surpassing…
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Fri 22 Aug 2025
August 23 - Saturday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ruth 2:1-3,8-11,4:13-17; Ps.128:1-5; Mt.23:1-12) “The greatest among you will be the one who serves the rest.” Today we can contrast the faith of Ruth with the Pharisees’ of Jesus’ time. In ou…
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Fri 22 Aug 2025
August 22 - Prayer on the Queenship of Mary
O Queen of Heaven and earth, you radiate the glory of God, for now you stand at His right Hand in the heavenly kingdom. Clothed with the sun, the moon under your feet and a crown of twelve stars upon…
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
August 22 - Friday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Ruth 1:1,3-6,14-16,22; Ps.146:2,5-10; Mt.22:34-40) “Wherever you go I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge, your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” How well our readin…
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
August 21 - Prayer to St. Pius X
O simple priest who became Shepherd of the universal Church and defended her with courage against the errors of the age, you did not waver before the powers that would dilute the purity of the teachi…
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
August 21 - Thursday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.11:29-39; Ps.40:5,7-10; Mt.22:1-14) “You have made a vow to the Lord. Do with me as you have vowed.” As with the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is blessed not so much for giving birth to …
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
August 20 - Prayer to St. Bernard
O great light of the Church who by word and work inspired your brothers and so many others to a life of virtue, to peace and unity with one another and an abiding love for our Lord and His Mother – t…
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Tue 19 Aug 2025
August 20 - Wednesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.9:6-15; Ps.21:2-7; Mt.20:1-16) “The last shall be first and the first shall be last.” Jesus, the Son of God and true King, who is first, has made Himself last, and so for His humilit…
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Tue 19 Aug 2025
August 19 - Prayer to St. John Eudes
O priest of Jesus and Mary so dedicated to the Hearts of our Lord and Lady and the formation of your fellow priests, how well you preached of our need to be one with Christ our Head; with what zeal y…
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Mon 18 Aug 2025
August 19 - Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.6:11-24; Ps.85:9,11-14; Mt.19:23-30) “Go with the strength you have and save Israel from the power of Midian. It is I who send you.” The world is at enmity with God. The kingdom o…
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Mon 18 Aug 2025
August 18 - Monday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jgs.2:11-19; Ps.106:4,34-37,39-40,43-44; Mt.19:16-22) “They were quick to stray from the way their fathers had taken, and did not follow their example of obedience to the commandments of the…
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Sun 17 Aug 2025
August 17 - Sunday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time, Year C
(Jer.38:4-6,8-10; Ps.40:2-4,14,18; Heb.12:1-4; Lk.12:49-53) “Though I am afflicted and poor, yet the Lord thinks of me.” Persecution is necessarily a part of every Christian’s life. Not man…
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Sat 16 Aug 2025
August 16 - Prayer to St. Stephen of Hungary
O faithful king, loyal son of MotherChurch and just ruler of your people, in peace and piety, humbly and honorably you executed your duties, never showing favor to anyone but always respecting all an…
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Fri 15 Aug 2025
August 16 - Saturday of the 19th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Jos.24:14-29; Ps.16:1-2,5,7-8,11; Mt.19:13-15) “We will serve the Lord, our God, and obey His voice.” Like children we must come before the Lord and extol His holy Name. “Completely and…
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Fri 15 Aug 2025
August 15 - Prayer on the Assumption
O glorious Virgin Mary, preserved from sin from the moment of your conception and now raised with your Son unto Heaven, blessed are you among women, most blessed of all God’s creatures; kept from all…
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Thu 14 Aug 2025
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