Saint Gatian, First Bishop of Tours - December 18th

Born third century
Died mid to late third century (~337)

Patronage:
Tours

Representation:
bishop scattering seed;
bishop in a cave with his parishioners;
with Saint Dionysius of Paris

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[angelocicognini]

Saint Gatian, pray for us. Holy bishop and spreader of the Gospel, help us both the priests and all the believers to offer a good and coherent testimony of Christ in their various circumstances of life. Pray for the Church to stand as a solid pillar of Christian values, rejecting all those ideologies trying to subvert and twist what God commands us. Please pray for Pope Francis, who has recently made a confusing statement about blessings to same-sex couples to carry out his ministry as best. Pray God to save Amhadreza Djalali and comfort his family. Pray God to save the souls in purgatory, the persecuted christians around the world and the concept of Christian family. Thank you and thank you Lord for the great example of Bishop Saint Gatian. Amen 🙏