ST. MALACHY, PROPHET, ST. GATIANUS, BISHOP OF TOURS Dec. 18

ST. MALACHY, PROPHET, Lived between the 6th and 5th centuries B.C. on returning from the Babylonian exile, he denounced the external religiosity of his countrymen, far from God and justice. He exhorts us to prepare for the meeting with the Lord and foretells the coming of the messenger of God, John the Baptist.  Dec. 18

ST. GATIANUS, BISHOP OF TOURS

Sent in the 3rd century to evangelize the Roman province of Gaul, he was the first bishop of the city of Tours, where he met with great hostility, so much that he had to celebrate in the catacombs. There, with courage and perseverance, he preached the Gospel for 50 years. Dec. 18