Saint Gatian was the first bishop of Tours in France and is said to be a disciple of Saint Denis of Paris.  Arriving in a pagan land, completely untouched by the Good News, Gatian scattered the first seeds of the faith in the region of Tours laying the foundations of the Church in the city of the great Saint Martin. Saint Gatian died in 337.

5 Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise, and shall execute judgement and justice in the earth. 6 In those days shall Juda be saved, and Israel shall dwell confidently: and this is the name that they shall call him: the Lord our just one. 7 Therefore behold the days to come, saith the Lord, and they shall say no more: The Lord liveth, who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt: 8 But the Lord liveth, who hath brought out, and brought hither the seed of the house of Israel from the land of the north, and out of all the lands, to which I had cast them forth: and they shall dwell in their own land.

1 A psalm on Solomon.12 For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper. 13 He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.18 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone doth wonderful things.  19 And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever: and the whole earth shall be filled with his majesty. So be it. So be it.

18 Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. 19 Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.21 And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: 23 Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 24 And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife. 25 And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.

Daily Mass Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States of America.

Readings from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible. You can also hear Daily Reflections by visiting www.usccb.org and clicking the "CCC-TV" button.