January 13: Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial

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January 13: Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial

c. 315–367
Patron Saint of children academically behind, children learning to walk, mothers, and the sick
Invoked against rheumatism and snakebites
Pre-Congregation canonization
Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1851 by Pope Pius IX
Liturgical Color: White

Quote:
Let me, in short, adore You our Father, and Your Son together with You; let me win the favor of Your Holy Spirit, Who is from You, through Your Only-begotten. For I have a convincing Witness to my faith, Who says, “Father, all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine” (John 17:10), even my Lord Jesus Christ, abiding in You, and from You, and with You, forever God: Who is blessed for ever and ever. Amen. ~De Trinitate 12.57

Prayer:
Saint Hilary, your heart was restless as a pagan, but you turned that restlessness into a search for the Truth. Upon finding it, you dove in head-first, entering deeper and deeper into the great mystery of the Trinity. Please pray for me, that I will also be diligent and resolute in my determination to discover the great mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. As I grow in faith, may I also share in your zeal to model the faith to others. Saint Hilary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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