St Hilary

Hilary’s family was rich and everyone knew who they were, but they did not know about God. Hilary learned about God at school. He read the Bible for the first time and he really liked the story of Moses and the burning bush.  He really liked the name that God gave himself: I AM WHO I AM.  He read lots of books about Jesus and when he was done all his reading, he believed in God and His Son Jesus and he was baptized and became part of God’s family. Hilary was made a Bishop, which was hard because the Emperor was trying to change some of the things that the Church taught. Hilary would not listen to the Emperor so he was sent away from the country.  Hilary didn’t worry about this; instead he used his courage and patience to get through this hard time.  He wrote lots of books while he was away and these books helped lots of people learn about God.  Hilary’s books are still used by the Church today, which is why he is called a Doctor of the Church.