SAINT OF THE DAY -- May 5 - Saint Hilary of Arles
May 5
St. Hilary of Arles(400 - 449)
'The Bishop Causing Problems'
"Hilary of sacred memory."said by Saint Leo I (Pope) when declaring the sovereignty of Rome.
It’s been said that youth is wasted on the young. In some ways, that was true for today’s saint.
Born in France in the early fifth century, Hilary came from an
aristocratic family. In the course of his education he encountered his
relative, Honoratus, who encouraged the young man to join him in the
monastic life. Hilary did so. He continued to follow in the footsteps
of Honoratus as bishop. Hilary was only 29 when he was chosen bishop of
Arles.
The new, youthful bishop undertook the role with
confidence. He did manual labor to earn money for the poor. He sold
sacred vessels to ransom captives. He became a magnificent orator. He
traveled everywhere on foot, always wearing simple clothing.
That
was the bright side. Hilary encountered difficulty in his relationships
with other bishops over whom he had some jurisdiction. He unilaterally
deposed one bishop. He selected another bishop to replace one who was
very ill-but, to complicate matters, did not die! Pope St. Leo the
Great kept Hilary a bishop but stripped him of some of his powers.
Hilary died at 49. He was a man of talent and piety who, in due time, had learned how to be a bishop.
Source: American Catholic Organization
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SIGNS OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
Do you:
feel afraid of your partner much of the time?
avoid certain topics fear of angering your partner?
feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
feel emotionally numb or helpless?
Does your partner:
- humiliate, criticize, or yell at you?
- treat you so badly that you’re embarrassed for your friends or family to see?
- ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments?
- blame you for his own abusive behavior?
- see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person?
Does your partner:
have a bad and unpredictable temper?
hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you?
threaten to take your children away or harm them?
threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
force you to have sex?
destroy your belongings?
Does your partner:
- act excessively jealous and possessive?
- control where you go or what you do?
- keep you from seeing your friends or family?
- limit your access to money, the phone, or the car?
- constantly check up on you?