Ante
Studium
(Prayer
Before Study)
By St.
Thomas Aquinas
O Infinite Creator, who in the riches of Thy wisdom
didst appoint three hierarchies of Angels and didst set them in wondrous order
over the highest heavens, and who didst apportion the elements of the world
most wisely: do Thou, who art in truth the fountain of light and wisdom, deign
to shed upon the darkness of my understanding the rays of Thine infinite
brightness, and remove far from me the twofold darkness in which I was born,
namely, sin and ignorance. Do Thou, who givest speech to the tongues of little
children, instruct my tongue and pour into my lips the grace of Thy
benediction. Give me keenness of apprehension, capacity for remembering, method and
ease in learning, insight-in interpretation, and copious eloquence in speech.
Instruct my beginning, direct my progress, and set Thy seal upon the finished
work, Thou, who art true God and true Man, who livest and reignest world
without end. Amen.
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