Student's Prayer, by St Thomas Aquinas

I posted this last sem.

Matthew Alderman. S. Thomas Aquinas, Patron of Students. (Illustration for an Ex libris). Ink on Vellum. February 2009. Private Collection, Washington, D.C.

Creator of all things, true source of Light and Wisdom,
lofty source of all Being,
graciously let a ray of Your Brilliance penetrate
into the darkness of my understanding
and take from me the double darkness
in which I have been born, sin and ignorance.

Give me a sharp sense of understanding,
a retentive memory,
and the ability to grasp things correctly and fundamentally.
Grant me the talent of being exact in my explanations,
and the ability to express myself with thoroughness and charm.

Point out the beginning, direct the progress, help in the completion.

THROUGH CHRIST, OUR LORD.
Amen.