Saint Thomas Aquinas was a brilliant scholar whose prayers can be said prior to studying or writing, which I will do for my own work. Prayer which St. Thomas Aquinas composed and frequently recited before dictating, writing or preaching O Ineffable Creator, Who out of the depths of Thy wisdom didst appoint three hierarchies of angels, and place them in wonderful harmony above the empyrean heaven, and dist order most perfectly Thy whole creation; Thou, Who art the true fountain and highest source of light and wisdom, deign to shed a ray of Thy brightness upon the darkness of my intellect, taking from me that twofold darkness in which I was born, namely, sin, and ignorance. O Thou Who makest eloquent the tongues of little ones, instruct my tongue, and pour upon my lips the grace of Thy blessing. Grant me a keen intellect a strong memory, method and facility in learning, subtlety in interpreting and elegance of speech; enlighten the beginning, direct the progress, perfect the issue, Thou Who art true God and man, Who livest and reignest forever. Amen (An indulgence of 200 days, once a day- Pope Leo XIII., Feb. 21, 1880.)
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