Infinite Creator,

Who, from the treasures of Your wisdom,

have established three hierarchies of angels,

have arrayed them in marvelous order

above the highest heavens,

and have marshaled the regions

of the universe with such artful skill,

You are proclaimed

the true font of light and wisdom,

pour forth a ray of Your brightness

into the darkened places of my mind;

disperse from my soul

the twofold darkness

into which I was born:

sin and ignorance.

You make eloquent the tongues of infants.

refine my speech

and pour forth upon my lips

The goodness of Your blessing.

Grant to me

keenness of mind,

capacity to remember,

skill in learning,

subtlety to interpret,

and eloquence in speech.

May You

guide the beginning of my work,

direct its progress,

and bring it to completion.

You Who are true God and true Man,

who live and reign, world without end.

Amen.

Prayer attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas