“A Student’s Prayer” is a fervent appeal to God for wisdom and clarity in learning, penned by the influential 13th-century theologian St. Thomas Aquinas. It calls upon the Holy Spirit to illuminate the mind, enhance memory, and improve expression. Recognizing God as the wellspring of all knowledge, it seeks His guidance throughout the learning process. The prayer speaks to students and scholars across generations, highlighting the spiritual dimension of intellectual growth and the importance of God’s grace in academic pursuits.
A Student’s Prayer
Prayer Video – A Student’s Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator,
true source of light and fountain of wisdom!
Pour forth your brilliance upon my dense intellect,
dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance.
Grant me a penetrating mind to understand,
a retentive memory, method and ease in learning,
the lucidity to comprehend, and abundant grace in expressing myself.
Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress,
and bring it to successful completion.
This I ask through Jesus Christ,
true God and true man,
living and reigning with You and the Father,
forever and ever.
Amen.