PRAYERS BEFORE THE CLASS PRAYERS AFTER THE CLASS

A. by St. Thomas Aquinas A. by St. Thomas Aquinas

Lord, true source of light and wisdom, Grant me, O Lord my God,
give me a keen sense of understanding, a mind to know you,
a retentive memory and the capacity to grasp things a heart to seek you,
correctly. wisdom to find you,
conduct pleasing to you,
Grant me the grace to be accurate in my faithful perseverance in waiting for you,
expositions and a hope of finally embracing you.
and the skill to express myself with thoroughness Amen.
and clarity.
B. DIVINE PRAISES
Be with me at the start of my work,
guide its progress and bring it to completion. Blessed be God.
Grant this through Christ, our Lord.  Blessed be His Holy Name.
Amen. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
B. Invocatory Prayers Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
v. Jesus, meek and humble of heart, Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
r. make our hearts like unto Thine. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the
Altar.
v. Our Lady of Candelaria Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
r. pray for us! Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most
holy.
v. St. Joseph Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
r. pray for us! Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
v. That in all things, Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
r. God may be glorified! Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints. 
 v. Jesus, Mary and Joseph
r. May I breathe forth my soul in peace
with you. Amen.

v. Praised be Jesus Christ

r. Now and forever!

v. May the Holy Triune God live in our

hearts,
a. PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL r. and in the hearts of all
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us
in battle. 
Be our defense against the v. O Mary conceived without sin,
wickedness and snares of the Devil.  r. pray for us who have recourse to
May God rebuke him, we humbly thee.
pray, 
and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly v. Our Lady of Candelaria
hosts,  r. pray for us!
by the power of God, thrust into hell
Satan,  v. St. Joseph
and all the evil spirits, who prowl r. pray for us!
about the world 
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen. v. That in all things,
r. God may be
b. INVOCATIONS glorified!
v. Jesus, Mary and Joseph
r. I give you my heart and my soul.

v. Jesus, Mary and Joseph

r. Assist me in my last agony.