Parish Bulletin Article: "Students' Memorized Prayers": 10-22-17

            Here are some brilliant students at St. Thomas Aquinas School.

            One kindergartener used my microphone to show everyone in our School Mass for the “Angel of God” several weeks ago: 

Angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom God's love
commits me here,
Ever this day,
be at my side,
To light and guard,
Rule and guide.

Amen.

            I have not memorized this one…have you?           

Then two weeks later I visited the third and fourth graders with my candy basket.  (Each week they receive candy if they either work together or memorize a verse from the Bible).  And here is what they said as they were learning this daily prayer at school:

Students’ Prayer by St. Thomas Aquinas 

Creator of all things,
true source of light and wisdom,
origin of all being,
graciously let a ray of your light penetrate
the darkness of my understanding.
Take from me the double darkness
in which I have been born,
an obscurity of sin and ignorance.
Give me a keen 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,
and help in the completion.
I ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

            I have definitely not memorized this one…can you?

            As they received a wonderful gift through candy at school, I also give them another gift in my bulletin article: congratulations to our excellent students!

If any of you parishioners (or me) can show the memorization of either of these prayers, you too can have some candy.  Good luck!

            God Bless!