“Grant me keenness of mind, capacity to remember, skill in learning, subtlety to interpret, and eloquence in speaking. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to completion.”
—Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Source: Thomas Aquinas, Oratio ante Studium, in Sancti Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia, vol. 43, Opuscula, ed. R. Spiazzi (Turin: Marietti, 1954), 90, §2.
Reflection: Where do I most need God to purify my speech, sharpen my understanding, or guide the purpose of my words today?