“In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank you, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands, I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.”
-Martin Luther
“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 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”
-St. Thomas Aquinas
A Prayer Before Any Work:
O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of the eternal Father,
Thou hast said, “Without me you can do nothing.”
In faith I embrace Thy words, O Lord, and bow before Thy goodness.
Help me to complete the work I am about to begin for Thine own glory:
in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
– Orthodox Prayer Book
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