Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas!

Today is the feast day of St. Thomas Aquinas, he was a philosopher, a priest, and now he is a Saint and Doctor of the Church! 

Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.-St. Thomas Aquinas

To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible. -St. Thomas Aquinas 

Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas

I thank you, O holy Lord, 

almighty Father, eternal God, 

who have deigned, 

not through any merits of mine, 

but out of the condescension of Your goodness, 

to satisfy me a sinner, 

Your unworthy servant, 

with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son, 

our Lord Jesus Christ. 

I pray that this Holy Communion 

be not a condemnation to punishment for me, 

but a saving plea to forgiveness. 

May it be to me the armor of faith 

and the shield of a good will. 

May it be the emptying out of my vices 

and the extinction of all lustful desires; 

an increase of charity and patience, 

of humility and obedience, and all virtues; 

a strong defense against the snares of all my enemies, 

visible and invisible; 

the perfect quieting of all my evil impulses of flesh and spirit, 

binding me firmly to You, the one true God; 

and a happy ending of my life. 

I pray too that You will deign to bring me, a sinner, 

to that ineffable banquet where You with Your Son and the Holy Spirit, 

are to Your Saints true light, 

fulfillment of desires, eternal joy, 

unalloyed gladness, and perfect bliss. 

Through the same Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate. -St. Thomas Aquinas 

Ta, Ta for now!