Let Us Pray To The Lord....
We pray that the Lord our God will show favor to these students, and will inspire their hearts, their minds, and their lips with the spirit of wisdom, of understanding, of holiness and fear; that He will enlighten these students with the light of His knowledge, and will give them strength and perseverance, so that they may eagerly learn His divine law; that He will enable them to grow in wisdom, understanding and virtue, for the glory of His Holy Name, and will give them health and long life for the building up of His Holy Church, we beg Thee, O Lord, hear us and have mercy.
Open the hearts, the minds, and the lips of these students, that they may receive the power of Thy law, and successfully comprehend the useful things which will be taught them, and so they will understand Thy perfect will and contribute to the building up of Thy Holy Church. Deliver them from ever snare of the enemy, preserve them in the true faith in righteousness and purity all the days of their lives, that they may grow in wisdom and in the observance of Thy commandments... Bless also the teachers, O Lord; grant that their words may be free from every worldly deceit and vanity, and may clearly proclaim the word of Thy Truth.