This document contains three prayers - a prayer before study attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas asking for wisdom and understanding in study, a prayer to St. Paul asking for faith, hope and love to proclaim Christ, and a Paulinian prayer giving thanks for their identity of walking in truth and struggling daily to witness God's love through Christ.

1. A PRAYER BEFORE STUDYBy St. Thomas Aquinas

2. Lord, true source of light and wisdom, give me a keen sense of understanding, a retentive memory and the capacity to grasp things correctly. Grant me the grace to be accurate in my expositions and the skill to express myself with thoroughness and clarity.

3. Be with me at the start of my work and study, guide its progress and bring it to its completion. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.Glory Be…

4. A PRAYER TO ST. PAUL

5. Glorious St. Paul,Most zealous Apostle,Martyr for the love of Christ,Give us a deep faith,A steadfast hope,A burning love for our Lord;So that we can proclaim with you,“It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.”

6. Help us to become apostlesServing the Church with a pure heart,Witnesses to her truth and beautyAmidst the darkness of our days.With you we praise God our Father:“To Him be the glory, in the Churchand in Christ, now and forever.”Amen.

7. THE PAULINIAN PRAYER

8. God, our loving Father, You called us to participate in your saving mission and to make You known and loved throughout the world. Thank you for our Paulinian identity that inspires us to be like Christ and to walk in the truth.

9. Help us to stand firm in our daily struggle to live our Christocentric Paschal Spirituality. Forgive our failures to witness to your compassionate love and to surrender to your holy will.

10. Grant us the grace to grow in your love for the good of the Church and the service of neighbor and to remain faithful to you through Your Son, Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Trinity, one God, forever and ever. AMEN.

11. Mary, our Mother and Model, *PRAY FOR US.St. Paul, our patron, *PRAY FOR US.The charity of Christ impels us, *NOW AND FOREVER. Amen.