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Prayer After Study

1 min
Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

I thank You, Lord our God, for all the benefits which You have given me, O Almighty God, who lives and reigns world without end. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Gratias tibi ago, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aeterne Deus, pro universis beneficiis tuis, qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Fidelium animae per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace. Amen.

About this prayer

St. Thomas Aquinas's short thanksgiving prayer at the close of study — *Gratias tibi ago, Domine sancte* — with a remembrance of the faithful departed.

How to pray it

Pray at the close of any session of study or intellectual work, in gratitude for the light given. The traditional pairing is *Ante Studium* before, *Post Studium* after.

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