Novena to St. Thomas Aquinas

Day 7

10 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.

Novena to St. Thomas Aquinas

Opening prayer:

O ineffable Creator, who gave to St. Thomas Aquinas a burning love of truth, send forth Your light into our minds and Your love into our hearts. By his prayers grant us to seek, to find, and to rest in You, the Truth that never fails. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 7: Drawing wisdom from the Cross

As Thomas prayed before the crucifix, the Lord is said to have spoken: 'You have written well of Me, Thomas; what reward will you have?' He answered, 'Nothing but Yourself, Lord.' All his vast learning had sought no prize but God alone. He teaches us that knowledge, honor, and skill are empty unless they lead us to love and possess the Lord who is our only true reward.

O Saint Thomas Aquinas, who desired no reward but God Himself, purify my own desires. When I am tempted to seek praise, success, or comfort as my end, let me answer with you: nothing but Yourself, O Lord. Make God the one prize my heart pursues above every other good. Amen.

Today's intention:

That we may desire God above every other gift.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

O Angelic Doctor, who adored the hidden God in the Blessed Sacrament and counted all learning as straw before His glory, obtain for us a humble and ardent faith. May we love truth for God's sake and adore Him with all our heart. Amen.

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.