Prayer for Studying

[andyklein]

There are probably more needy things to pray for, but I think I could use a prayer. I have been been studying for the LSAT recently, and it is really frustrating me and messing with my mind. I have only just begun to study, but I feel that I am struggling. This test is really important and will literally determine the work I do for the rest of my life. I am too anxious, I lack confidence, and the materials don’t seem to arrive in the mail quickly enough. I have five months to perfect this thing.

Please pray that I will learn to appreciate what really matters, that I can just relax, and that I can get past my initial failures and not let them discourage me.

Thank you.

 

[adrift]

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

Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee
blessed art thou among 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.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now ever shall be world without end
Amen

 

[Khalid]

The first line in my signature, although I’m not sure civil law has much to do with rightly dividing the word of truth in a God-approved manner, in the context Paul intended (the Scriptures), although it could certainly be repurposed to a lawyer taking the fight to the expulsion of God from the public square, etc.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth. (2 Tim 2:15)

 

[Glacies]

Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas Before Study:

O Creator ineffable, who of the riches of Thy wisdom didst appoint three hierarchies of Angels and didst set them in wondrous order over the highest heavens, and who didst apportion the elements of the world most wisely: do Thou, who art in truth the fountain of light and wisdom, deign to shed upon the darkness of my understanding the rays of Thine infinite brightness, and remove far from me the twofold darkness in which I was born, namely, sin and ignorance. Do Thou, who givest speech to the tongues of little children, instruct my tongue and pour into my lips the grace of Thy benediction. Give me keenness of apprehension, capacity for remembering, method and ease in learning, insight in interpretation, and copious eloquence in speech. Instruct my beginning, direct my progress, and set Thy seal upon the finished work, Thou, who art true God and true Man, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

 

[scameter18]

I am truly sorry for your struggles. I have been dealing with a difficult test myself for some time and am getting ready to take it, which causes me a great deal of worry and anxiety. You must learn, as Pope Benedict has said, that the secret of interior peace is “contemplating in Jesus the splendor of the face of God the Father, of having the same security that a child feels in the arms of a loving and all-powerful Father.” (from his Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 2013 homily). We must completely entrust ourselves to Him, in whose eternal love and power alone can we find the courage and humility to suffer all things with peace and joy. I pray for the sake of your intentions, that you may pass your test, that your anxiety may be replaced by the interior peace of the Mother of God, and that all your sins may be forgiven. I request the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God; your guardian angel; and St. Joseph of Cupertino, patron saint of test takers. God bless.

Memorare (Prayer to Our Lady)
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.

 

[ready]

I pray that you commend yourself to the Blessed Virgin Mary and that you pray earnestly for her assistance with devotion and love. May she help you to preprare well and help you to score high on your test.

Hail Mary…

Amen.

 

[Love_St_Auggie]

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
our life, our sweetness, and our hope.
To you do we cry, the children of Eve;
to you do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious advocate,
your eyes of mercy toward us,
and after this our exile,
show us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus:
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.