Prayer to Our Lord

Prayer to Our Lord

O UNCREATED Word, exemplar and creator of all things, redeemer of men, who didst bestow on blessed Albert a powerful mind to contemplate all beings in their dependence one on another, from GOD and his infinite perfections to the constellations of Heaven, and the most minute of terrestrial creatures with all their wonderful qualities; grant that I too may understand, according to the humble proportion of my intellectual gifts, the bond which binds together the human sciences in their diversity, and the mutual assistance they can render one another in their common service of the one truth. Then shall I value them all, as well as those who cultivate the various branches of them, and I shall summon up in desire the blessed hour when all the learned shall agree to place their persevering labours, their acquired knowledge, and their many discoveries at the service of the Faith. I beg this favour of Thee, O LORD, for thy glory, for the honour of thy holy Church, and for the salvation of souls purchased by thy Precious Blood. Amen.

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