{"id":794,"date":"2018-01-28T17:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=794"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:12:05","slug":"prayer-of-st-thomas-aquinas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/prayer-of-st-thomas-aquinas","title":{"rendered":"Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Grant me, O Lord my God,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">a mind to know you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">a heart to seek you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">wisdom to find you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">conduct pleasing to you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">faithful perseverance in waiting for you,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\">and a hope of finally embracing you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. 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