Catholic School Week

– January 25^th – Jan 31^st2026

Prayers for Students

A Prayer for the School Day

Dear Lord, We thank you for this new school day and everything it has to offer. We ask that you give us the strength and courage to do our daily tasks with a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn. Guide us through each lesson and help us understand complex topics that may come our way by giving us the grace we need to remember and retain the knowledge. As we come together from different backgrounds, please help us to respect each other’s differences and work as a team towards academic success. Give us patience and grace when we face challenges in class and equip us with the tools needed to find solutions. Let us be united no matter the situation and never fear being wrong in our answers. We thank you. Amen.

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A Student’s Prayer

Loving Father, thank you that you are my creator, you know me better than anyone else. Help me to use the mind you have given me to learn and study effectively. May I learn with humility and grace. May I grow in wisdom as well as knowledge. Let me live a life of integrity in everything I do. May I grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To you be glory, both now and forever. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Teach Me Prayer

Gracious Father, every good and perfect gift comes from you. Please send your Holy Spirit to give me understanding. You said that your Spirit will teach me all things and guide me into all truth. Give me wisdom and understanding in everything I do today. When I become overwhelmed with the decisions that are placed before me, please give me the peace that surpasses all understanding. Clear my mind to follow you with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind and all my strength. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for Students

Lord our God, in your wisdom and love you surround us with the mysteries of the universe. Send your Spirit upon these students and fill them with your wisdom and blessings. Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies and draw ever closer to you, the source of all knowledge. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

St Thomas Aquinas Prayer before study

Come, Holy Spirit, Divine Creator, the true source of light and fountain of wisdom. Pour forth your brilliance upon my intellect, dissipate the darkness which covers me, that of sin and of ignorance. Grant me a penetrating mind to understand, a retentive memory, method and ease in learning, the lucidity to comprehend, and abundant grace in expressing myself. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to successful completion. This I ask through Jesus Christ, true God and true man, living and reigning with You and the Father, forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer before an exam

O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favour in the examinations for which I am now preparing. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked. Through Christ our Lord. St. Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for us. Amen.

Prayer Before a Class

As I go into class today, help me to understand to absorb to obtain knowledge to guide my thoughts and help me to use this for the good of all mankind so I can return to You with praises and thanksgiving. Amen

For a Late Night of Studying

Lord, Please help me to clear my mind of any distractions. Help me absorb everything I study and help me know that You are with me and that I am not alone even if it seems as if the whole world is asleep. Give me Your strength in the morning. Renew me, and refresh my mind so that I remember everything I studied. Thank you for the gift of knowledge and the opportunity to learn. Amen

An Athlete’s Prayer Before Practice

Most Glorious Heavenly Father, How great thou art! As we begin practice today, seeking to improve our physical strength, skill, knowledge of the game, and to grow in camaraderie as a team, we ask You to watch over us; that we may be free from injury, that we may grow in inner strength and endurance, that we may learn to love and support our teammates and coaches more, seeing them through the eyes of Your infinite love, and that we may glorify You in everything we do. We ask all this for Your greater glory, that the work we do here may serve our greater purpose of serving You, that by growing in physical virtue we may grow in spiritual virtue, and that this athletic journey will help us in our ultimate journey towards union with You in heaven. We ask all this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Student’s Prayer

Loving Father, I stand before You in the midst of confusion and complexities of life. My future sometimes seems distant and unknown. Give me, O Lord, the vision to see the path You set before me. Grant me the courage to follow Your way, that through the gifts and talents You have given me, I may bring Your life and Your love to others. I ask this through Jesus, Your Son and my Brother. Amen

Children’s Prayer For Parents  

Dear Lord! Fill our parents with Thy choicest blessings;  enrich their souls with Thy holy grace;  grant that they may faithfully  and constantly guard that likeness to Thy union with Thy Church,  which Thou didst imprint upon them on their wedding day.  Fill them with Thy spirit of holy fear,  which is the beginning of wisdom;  inspire them to impart it to their children.  May they ever walk in the way of Thy commandments,  and may we their children be their joy on earth  and their crown of glory in heaven.  Finally, Lord God, grant that both our father and mother  may attain to extreme old age  and enjoy continuous health in mind and body.  May they give Thee abundant thanks  because Thou bast bestowed upon them the great gift of parenthood.  Amen.  

A Child’s Morning Prayer  

Lord, I awake and see your light,  For You have kept me through the night,  To You I lift my hands and pray,  Keep me from sin throughout this day,  And if I die before it’s done,  Save me through Jesus Christ, Your Son.  

A Child’s Prayer  

O Almighty God,  who hast given unto me my father and mother,  and made them to be an image of Thine authority,  and love, and tender watchfulness;  and hast commanded me to love, and honour,  and obey them in all things:  give me grace cheerfully and with my whole heart  to keep this Thy law.  Help me to love them fervently,  to honour them truly,  to yield a ready obedience to their commands,  to comply with their wishes,  to study their happiness in everything,  and to bear their rebukes with patience and humility.  Deliver me O God, from pride,  rebellion and wilfulness,  from passion and stubbornness,  from sloth and carelessness.  Make me diligent in all my duties and studies,  and patient in all my trials;  that so living, I may deserve to be Thy child,  who art our Father in Heaven.  Amen.   Here are the Catholic patron saints of education, students, and learning — each with a simple, clear role:

Primary Patron of Students & Education

St. Thomas Aquinas

• Feast: January 28
• A great theologian and philosopher.
• Known for his intelligence, humility, and total reliance on God for understanding.

Patron of students, universities, and scholars.

Simple Prayer:

St. Thomas Aquinas, help me to study well and seek truth. Amen.

For Students Who Struggle or Feel Discouraged

St. Joseph of Cupertino

• Feast: September 18
• He struggled academically but became holy through humility and perseverance.

Patron of students taking exams.

Simple Prayer:

St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray that I may remain calm and do well. Amen.

Patron Saint of Teachers

St. John Baptist de La Salle

• Feast: April 7
• Founded the Christian Brothers and modern classroom teaching methods.

Patron of teachers and Catholic educators.

Patron Saint of Young Students

St. Gemma Galgani

• Feast: April 11
• Pure heart, loved simplicity and virtue.

Patron for young students who want to grow in love for God.

Patron Saint of Writers & Learning

St. Catherine of Alexandria

• Feast: November 25
• Known for her wisdom and intelligence.

Patron of philosophers, libraries, and students seeking clarity.

For School Communities

St. John Bosco (your favorite)

• Feast: January 31
• Educated the poor and abandoned youth with love and joy.

Patron of youth, catechists, school communities, and vocation discernment.

Short Student Prayer (easy to memorize)

Jesus, help me to study with patience, remember what I learn, and use knowledge for good. Mary, Seat of Wisdom, pray for me. St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for me. Amen.

Saints of Catholic Education

Primary Patrons

• Saint John Baptist de La Salle Principal patron of teachers Founder of the Christian Brothers; pioneer of modern education and Catholic schooling.
• Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Patron saint of Catholic schools Founder of the first Catholic school system in the United States.
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Patron of Catholic schools, universities, and students Doctor of the Church; model of faith united with reason.

Education & Teaching

• Saint Angela Merici Patron of teachers and educators; founder of the Ursulines.
• Saint John Bosco Patron of youth and students; champion of loving, preventative education.
• Saint Joseph Calasanz (Calasanctius) Patron of Catholic schools; founder of the Piarists, dedicated to educating the poor.
• Saint Gregory the Great Patron of teachers and scholars; Doctor of the Church.

Scholars & Writers

• Saint Jerome Patron of scholars and translators; translated the Bible into Latin (Vulgate).
• Saint Augustine of Hippo Patron of theologians and educators; Doctor of the Church.
• Saint Isidore of Seville Patron of students, scholars, and (interestingly) the internet.

Youth & Students

• Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Patron of students and young people.
• Saint Stanislaus Kostka Patron of youth and seminarians.

Why this matters

Catholic education isn’t just about academics—it’s about forming minds and hearts in truth, virtue, and faith. These saints show how learning becomes holy when rooted in Christ.

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