"My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for You have taught me to seek refuge in You, in times of need when You said, 'Call upon me in the day of your trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.' Now, Oh Lord, I appeal to You to give me wisdom and understanding at this time of exams. Give me grace to pass this test in peace. Grant me Your profound peace and blessings in the time that I am writing my test. Lord Jesus, I ask of You to find favour in my teacher's eyes, for You soften their heart towards me as they mark my papers. Dear Lord, I am a sinner, and I have not pleased You or myself all year, but I ask You not to treat me according to my sins or hardness of heart, but according to Your mercy and sympathy. Lord, You said, 'Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.' So, here I am asking, and on the gate of Your mercy I am knocking. So, do not refuse my prayer, for You have said, 'Whoever comes to Me, I will never drive away.' Answer me, through the intercessions of the Holy Virgin and all Your angels. Amen"
"Grant me Your grace O Lord Jesus, the longsuffering, and be with me that I may dwell in You unto the end. Grant me that I may ask and wish always for what is pleasing to You. Let Your will be my will. Let my will follow always Your will and be in accord with it in a perfect way. Let both of us have one will, for I don't want to desire anything except what You want and what You wish. Grant me not to lust for the things of this world, that I may dwell in You in all things and hold above all things the desire to be as You would have me be and to do as You would have me do. You are the peace of my heart and the shelter of my life. You are the real peace and the only comfort and apart from You everything is hard and confusing. Therefore, in this peace which is in You, the Great Eternal Good, I am able to rest. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen"
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