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"Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas by Francesco TRAINI, In this altarpiece St Thomas Aquinas receives not only the divine wisdom but also the wisdom of the Evangelists and the philosophers of the classical world. He then convey this to the Christian community, and also, in order to convert them, to the enemies of the Church. The intertwining structure of these rays of vision or wisdom determines the composition of the picture and creates a pictorial order which reflects the divine order of the cosmos."Prayer of St Thomas Aquinas to the Blessed Virgin Mary
O most blessed and most sweet Virgin Mary, Mother of God, full of all love, daughter of the Most High King, Queen of angels, Mother of our Creator, to thy maternal love I commend myself this day and every day of my life, my body, my soul, all my actions, thoughts, desires, words, works, my whole life and end; that through thy intercession all may be directed to good according to the will of thy Divine Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; that thou mayest be to me, my most holy Queen, my helper and consoler against the snares and dangers of all my enemies. Deign to obtain for me from thy beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grace to resist powerfully the temptations of the world, the flesh and the devil, to have a firm purpose to sin no more and to persevere in thy service and in the service of thy Divine Son. I beseech thee also, my most holy Queen, to obtain for me true obedience and humility of heart, that I may know myself a weak and miserable sinner, powerless not only to do good, but even to resist continued attacks, unless assisted by the grace of my Creator and by the help of thy most holy intercession. Obtain for me also, my most holy Queen, perpetual chastity of mind and body, that I may serve thy Son and thee (in thy Order). Obtain for me voluntary poverty with patience and peace of mind, that (I may endure the labors of that same Order) and work for my own salvation and that of my neighbor. Obtain for me, O most sweet Queen, true charity, that I may love thy most sacred Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, with my whole heart, and my neighbor in God and for God; so that I may rejoice in his welfare and mourn over his misfortune; that I may neither despise nor rashly judge any one, nor in my heart prefer myself to any one. Fill my heart, O Queen of Heaven, with a continual fear and love of thy most beloved Son, so that I may ever thank Him for the benefits bestowed upon me, not through any merits of my own, but out of His own infinite goodness and mercy; so that I may make a good and sincere confession of my sins and be truly repentant and thus be worthy to obtain His mercy and grace. I beg thee, O Gate of Heaven and Advocate of Sinners, my only Mother, permit me not at the close of life to fall away from the Catholic faith, but in thy great goodness and mercy come to my aid and defend me against the evil spirits. Obtain for me pardon for my sins and fill me with hope in the blessed passion of thy Divine Son and in thy holy intercession, and, dying in thy love and in the love of thy Divine Son, do thou lead me to His throne in the kingdom of heaven. Amen.