Creator ineffabilis, qui de thesauris sapientiae tuae tres Angelorum hierarchias designasti et eas super caelum empyreum miro ordine collocasti atque universi partes elegantissime distribuisti: Tu, inquam, qui verus fons luminis et sapientiae diceris ac supereminens principium, infundere digneris super intellectus mei tenebras tuae radium claritatis, duplices, in quibus natus sum, a me removens tenebras, peccatum scilicet et ignorantiam. Tu, qui linguas infantium facis disertas, linguam meam erudias atque in labiis meis gratiam tuae benedictionis infundas. Da mihi intelligendi acumen, retinendi capacitatem, addiscendi modum et facilitatem, interpretandi subtilitatem, loquendi gratiam copiosam. Ingressum instruas, progressum dirigas, egressum compleas. Tu, qui es verus Deus et homo, qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

O ineffable Creator, who out of the depths of thy wisdom didst appoint three hierarchies of Angels and place them in wonderful harmony above the empyrean heaven, and didst order most perfectly thy whole creation; thou who art the true fountain and highest source of light and wisdom, deign to shed a ray of thy brightness upon the darkness of my intellect, taking from me that twofold darkness in which I was born, namely, sin and ignorance. O thou who makest eloquent the tongues of little ones, instruct my tongue, and pour upon my lips the grace of thy blessing. Grant me a keen intellect, a strong memory, method and facility in learning, subtlety in interpreting and elegance of speech; enlighten the beginning, direct the progress, perfect the issue, thou who art true God and man, who livest and reignest for ever. Amen.