The Teacher's Prayer

You, O Lord, are my patience, my strength, my light, my counsel; it is You that make submissive the hearts of the children entrusted to me; abandon me not to myself for a moment. For my own guidance and for that of my pupils give me the spirit of wisdom and of understanding, of counsel and of fortitude, of knowledge and of piety, the spirit of a holy fear of Thee, and an ardent zeal for your glory. I unite my labors to those of Jesus Christ, and I beseech the Most Blessed Virgin, St. Joseph, the holy Guardian Angels and St. John Baptist De La Salle, to protect me in the performance of my duties. Amen.