Under your patronage, dear Mother,
And calling on the mystery
Of your Immaculate Conception,
I desire to pursue my studies
And my literary labors:
I hereby solemnly declare
That I am giving myself
To these studies chiefly
To the following end:
That I may better contribute
To the glory of God
And to the promotion
Of your veneration among men.
I pray you, therefore,
Most loving Mother,,
Who are seat of wisdom,
To bless my labors
In your loving- kindness.
Moreover, I promise with true affection
And a willing spirit,
As it is right that I should do,
To ascribe all the good
That shall come to me therefrom,
Wholly to your intercession for me
In God's holy presence.
Amen