Grace After Meals

[Splagchnizomai]

For those of you who say grace after meals, could you tell me what words you pray? I’ve seen a few variations of it online.

For those who don’t use a traditional or a rote one, do you make one up extemporaneously?

 

[nuntym]

+JMJ+

Mine is the one I learned as a child: “We give you thanks, oh Almighty God, for all the benefits we have received, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.”

 

[Splagchnizomai]

+JMJ+

Mine is the one I learned as a child: “We give you thanks, oh Almighty God, for all the benefits we have received, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.”

Thanks, nuntym. That’s similar to what I’ve seen online. Do you still pray it?

Also, I’ve noticed that some of the online ones have an additional prayer for the departed souls/dead.

 

[nuntym]

+JMJ+

Thanks, nuntym. That’s similar to what I’ve seen online. Do you still pray it?

Yeah, still do, but not as often as the grace before meals Man, I feel so ungrateful now, gotta remember to pray this more often.

Also, I’ve noticed that some of the online ones have an additional prayer for the departed souls/dead.

There are? Wow, never tried looking for them before. Why are those petitions there along with the thanks before meals?

 

[Splagchnizomai]

There are? Wow, never tried looking for them before. Why are those petitions there along with the thanks before meals?

I found this online, but I’ve found others similar to it in a few pocket prayerbooks I have sitting around.

We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

I like the petition at the end – gives us a chance to pray for the dead and souls and in purgator – but I’m not sure how widespread the practice is. I’d like to get into this habit of saying grace after meals.

 

[nuntym]

+JMJ+

I found this online, but I’ve found others similar to it in a few pocket prayerbooks I have sitting around.

We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

I like the petition at the end – gives us a chance to pray for the dead and souls and in purgator – but I’m not sure how widespread the practice is. I’d like to get into this habit of saying grace after meals.

Good idea! I hope that will inspire me more to pray this prayer more often, in that I do not pray this prayer just for myself, but for other too.

 

[KCT]

Where I used to teach, we said this at the end of lunch period:

“We give you thanks,Almighty God, for all your benefits, living and reigning now and forever. Amen.”

Followed by: “May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”

Then it was time for recess!

 

[Splagchnizomai]

Where I used to teach, we said this at the end of lunch period:

“We give you thanks,Almighty God, for all your benefits, living and reigning now and forever. Amen.”

Followed by: “May the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”

Then it was time for recess!

I’m guessing that you taught in Catholic school?