Grace said properly

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I need suggestions. Mostly I just say: “Thank you, Lord, for the blessings which I am about to receive. Amen.”

Is that enough or should I expand it? :confused:
 
The traditional Catholic prayer before the meal is:

Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

After the meal:

We give Thee thanks, O Almighty God, for these Thy benefits which we have received from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
 
It’s a good start. The traditional Catholic prayer of **Grace Before Meals **is:
Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from Thy bounty, through Christ, our Lord. Amen
 
1ke said:
The traditional Catholic prayer before the meal is:

Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

After the meal:

We give Thee thanks, O Almighty God, for these Thy benefits which we have received from Thy bounty. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Yes, this is more accurate- Grace, before and after meals.
 
Your question is a good one.

I always do it like so:

Before the Meal:

(Make the Sign of the Cross)
“Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts we are about to recieve from Thy Bounty, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.”
(Make the Sign of the Cross)​

After the Meal:

(Make the Sign of the Cross)
Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we have recieved from Thy Bounty, through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
(Make the Sign of the Cross)

Saying grace can be a rather personal prayer and may include special additions according to the circumstances, but always be sure to say it with the sentiment that you are thankful for what the Lord has provided for you. It is a practice I would like to see more of.
 
My kids sing a little song to the tune of “Where is Thumbkin”

God our Father, God our Father
We give thanks, we give thanks
For our many blessings, for our many blessings
Amen, Amen.

They do also know the traditional blessing, but seem to prefer this one for now.
 
I have heard another version sung at parish potlucks to the tune of Edelweise:

*Bless our friends,
Bless our food,
Come, O Lord and sit with us.

May our talk
Glow with peace;
Come with your love to surround us.

Friendship and love
May they bloom and glow,
Bloom and glow forever.

Bless our friends,
Bless our food,
Bless all mankind forever.*
 
zab said:
I have heard another version sung at parish potlucks to the tune of Edelweise:

*Bless our friends,
Bless our food,
Come, O Lord and sit with us.

May our talk
Glow with peace;
Come with your love to surround us.

Friendship and love
May they bloom and glow,
Bloom and glow forever.

Bless our friends,
Bless our food,
Bless all mankind forever.*
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😃 yep! We do this one at our CFM gatherings 👍
 
George_C said:
I need suggestions. Mostly I just say: “Thank you, Lord, for the blessings which I am about to receive. Amen.”

Is that enough or should I expand it? :confused:
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"Yummy bord,
thank 'ya lord,
bless those with,
and more, without,

Amen."

(('Though this most probably removes the “proper” from “properly” in your request for info, so…))

:shamrock2:
 
The “Johnny Appleseed Prayer” as it was used at St. Theresa’s Camp, of the Archdiocese of Anchorage.

The Lord is good to me
and so I thank the Lord
For giving me
the things I need
the sun and the rain and the apple seed
the Lord is Good to me!
Amen.
Amen, Amen, amen!
St Theresa pray for us!
 
I like these two by St. Alphonsus Liguori:

Before Meals.

O my God, bless this food and me, that I may commit no fault about it, and may all be for Your glory.

After Meals.

I thank You, Lord, for having done good to one who was Your enemy.

As for the more irreverent minded (not by St. Alphonsus 😛 ):

Rub-a-dub-dub,
thanks for the grub,
yay God!
 
My father’s favorite grace:

Grace in the kitchen
Grace in the hall
For heaven’s sake, Grace
Don’t eat it all!

Betsy
 
Or, if you want to be REALLY fancy:

Benedic, Domine, nos
et haec tua dona,
quae de tui largitate
sumus sumpturi.

Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
 
I like the traditional grace, but I always forget to say grace after meals.

Another little prayer I’ll sometimes pray is this: ‘Thank You, Lord, for this meal. May it become for me prayer.’

It’s also a good idea to pray during cooking. Prayer makes food taste better. 😉
 
Eucharisted said:
I like the traditional grace, but I always forget to say grace after meals.
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Sometimes it’s hard to tell when the meal is over. Especially when people just “wander off” when they’re finished.

Hmmmm… perhaps this points toward a “weakness” of the institution of “the meal” in western (US at least?) society?
It’s also a good idea to pray during cooking. Prayer makes food taste better. 😉
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THAT seems eminently believable, though I’ve NEVER thought about it before!

Thanks for the suggestion. I shall use that! 🙂

:shamrock2:
 
What your saying is good. At least you are saying grace and thanking God for your meal while so many do not. i don’ think that you have to say the “Traditional Grace” if you never learned it. I say it and I taught it to my kids. If you feel the need to expand it that would be up to you, but I wouldn’t expand it so much that your food gets cold waiting for you.

On one occasion, at my brothers house, I was ***starving ***and my sister-in-law asked me to say grace. I paused, looked up and said, “Thanks.”

By the time she finished screaming at me I was finished eating.
 
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