Grace said properly

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threej_lc said:
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.*
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And if you’re by yourself:

Benedic, Domine, me
et haec tua dona,
quae de tui largitate
sum sumpturi.
 
Also, technically speaking, you say a blessing (benediction) before the meal, and grace (thanksgiving) after it.
 
japhy said:
Also, technically speaking, you say a blessing (benediction) before the meal, and grace (thanksgiving) after it.
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I’ve never heard that before. I’ve always seen it written as “Grace before meals”
 
When I eat with my PV, he says, “Lord, bless this food to our use and us to thy service. Amen” He then makes the sign of the cross and then, we eat.

He told me that Protestant give thanks before they eat; we ask for a bleissing and then give thanks afterwards.

Of course, I revert back to the “Bless us O Lord…” when solo, with my other friends or with my family.
 
zab said:
I’ve never heard that before. I’ve always seen it written as “Grace before meals”
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The names come (approximately) from the beginnings of the prayers. The blessing begins Benedic, Domine…; and from benedic we get “benediction”. The thanksgiving begins either Agimus tibi gratias or Gratias agimus tibi; and from gratias we get “grace”.
 
japhy said:
The names come (approximately) from the beginnings of the prayers. The blessing begins Benedic, Domine…; and from benedic we get “benediction”. The thanksgiving begins either Agimus tibi gratias or Gratias agimus tibi; and from gratias we get “grace”.
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I shall count on Japhy’s wisdom of matters “obscure” in the future!

Thanks Japh, old bud! 🙂

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baltobetsy said:
My father’s favorite grace:

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

Betsy
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ROFL!! I am going to use this, because my 7 year old grandaughter, Grace, is well-known to be able to outeat any of us!!
 
Is it appropriate for a layman to make the sign of the cross over the food when saying the traditional blessing?
 
CB_Catholic said:
ROFL!! I am going to use this, because my 7 year old grandaughter, Grace, is well-known to be able to outeat any of us!!
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You must say “GRACE!” more than most people, I imagine. 🙂

“GRACE! Don’t eat it ALL!”

🙂 <chuckle, chuckle, chuckle, chuckle!>

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levavi said:
Is it appropriate for a layman to make the sign of the cross over the food when saying the traditional blessing?
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I believe that it’s OK for the laity to bless pretty much anything, isn’t it?

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CatsAndDogs said:
I believe that it’s OK for the laity to bless pretty much anything, isn’t it?

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You can, but I don’t know if it would be wise to make the sign of the cross over the food. That might confuse some people, leading them to believe that the blessing is equal to that of a priest’s blessing.

Pax et bonum.
 
Kevin42 said:
You can, but I don’t know if it would be wise to make the sign of the cross over the food. That might confuse some people, leading them to believe that the blessing is equal to that of a priest’s blessing.

Pax et bonum.
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When I eat with my parochial vicar, he makes the sign of the cross over the food. When I eat with my other friends or members of my family (dad and aunts), I don’t make the sign of the cross over the food. We just pray and eat.
 
levavi said:
Is it appropriate for a layman to make the sign of the cross over the food when saying the traditional blessing?
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IIRC, the rubric in the Book of Blessings (which provides 4 orders for blessing meals) indicates that laypeople should not. I can look it up tomorrow.
japhy said:
And if you’re by yourself:

Benedic, Domine, me
et haec tua dona,
quae de tui largitate
sum sumpturi.
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I just realised that I’ve been using the plural out of pure habit (in the vernacular) even when eating alone! 😃
 
levavi said:
Is it appropriate for a layman to make the sign of the cross over the food when saying the traditional blessing?
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No, not over the food. A layman makes the sign of the cross (over himself/herself) and then says the prayer. :signofcross:
 
AJV said:
I just realised that I’ve been using the plural out of pure habit (in the vernacular) even when eating alone! 😃
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My wife asked if I change the pronouns when I say the Latin blessing alone, and I said yes… but then admitted that in English, I haven’t ever done that. It’s curious.
 
happymommy said:
My Father in law says:

Rubba dub, dub,
thanks for the grub
yeah God!
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My brother got smacked in the mouth for saying that “prayer” one Thanksgiving many years ago. Of course, the rest of us had to really restrain ourselves, because it was darn funny and we didn’t want to get smacked, too.
 
japhy said:
Right you are. I didn’t proofread the other person’s post.
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I love latin geeks! 🙂

…actually, I love language geeks in general.

I am one, 'though I’m also too lazy to actually LEARN any in any real depth! Silly me…

Go raibh an Tiarna libh, agus go raibh maith agat. 🙂

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