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Latin Catholic (after eating) – "We give Thee thanks, Almighty God, for all Thy benefits, Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen." (Preceded and followed by the Sign of the Cross.) [4] Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox (before eating) – "O Christ God, bless the food and drink of Thy servants, for holy art Thou, always, now and ever ...
This part of the prayer is prayed either right after the first part of the prayer before a meal or separately from the first part of the prayer at the end of a meal. A common North American variation of this prayer generally goes as follows: "Come Lord Jesus be our guest and let these gifts to us be blessed." [2]
1. "Father, for our food we thank You, and for our joys. Help us love You more. — Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops 2. "From the smallest morsel to this mega feast, we are forever grateful.
St. Thomas Aquinas (+1274) composed a Prayer of Thanksgiving after Communion that became a classic: I thank You, O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who have deigned, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Your goodness, to satisfy me a sinner, Your unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Vocal prayer is that which is made by using some approved form of words, read, sung or recited; such as the sign of the cross, the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office), the Angelus, grace before and after meals, etc. Mental prayer is that which is made without employing either words or formulas of any kind. Catholics are exhorted to beware of ...
These four prayers, structured as a single prayer with four thematic variations, [24] have been allowed in France since 1978 and in Italy since 1980; the English version was approved in 1995. Two Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation were approved provisionally ( ad experimentum ) in 1975.
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Lunch then follows with choral meal prayers at table both before and after eating. Vespers is chanted in Latin at 7:15 p.m. by all in the church, followed by Supper with choral meal prayers at table both before and after eating. Compline is chanted in Latin at 8:30 p.m. to end the day. On Sundays and major feasts, Lauds is chanted in Latin at 6 ...