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Grace before the Meal, by Fritz von Uhde, 1885. A grace is a short prayer or thankful phrase said before or after eating. [1] The term most commonly refers to Christian traditions. Some traditions hold that grace and thanksgiving imparts a blessing which sanctifies the meal. In English, reciting such a prayer is sometimes referred to as "saying ...
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]
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Bless your Thanksgiving feast with any one of the short Thanksgiving prayers—from poems to psalms—to make your feast even more special.
In the Catholic prelature of Opus Dei, the Preces are a special set of prayers said by each member every day. [9] It is also called "Prayers of the Work." The prayer was originally composed by Josemaría Escrivá by December 1930. It was the first common activity of the members of Opus Dei in history.
Blessed be God now and forever.” — "Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers" "Thank you for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing.
Catholics consider vocal prayer an essential element of the Christian life. Vocal prayer can be as simple and uplifting as "Thank you, God, for this beautiful morning", or as formal as a Mass celebrating a very special occasion. [7] When two or more people gather together to pray, their prayer is called communal prayer.
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.