Meal Prayers
The Blessing Afore the Feast#
Benedic, Domine, nos et haec tua dona quae de tua largitate sumus sumpturi. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
Ante prandium: Mensae caelestis participes faciat nos, Rex aeternae gloriae. Amen.
Ante cenam: Ad cenam vitae aeternae perducat nos, Rex aeternae gloriae. Amen.
Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Add for midday: May the King of everlasting glory make us partakers of the heavenly table. Amen.
Add for evening: May the King of ever-lasting glory lead us to the banquet of life eternal. Amen.
The Blessing When the Repast Hath Waned#
Agimus tibi gratias, omnipotens Deus, pro universis beneficiis tuis, qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum. Amen.
Deus det nobis suam pacem. Et vitam aeternam. Amen.
We give Thee thanks, almighty God, for all Thy benefits, who livest and reignest for ever and ever. Amen.
May the Lord grant us His peace. And life everlasting. Amen.