Do You Say Grace

[Ashley]

Do you say grace before eating?

How, when, where, why?

[HomeTeamFamily]

yes

"Bless us o Lord and these thy gifts, that we are about to recieve, from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord amen"

when i sit down in front of my plate before i take my first bite

at the table

to thank God for allowing me to eat and blessing me with food....regardless or taste or appearance or quantity

[benedict_x]

Same answers from me!

[cathgirl]

ditto!!!

(I know it might be silly, but I invite Jesus to sit w/ my family so that we may have a peaceful dinner and so we can all get to know Him better)

[thicke]

I have to second what hsmom said. But I have to add that because of the communal nature I attribute to the meal, I always also give thanks for my wife, my family and my friends with whom I share the meal.

[benedict_x]

I like the fact that we have universal prayers for even the littlest thing like eating. Makes us all one family under God. Its Brilliant!

[willguy]

yes. Either the one cited or my own.

[NewReformation]

I try to, but many times I forget

[allis-challmers]

hey same prayers here too. I have a problem though. I work at a construction site and it ain;t the thing to do Pray I mean. I am trying to get over this feer of being different but it is hard to do. I am trying though.

[immaculata]

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

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace."

Everyone who eats dinner at my house is always surprised by our extra little prayer at the end.. hehe.

My friend's family does the Regina Caeli:

"Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia.
The Son whom you were privileged to bear, Alleluia,
has risen as he said, Alleluia.
Pray to God for us, Alleluia.
Rejoice and be glad, Virgin Mary, Alleluia.
For the Lord has truly risen, Alleluia."

[ilovechrist]

i've never heard of someone doing the Regina Caeli for grace, but it works just the same i guess... i stick with the regular Bless us one.. my fam does like to change it up once in a while, especially when my dad's just woken up ".... uh... thank you for... that food on the table.. and may i get some more rest later? AMEN!"... is usually how that one goes

[Thankful]

We don't have a set prayer before meals, it is mostly spontaneous.

I once heard our priest say that we must always say grace, after all, we wouldn't want to eat Pagan food! He was joking of course, but he was getting at the fact that the sacramental mentality of our church encourages us to see ordinary things as sent from God for our good. For instance, an ordinary tree that Christ was crucified on became a door by which we could enter into salvation. In the same way the food that God has provided for us can nourish us to do His will. Grace is a way to remind us of this.

[Sinner]

Yes....... Bless us O Lord

[littleflower+JMJ]

yup. and after eating we always say gracias adios

everytime. all the time.

[willguy]

immaculata,

Our Family adds the Requiem to the end also! That is so cool! I thought we were the only ones who did that.

[electricdisk]

We ALWAYS say grace whenever we are all sitting down at the table together. Even if we go to a restaurant.

Sign of the Cross, Bless us O' Lord. Sign of the Cross...

Sometimes we eat 'on the go' in passing so I skip it (not on purpose).

[immaculata]

haha.. I love saying grace in a resturant.. especially when it's a big group of teenagers and we start praying, and suddenly the entire resturant becomes quiet...

[littleflower+JMJ]

[quote name='immaculata' date='Apr 15 2004, 09:55 PM'] haha.. I love saying grace in a resturant.. especially when it's a big group of teenagers and we start praying, and suddenly the entire resturant becomes quiet... [/quote]
and they stare! :hide:

[Fiat_Voluntas_Tua]

Or at a public school when people at your table just stop talking...and somtimes the appologize for talking to you when you are praying.

I sometimes find it difficult to pray at school, for some foolish reason because i don't want to be 'different'. I know ithis is so wrong, but i feel that way sometimes. But i still pray, just very privately.

Pax et Agape per Maria, Andy

[Lil Red]

i usually also add when i'm in a group (my hubby does not pray with me) to remind us that as the food nourishes us, we should be food (nourishment) to one another.