Grace After Meals

Grace After Meals is a prayer of thanksgiving offered at the close of a meal, blessing God for his gifts and remembering those in need. It completes the simple but enduring practice of bracketing daily nourishment with gratitude. Generations of Christian families have prayed it together as a way of keeping God present at the table.

• Also known as: Thanksgiving After Meals
• Role: Traditional Catholic prayer

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