Meal Prayer
Grace After Meals
Grace After Meals with a Catholic reflection on thanksgiving, contentment, and remembering the poor.
Grace After Meals extends gratitude beyond the first blessing. It helps Catholics end even a simple meal with thanksgiving and a broader memory of God's mercy.
Prayer
We give thee thanks for all thy benefits,
almighty God,
who livest and reignest world without end.
Amen.
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God,
rest in peace.
Amen.
Reflection
This prayer quietly widens the heart. It teaches gratitude after receiving, and it also turns the mind toward the faithful departed instead of ending the meal in forgetfulness.