{"id":4435,"date":"2018-04-03T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=4435"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:14:11","slug":"grace-before-and-after-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/grace-before-and-after-meals","title":{"rendered":"Grace Before and After Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Prayer before Meals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Bless us, O Lord, and these, thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Prayer after Meals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">We give you thanks, almighty God, for all thy benefits which we received from thy bounty. 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