What is a traditional Irish prayer to say before a meal?
…among the five thousand be ours. May the King who did the sharing bless our sharing and our co-sharing. Traditional Irish #2 Bless, O Lord, this food we are about to eat; and we pray You, O God, that it may be good for our body and soul; and if there be any poor creature hungry or thirsty walking along the road, send them into us that we can share the food with them, just as You share your gifts with all of us. Anonymous Irish Grace: May this food restore our strength, giving new energy to tired limbs, now thoughts to weary minds. May this drink restore our souls, giving new vision to dry spirits, new warmth to cold hearts. And once refreshed, may we give new pleasure to You, who gives us all. Sources: http://home.pcisys.net/~tbc/mealpryr.
Here are a few of them. Variations of Common Prayer All of these can be traced to the 1928 and 1979 Episcopal books of common prayer, and the Roman Catholic church. Give us grateful hearts, O Father, for all thy mercies, and make us mindful of the needs of others; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. (Source: 1928 Book of Common Prayer) Contributed by Andrew Wright
A traditional Irish Grace: May the blessing of the five loaves and the two fishes which God shared out among the five thousand be ours. May the King who did the sharing bless our sharing and our co-sharing. Traditional Irish #2 Bless, O Lord, this food we are about to eat; and we pray You, O God, that it may be good for our body and soul; and if there be any poor creature hungry or thirsty walking along the road, send them into us that we can share the food with them, just as You share your gifts with all of us. Anonymous Irish Grace: May this food restore our strength, giving new energy to tired limbs, now thoughts to weary minds. May this drink restore our souls, giving new vision to dry spirits, new warmth to cold hearts. And once refreshed, may we give new pleasure to You, who gives us all. Sources: http://home.pcisys.net/~tbc/mealpryr.
