Before: Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts, which we are about to receive from Your bounty, through Christ Our Lord. We ask this blessing to be upon all people’s food – past, present, and future. As we eat this food and the Divine Will in it, may It strengthen us in body and soul, in order to fulfill everything in the Divine Will. Amen!

After: We give You thanks, Almighty God, for these and all the blessings we have received through Your Goodness and Love, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Reward with Eternal Salvation, O Lord, all those who have done us good for Your name’s sake. In thanking You for this food, we intend to thank You in the name of all creatures for all the food You have ever given us. Therefore, mercifully forgive all those who thoughtlessly fail to thank You. And Lord, may Your Kingdom Come quickly! Amen!