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Grace (meals) Grace before the Meal, by Fritz von Uhde, 1885. A grace is a short prayer or thankful phrase said before or after eating. [1] The term most commonly refers to Christian traditions. Some traditions hold that grace and thanksgiving imparts a blessing which sanctifies the meal.
The earliest known publication of the common table prayer was in German, in the schoolbook Neues und Nützliches SchulBuch Vor Die Jugend Biß ins zehente oder zwölffte Jahr (New and useful schoolbook for youth up to the tenth or twelfth year), written by Johann Conrad Quensen and published in Hannover and Wolfenbüttel in 1698.
The start of the blessing, in a siddur from the city of Fürth, 1738. Birkat Hamazon (Hebrew: בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוׂן, romanized: birkath hammāzôn "The Blessing of the Food"), known in English as the Grace After Meals (Yiddish: בענטשן, romanized: benchen "to bless", [1] Yinglish: Bentsching), is a set of Hebrew blessings that Jewish law prescribes following a meal that ...
1. "Father, for our food we thank You, and for our joys. Help us love You more. — Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2. "From the smallest morsel to this mega feast, we are forever grateful.
Berakhah. In Judaism, a berakhah, bracha, brokho, brokhe (Hebrew: בְּרָכָה; pl. בְּרָכוֹת, berakhot, brokhoys; "benediction," "blessing") is a formula of blessing or thanksgiving, recited in public or private, usually before the performance of a commandment, or the enjoyment of food or fragrance, and in praise on various occasions.
מודה אני . Modeh Ani is a short prayer recited first thing after waking in the morning. Thanking God for all he does. Elohai Neshamah. אלהי נשמה . Thanking God for restoring the soul in the morning. Said following washing the hands and Asher Yatzar blessings. Blessings over the Torah.
On Rosh Hashanah, Jews eat apples dipped in honey to signify the sweet new year. If you're enjoying the special new year treat, then you can say this two-part prayer before enjoying the sweet ...
Agape feast. Fresco of a banquet [a] at a tomb in the Catacomb of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Via Labicana, Rome. A Moravian diener serves bread to fellow members of her congregation during the celebration of a lovefeast at Bethania Moravian Church in North Carolina. An agape feast or lovefeast[b] is a term used for various communal meals ...