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BLESSING AND GRACE.
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BLESSING BEFORE MEALS.
† Bless us, O Lord! and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
GRACE AFTER MEALS.
† We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits, O Almighty God, who livest and reignest forever; and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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