ORDINARIVM

GRATIARVM ACTIO POST CIBVM

Grace After Meals

The thanksgiving after meals (Gratiarum Actio post Cibum) expresses gratitude and concludes with a prayer for the faithful departed ('Fidelium animae'). This reflects the Catholic practice of remembering the dead at every opportunity. Source: Rituale Romanum, Title IX.

LATINE
Agimus tibi gratias, omnipotens Deus,
pro universis beneficiis tuis,
qui vivis et regnas in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
Fidelium animae, per misericordiam Dei, requiescant in pace.
Amen.
ENGLISH
We give Thee thanks, almighty God,
for all Thy benefits,
who livest and reignest, world without end.
Amen.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
NOTA
FONS
Rituale Romanum, Tit. IX, Cap. I (Benedictio mensae) cum Fidelium animae (prex tradita pro defunctis)
USUS
After meals
CONTEXT
The addition of the prayer for the dead reflects the Catholic practice of remembering the faithful departed at every opportunity, maintaining spiritual communion with those in Purgatory.