Thus Christians all over the world make it their regular practice to pray a prayer of blessing and thanks before their meals. Gather your family and choose a leader. Bless us and this food of our first Easter meal.

Praying a blessing over food is a rich tradition that even Jesus adhered to. There are also some good biblical examples of thanksgiving prayers for food, invocation prayers, children's grace prayers and an ancient Jewish meal prayer. PRAYER FOR THE BLESSING OF FOOD. Worship Songs Recommended for you We are here to welcome you home, to God, to us, to your true and better self. May the empty tomb help you to leave your sorrows at the foot of the cross. A series of short prayers for meal times from different traditions of the Christian faith, featuring Anglican and Celtic graces. A chief provider and curator of Catholic information on the web since 1996. The order for the Blessing of Food for the First meal of Easter The custom of blessing food for Easter arose from th ediscipline of fasting throughout Lent and the special Easter fast during teh Easter Triduum. You can assign up to three readers. Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Easter was the first day when meat, eggs, and other foods … For our sake Christ became obedient, accepting even death, death on a cross. May we who gather at the Lord’s table continue to celebrate the joy of his resurrection and be admitted finally to his heavenly banquet. PRAYER OF BLESSING Said with hands joined. With hands joined the Leader prays: God of glory, the eyes of all turn to you as we celebrate Christ’s victory over sin and death. Easter was the first day when meat, eggs, and other foods could again be eaten. This tradition has since been adopted by people of all ethnic backgrounds, who enjoy its rich symbolism. Our church is located in Crieff, in the heart of Perthshire, part of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Our editorial voice, always faithful to the teachings of the Church, assists and inspires Catholic clergy and laity. The prayers are short and simple, great for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, or any dinner gathering. The blessing included separate prayers for the meats, the bread, the eggs and all other foods of the Easter baskets containing the items to be consumed at the first meal of Easter when fasting has ended. On Saturday before the Easter Vigil Leader: For our sake Christ became obedient, accepting even death, death on a cross. Giving Thanks for your Food – Dinner Blessings The following prayers can be prayed as graces (blessing your food and giving thanks for God’s provision). These blessings are traditional dinner prayers for saying grace at mealtimes. Bless us and this food of our first Easter meal.