# Blessing Before Meals Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts which we are about to receive from Your bounty, through Christ our Lord. Amen. Before midday: May the King of everlasting glory make us partakers of the heavenly table. Amen. Before evening: May the King of everlasting glory lead us to the banquet of eternal life. Amen --- Source: [[enchiridion-indulgentiarum|Enchiridion Indulgentiarum]], 4th ed. Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1999. Indulgence: This prayer is indulgenced according to the Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, concessio 26 § 2 3° (Actiones nostras). Apostolic Penitentiary, Vatican. See: [[ei-la-07#Preces Supplicationis Et Gratiarum Actionis]] <!-- prayer-nav --> --- ← [[blessing-after-meals|Blessing after Meals]] | [[general-prayers|✝️ General Catholic Prayers]] | [[blinding-prayer|Blinding Prayer]] →