Editing Trinity College, Cambridge (section)

===College Grace===
[[File:ISH WC Trinity1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|The High Table is at the far end of the dining hall under the portrait of [[Henry VIII]].]]

Each evening before dinner, grace is recited by the senior fellow presiding, as follows:

{{Verse translation |lang=la
|1=Benedic, Domine, nos et dona tua,
quae de largitate tua sumus sumpturi,
et concede, ut illis salubriter nutriti
tibi debitum obsequium praestare valeamus,
per Christum Dominum nostrum.
|2=Bless us, Lord, and these gifts
which, through your generosity, we are about to receive
and grant that we, wholesomely nourished by them,
may be able to offer you the service we owe
through Christ our Lord.
}}

If both of the two high tables are in use then the following [[antiphonal]] formula is prefixed to the main grace:

{{Verse translation |lang=la
|1=A. Oculi omnium in te sperant Domine:
B. Et tu das escam illis in tempore.
A. Aperis tu manum tuam,
B. Et imples omne animal benedictione.
|2=The eyes of all are on you, Lord:
and you give them their food, in due time.
You open your hand
and bestow upon all living things your blessing.<ref>[[Psalm 145]]:15–16</ref>
}}

Following the meal, the simple formula {{lang|la|Benedicto benedicatur}} is pronounced.<ref>Reginald H. Adams, The College Graces of Oxford and Cambridge (Oxford: Perpetua Press, 1992).</ref>{{Clear|left}}