Originally Posted by
anxiao
Called on at ten seconds notice to say grace at a formal dinner which was attended by several RC priests of maturing years, I managed to come up with the old (state) school one.
Benedictus, Benedicat, per Jesum Christum Dominum Nostrum
It got nods of approval from the clergy who had been expected to avoid the Tridentine Mass and preach in the vernacular since 1964.
And on a Friday, it was:
"The piece of cod which passeth all understanding".