Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Now it's after having been saved by grace that the works show up.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
It is funny how the Prtestant Catholics quote-proofing always misses the important parts of the quote.
Yes, I wholly agree that grace precedes our works and that they are prepared by God for us to do them.