and with thy spirit

[Lisa Galvin]

"And with your/thy spirit" is also what we say in the Orthodox Church. Only we sing it.

Lisa

On Nov 30, 2011, at 6:02 PM, Brenda Lester <alphatwin2002 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:

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> We (Catholics) were told the new response, "And with your spirit" is=0Aclos=
> er to the Latin.=0A=0AIt's not strange.=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________=
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> UGA.EDU =0ASent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 9:17 AM=0ASubject: and with thy=
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> -------------------------------------------------=0A=0AIt means 'et cum spi=
> ritu tuo'=0A=0AOn Nov 29, 2011, at 1:21 AM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:=0A=0A> Ano=
> ther strange change is that when the priest says "The Lord be with =3D=0Ayo=
> u." the old response was "and also with you."=A0 The new one is "And =3D=0A=
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