and with thy spirit

[Tom Zurinskas]

I take it to mean: "and in the same spirit that the Lord is with you"


Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk



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> It means 'et cum spiritu tuo'
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> On Nov 29, 2011, at 1:21 AM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
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> > Another strange change is that when the priest says "The Lord be with =
> you." the old response was "and also with you." The new one is "And =
> with thy spirit." What does that mean?
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