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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37767" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37767" /> == | ||
<p> (the Lord be with you), a form of salutation used in the liturgies of several of the [[Christian]] churches. It is taken from the book of Ruth, together with the response et cum spiritu tuo — "and with thy spirit." It was introduced into Christian worship before the end of the second century. A canon of the first council of Braga, in 563, directed against a custom which the [[Priscillianists]] had adopted, of assigning one form of salutation to the bishops and another to the presbyters, enjoins all to use the same form, | <p> (the Lord be with you), a form of salutation used in the liturgies of several of the [[Christian]] churches. It is taken from the book of Ruth, together with the response et cum spiritu tuo '''''—''''' "and with thy spirit." It was introduced into Christian worship before the end of the second century. A canon of the first council of Braga, in 563, directed against a custom which the [[Priscillianists]] had adopted, of assigning one form of salutation to the bishops and another to the presbyters, enjoins all to use the same form, Dominus sit vobiscum '''''—''''' "the Lord be with you;" and the people to reply, Et cum spiritu tuo '''''—''''' sicut ab ipsis apostolis traditionemn omnis retinet oriens '''''—''''' "and with thy spirit," according to apostolic and Eastern custom. '''''—''''' Augusti, Christl. Archeologie, book 5, chapter 3, '''''§''''' 6. </p> | ||
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(the Lord be with you), a form of salutation used in the liturgies of several of the Christian churches. It is taken from the book of Ruth, together with the response et cum spiritu tuo — "and with thy spirit." It was introduced into Christian worship before the end of the second century. A canon of the first council of Braga, in 563, directed against a custom which the Priscillianists had adopted, of assigning one form of salutation to the bishops and another to the presbyters, enjoins all to use the same form, Dominus sit vobiscum — "the Lord be with you;" and the people to reply, Et cum spiritu tuo — sicut ab ipsis apostolis traditionemn omnis retinet oriens — "and with thy spirit," according to apostolic and Eastern custom. — Augusti, Christl. Archeologie, book 5, chapter 3, § 6.
