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A bishop says "Pax vobis" ("Peace to you") instead. Accent marks are supplied to indicate the stress. Dóminus vobíscum ( Latin : "The Lord be with you") is an ancient salutation and blessing traditionally used by the clergy in the Masses of the Catholic Church and other liturgies , as well as liturgies of other Western Christian denominations ...
' Peace unto you, Mark, my Evangelist ') The Lion of Saint Mark , representing Mark the Evangelist , pictured in the form of a winged lion , is an aspect of the Tetramorph . On the pinnacle of St Mark's Cathedral he is depicted as holding a Bible , and surmounting a golden lion which is the symbol of the city of Venice and formerly of the ...
Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles quoted the formula from the Old Testament, [2] [1] and they were preserved in the liturgy and Christian epigraphy.Like the "Dominus vobiscum", they were first used in the liturgy, specifically in the form of "pax vobis", by the bishop in welcoming the faithful at the beginning of the Mass before the collect or oratio.
A psalm of David. / Give to the LORD, you sons of God text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Psalm 25:1 introduction and text, biblestudytools.com; Psalm 29 – The Voice of the LORD in the Storm enduringword.com; Psalm 29 / Refrain: The Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace. Church of England
Christianity is the religion of the 'Word' of God, a word which is 'not a written and mute word, but the Word is incarnate and living'. If the Scriptures are not to remain a dead letter, Christ, the eternal Word of the living God, must, through the Holy Spirit, 'open [our] minds to understand the Scriptures.'" [17]
The history of peacemaking in the Catholic tradition reflects the religious meanings of peace, tied to positive virtues, such as love, and to the personal and social works of justice. The Greek word for peace is eirene ; Roman pax , and in the Hebrew Bible , shalom .
The motif is rooted in Psalm 85:10, 'Mercy and Truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other'. The use in Christian thought seems to have been inspired an eleventh-century Jewish Midrash, in which Truth, Justice, Mercy and Peace were the four standards of the Throne of God. [3] [1]: 290
After this, the 'Peace be with you' is said, and the Christians embrace one another with the holy kiss. This is a sign of peace; as the lips indicate, let peace be made in your conscience, that is, when your lips draw near to those of your brother, do not let your heart withdraw from his. Hence, these are great and powerful sacraments. [12]