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Pax (liturgy) Mexican bishop Raúl Vera giving the Pax salutation. In Christian liturgy, "the Pax " is an abbreviation of the Latin salutations " pax vobis " ("peace to you") or " pax vobiscum " ("peace with you"), which are used in the Catholic Mass, the Lutheran Divine Service, and the Western Orthodox Mass.
Valediction. A valediction ( derivation from Latin vale dicere, "to say farewell"), [ 1] or complimentary close in American English, [ 2] is an expression used to say farewell, especially a word or phrase used to end a letter or message, [ 3][ 4] or a speech made at a farewell. [ 3]
Praise the Lord is a Christian greeting phrase used in various parts of the world in English, as well as other languages. [1] [2] The salutation is derived from the Bible, where it and related phrases occurs around two hundred and fifty times (cf. Psalm 117:1–2 ). [3] [4] The usage of the greeting phrase is indicative of the Christian ...
"Not closing seems way too abrupt," business etiquette expert Barbara Pachter tells Business Insider. "If you have a salutation, you should have a closing to balance it out."
A priest saying Dominus vobiscum while celebrating a Tridentine Mass. The response is Et cum spíritu tuo, meaning "And with your spirit." Some English translations, such as Divine Worship: The Missal and the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, translate the response in the older form, "And with thy spirit." Eastern Orthodox churches also follow ...
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The Hail Mary (Latin: Ave Maria) or Angelical salutation [1] [2] is a traditional Catholic prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke : the Angel Gabriel 's visit to Mary (the Annunciation ) and Mary's subsequent visit to Elisabeth , the mother of John the Baptist ...
Nothing expresses gratitude quite like a thoughtfully written note. Here's the right way to write a thank-you note, according to an etiquette expert.