Why does a priest say "The Lord Be With You” and a bishop say "Peace Be With You" as a liturgical greeting?
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One [option](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/23290/why-are-there-differences-in-the-greeting-of-the-mass?rq=1) for the liturgical greeting at the beginning of the Mass is:
>Priest: The Lord be with you.
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>[or Bishop: Peace be with you.]
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>All: And with your spirit.
The phrase "The Lord be with you / And with your spirit." is used in other parts of the Mass too without that difference.
- Where does this difference between bishop and "ordinary" priest come from?
- Are there theological and/or historical reasons?
Asked by K-HB
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Mar 26, 2019, 01:44 PM
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