Editing Catholic Mass (section)

====The Greeting====

*forms of the Greeting:

A) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all

B) Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ

C) if a Priest: "'''The Lord be with you'''" or if a Bishop: "'''Peace be with you'''"

*the Greeting is from [https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/20:19 John 20:19-23]: Jesus appears in the upper room and says, "Peace be with you," then breathes on them, saying, "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jesus then delivers the "the Great Commission")
**"The Lord be with you" = ''Dominus vobiscum''
*the greeting:
**is a prayer that recognizes the presence of Christ
**"the Lord be with you" is also reminiscent of the Angel Gabriel's greeting to Mary
***“Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you." ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1:28 Lk 1:28])
**"peace be with you" 
*** = that in the Mass we are in a state of reconciliation with God and in his grace

*the people respond: "'''And with your spirit'''"  
**''et cum spiritu tuo''
**the response recognizes 
***the presence of Jesus through the priest
***the gift of the Holy Spirit received at the priest's ordination
***that the sacramental power of the priest is of Christ through the priest's ordination
****see [https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/and-with-your-spirit And With Your Spirit | USCCB]

*the exchange between Priest and the people recollects that we are gathering in a "heavenly banquet"
**see [https://aleteia.org/2021/04/29/why-do-catholics-respond-and-with-your-spirit-at-mass/ Why do Catholics respond “And with your spirit” at Mass? (aleteia.org)]