text: I never thought the change back to 'and with your spirit' made any sense. The post-Vat II translation consisted of the priest celebrant saying, "The Lord be with you" and the ppl replying, "And also with you".  That makes sense and is very 'communal' and inclusive. The priest prays that the Lord will be with all members of the congregation, and they return the favor by saying, "And also with YOU". But with the 'back to the future' translation, the priest prays 'the Lord be with you' and the people say, 'And with your spirit'. So the Lord is going to be with the 'body' of the congregation, but with the 'spirit' of the priest/celebrant? That makes no sense to me!
  And when did Jesus ever tell us to use these particular phrases, and none other in our wkrship sevices anyway??