With Your Spirit

Remember when we once said, prior to 2011, "and also with you," when the Mass celebrant said, "The Lord be with you."  Now we respond with "and with your spirit."  With your spirit is not only closer to the original Latin, but it also makes more sense.

And also with you was merely a polite response, much like:
           How are you?
            Fine, how are you?

That what I thought.

But now, and with your spirit, we are respecting the priest's position as alter Christi.  The people are praying that the Holy Spirit guide this priest as the celebrant of the Holy Mass.  This is what the priest was ordained for, to be a priest for us now.

Think about this.  It's a big difference.