''Laudetur Jesus Christus'' or ''Laudetur Iesus Christus'' () is a traditional

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salutation, which members of religious communities commonly use, especially those of specific ethnicities. The answer to this greeting is typically ''semper laudetur'' 'Always be praised', ''in saecula saeculorum! Amen'' 'forever and ever! Amen' or ''(Nunc et) in aeternum! Amen'' '(Now and) forever! Amen'. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, however, respond ''et Maria Immaculata'' 'And Mary Immaculate'. The phrase is also a

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of Vatican Radio.

Pius Parsch Pius Parsch, born John Bruno Parsch (May 18, 1884 – March 11, 1954) was a priest of the Roman Catholic Church. Parsch was born in Neustift near Olmutz, Moravia, in what is now the Czech Republic. He was given the name ''Pius'' when he entered the ...

noted the traditional

use of the salutation:

"The manity of Christ is near in the priest. The Catholic people have kept this belief: 'Praised be Jesus Christ' they say whenever the priest comes."

In Luxembourg, the salutation translated as "''Gelobt sei Jesus Christus''" is taught as "the respectful greeting ..in addressing a priest". Other

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s also use it, including Lutherans and other

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, and some

Eastern Christians Eastern Christianity comprises Christian traditions and church families that originally developed during classical and late antiquity in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Northeast Africa, the Fertile Crescent and ...

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