Laudetur Jesus Christus

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Inscription saying 'Praised be Lord Jesus Christ, forever and ever, Amen!' in Czech on a wayside cross in Zlátenka, Czech Republic

Laudetur Jesus Christus or Laudetur Iesus Christus (Latin for 'Praised be Jesus Christ') is a traditional Catholic salutation, which members of religious communities commonly use, especially those of specific ethnicities.[1] The answer to this greeting is typically in saecula saeculorum! Amen 'forever and ever! Amen'[2] or (Nunc et) in aeternum! Amen '(Now and) forever! Amen'. The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, however, respond et Maria Immaculata 'And Mary Immaculate'.[3] The phrase is also a motto of Vatican Radio.[4]

Pius Parsch noted the traditional Catholic use of the salutation:

"The [H]umanity of Christ is near in the priest. The Catholic people have kept this belief: 'Praised be Jesus Christ' they say whenever the priest comes."[5]

Other Christian denominations also use it, including Lutherans and other Protestants, and some Eastern Christians.

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  1. ^ Roman Catholic Parish in Poland Archived 2008-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Raccolta- Jesus, Franciscan SFO
  3. ^ Montmigny, Gaston J. Laudetur Jesus Christus et Maria Immaculata in Dictionary of Oblate Values.
  4. ^ Vatican Radio
  5. ^ Quoted in "The Ministry of the Canon Regular". The Vocation... In depth. Canons Regular of Saint Augustine. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2008-03-05. - from Parsch, Pius (1952). Volksliturgie: ihr Sinn und Umfang. Klosterneuburg: Klosterneuburger Buch- und Kunstverlag. pp. 231–233. OCLC 181801243.
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