In our Anglican church (the Catholic church
too), each service begins with a greeting.
The officiating clergyman says, "The Lord be
with you." The congregation used to respond
by saying, "And with thy spirit."
But with the modernizing of the liturgy, the
minister now says, "The Lord be with you," and
everyone responds with, "And also with you."
One Sunday a visiting bishop went to a church
where the sound system was known to be old and
unreliable. As he approached the microphone, he
tapped it several times and finally said,
"There's something wrong with this!"
Without hesitation, the whole congregation
answered faithfully, "And also with you."