What kind of closing response does your priest do with altar servers?

[CathMass]

Anyway, I have had to serve Mass in different places ranging from the Basilica in Washington to a quiet university chapel and many times the priest always said upon entering the sacristy “Prosit” and the responses varied. So, I’m including a poll to see what the common response is.

 

[Merkel]

I’ve never heard “prosit” and I’ve served Mass in a few dozen churches.

I have heard “thanks” and “thank you” to which I have usually replied “you’re welcome” or “you’re quite welcome.”

 

[JPUSC]

When I used to be an altar server, the priest used to bow to the crucifix in the sacristy and then say thank you. A certain priest (the leader of the altar servers) always gave us little treats like candy or fig newtons .

 

[AJV]

At my new church, when I started serving a couple of months back, the oldest priest there, who was a seminarian in the 60’s, when he found out that I was accustomed to the “Prosit procedure” now bows to me and the crucifix and says “Prosit” whenever I serve Mass for him alone. I usually respond with “tibi quoque”.

[This is in reversal of the way I had learnt which was that the server said “Prosit” and the priest responded. ]

The other priests just say “Thank you” or nothing. One who studied in Rome bows to the crucifix but none of the others do.

 

[japhy]

Seeing as how prosit means “may it be useful” and tibi quoque means “to you, too”, I assume this exchange is referring to the Mass just offered being fruitful (efficacious?) for the person?

 

[maryjk]

I don’t and have never served.

But I just asked my son.

Our Priest says, thank you.

 

[forever_always]

I asked my brothers… they said that the priest just says “thank you!”

 

[jpjd]

Our priest says “Praised be Jeus Christ” and the servers respond “Now and forever.”

 

[AJV]

Seeing as how prosit means “may it be useful” and tibi quoque means “to you, too”, I assume this exchange is referring to the Mass just offered being fruitful (efficacious?) for the person?

Yes. Another variant is to say “Proficiat” instead of “prosit”.