Oremus pro invicem
Oremus pro invicem ( Latin for we pray for one another ) is a greeting among Christians . The complete form is an alternating greeting: Commendo me (precibus tuis). - Oremus pro invicem (German: I recommend myself (to your prayer). - Let's pray for each other! ).
Often Oremus pro invicem , sometimes abbreviated as OPI , is used as a farewell greeting in letters from Catholic Christians, usually letters from bishops or consecrated persons . However, Martin Luther also used this greeting in his letters, e.g. B. in the letter of November 10, 1539 to his friend Eberhard Brisger . It has also been proven in other reformers.
In the second half of the 20th century , this greeting was used less and less in the German-speaking area, except for official correspondence among clerics . Pope Francis, on the other hand, uses the expression frequently, already in his first greeting from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and since then in numerous speeches and in his letters.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martin Luther's previously unprinted letters, taken from manuscripts from the Hamburg public library. III. Tape. Edited by Gottfried Schütze . Weygand, Leipzig 1781. p. 114.
- ^ First greetings from Pope Francis , March 13, 2013