By Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine - The priest intones, “Peace be with you.”... The congregation responds, “And with your spirit.”... And then, sometimes it doesn’t come. The priest doesn’t say, “Let us offer each other the sign of peace.” Sometimes—often, around my town—he moves on with the Mass... Is this just a warm and fuzzy break from the solemn Mass, or are we stepping on one of the most important prayers of the Mass? “Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.”