Verbalizing “Lekavod Shabbos Kodesh” when buying and doing things for Shabbos:[1]
It is proper[2] for one to say on every item of purchase “This is for the honor of Shabbos”.[3] Likewise, on all matters that one does it is good to think that he is doing so for the honor of Shabbos.
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[1] Admur 250:6; M”A 250:1 in name of Arizal; M”B 250:2
[2] Lit. good
[3] The reason: As by doing so the holiness of Shabbos befalls onto that food. [Machatzis Hashekel, brought in Ketzos Hashulchan 70 footnote 13]
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