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shows illustrations, on the right, of the roman catholic symbol of the monstrance or sanctissimum, and left the cup and host as the central ritual of the roman catholic mass. The deep meaning of this symbol of Christianity and transubstantiation as part of the ancient mysteries has been lost, but has been elucidated by Rudolf Steiner in various lectures (references see Schema FMC00.191)

The roman catholic insignia IHS means Jesus. IHS comes from the Latinized version of the Greek ιησους or (in capitals) ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, hence IHSOUS in Latin letters, of which the first three letters in capitals IHS(ous). The Greek name is transliterated as and pronounced iēsous, the Hebrew name is transliterated and pronounced yeshūa, in Latin it becomes Iesus. More correctly would be Christ or Christ-Jesus.

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