The seal of the Society of Jesus is the letters IHS (a monogram of the name of Jesus Christ), with a cross over it and three nails under it, all surrounded by the rays of the sun. This delicately detailed version, which recalls the beautifully illuminated manuscripts of old, is on the ceiling of a small veneration alcove in the St. Stanislaus Kostka Chapel of the Ateneo de Manila High School. The Latin words "et vocatum est nomen eius iesus" surrounding the seal is from the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, verse 21: "and his name was called Jesus."
2 comments:
I'm glad to learn this.
If you scroll up and down on this post, the rays of the seal move!
Misterious shot, it's difficult to know about a "society of Jesus". Catholic Church has a lot of secrets-
Hugs
Val
[Barcelona Daily Photo]
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