The IHS monogram is located at the center of the host. Julio connects this sign with daily bread, work, and spiritual nourishment.
Read the symbolism
The note identifies the host and the Christogram. The exergue evokes bread that came from heaven. Julio then broadens the reading to the word, study, meditation, and the Eucharist: nourishing the body and nourishing the inner being are linked in his text.
The attributed effects
The application concerns honest prosperity obtained through work, asking for what is necessary, and assistance in the face of a threat of ruin or great distress. The note retains the theme of daily bread as the measure of the request.
Its use according to Julio
The sign accompanies a prayer for the needs of life and for spiritual growth, with a support prepared according to Julio’s advice. The text invites you not to limit your intention to material goods alone.
A personal reading
A personal reading may help distinguish what you need to live from what nourishes your spirit. Formulate a simple request, then reflect on the place of work, study, and sharing in your day.
The source and variants
The reproduction is plate no. 26 of the third volume. The Sacred Host bears IHS, whereas the Christogram presented elsewhere in the collection uses the Greek chi-rho.
Abbé Julio, The Secret Book of Great Exorcisms and Blessings, Vincennes, published by the author, 1908. Explanation and application no. 74, pp. 455–456. Practical advice on blessed and consecrated supports: pp. 462–463.
Classic directory numbering: 40 of 44. This numbering differs from the inventory of engravings in the old volumes.
Read the note in the 1908 edition
Engraving taken from the copy digitized by the Divinity School Library, Duke University / Internet Archive, at 360 dpi. Composition, typefaces, and colors preserved.
