It means, "Jesus, the Savior of Man".
The acronym that you are talking about can only relate to the Indian Missionary Society, which is Catholic of course. Are you sure you mean IMS and not IHS (Iesus Hominum Salvator)?
I think you mean IHS rather than YHS. Although originally simply standing for Christ's name, IHS is now regarded as a monogram that stands for the Latin Iesus Hominum Salvator - Jesus the Saviour of the World.
IHS is not Greek - it's Latin Although originally simply standing for Christ's name in Greek, IHS is now regarded as a monogram that stands for the Latin Iesus Hominum Salvator - Jesus the Saviour of the World.
JHS on a communion host is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase "Iesus Hominum Salvator," which translates to "Jesus, Savior of Men." This abbreviation is often used in Christian liturgy and symbolism, representing the belief in Jesus Christ as the Savior. It is also a reminder of the centrality of Jesus in the Eucharist, where believers receive communion as a way of connecting with Him.
This monogram standing for "Iesus Hominum Salvator" (Jesus the Saviour of Humankind) is used in Protestant churches as much as in Catholic and Orthodox ones. As is the Chi Rho sign (that looks a little like a P and X superimposed) - the first two letters in Greek, of Christ's name (Ch - R) - and also the Ichthus - the symbol of the fish.
IHS. Abbreviation of the name Jesus by means of the first three letters in Greek (H being the uncial form of the letter eta). Later, however, attempts were made to understand the three letters as initials of words in Latin. Most popular was the interpretation In Hoc Signo [vinces], 'in this sign [thou shalt conquer]', the inscription on the cross seen in a vision by the emperor Constantine; or Iesus Hominum Salvator (Jesus, saviour of men).
Roman Catholic AnswerIt is IHS, not JHS, there is no "J" in Latin. IHS stands for Iesus (Jesus) Hominum Salvator, roughly meaning Jesus Savior of Men. In reality it is a faulty Latin transliteration of the first three letters of Jesus in Greek (IHS for IHC). from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Catholic AnswerUsually the letters stamped on some hosts is IHS, Fr. Hardon explains: fromModern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980I.H.S.Which stands for Iesus (Jesus - there is no "J" in Latin) Hominum Salvator (usual interpretation), Jesus Savior of Men. Really a faulty Latin transliteration of the first three letters of JESUS in Greek (IHS for IHC).
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IHS is a Latin facsimilie of the first three Greek letters of Jesus' name - Iota, Epsilon, Sigma. It is a representation of Jesus's name. A common explanation is that it is from the Latin in hoc signo [vinces] (In this sign you will conquer), which was supposedly the message accompanying the divine vision that Emperor Constantine saw prompting him to convert to Christianity. This however is a back-formation after the original meaning.
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