If the symbol faces the opposite way (left to right) this is not 'wrong' or sacrilegious it simply symbolises the complementary analogy of Christ carrying us from the left, evil side of life, to righteousness on the right-hand side of God.
The direction is related to the right side's traditional connection with righteousness. Perhaps the most common reason is remembering that the love of God overcomes evil. So a complementary symbol of Jesus facing west implies God's return gaze towards mankind. Matthew 4:19 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful And he said to them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. (The opposite direction is true for right-to-left writing, such as Arabic or Hebrew.)Īnother possible reason is because the traditional church layout is in the shape of a cross that is orientated toward the east. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. When text is added to the symbol, for example 'Jesus' or 'ΙΧΘΥΣ', aesthetically it looks better to have the first letter of in the mouth of the fish rather than its tail. The wings of the Holy Spirit and Jesus fish. No need to register, buy now The miraculous catch of fish attributed to Jesus in the gospels, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866.
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