“The Greek word for fish is ichthus,” Quan said. “The early Christians used it as an acrostic—in English you would say it stood for ‘Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior.’ Each Greek letter stands for one of those words. When their faith was illegal in Rome, they drew this symbol on the ground with a stick to identify themselves. When other Christians saw it, they would draw it too. That way they knew they were brothers and sisters. Some of us use the sign. It also reminds us of the fish Yesu created for the multitudes and the fish he cooked and served and ate after his resurrection.”
