During Ba’utha, we pray and fast with the rest of the Church in supplication to God. When we fast, we are at a sort of war with ourselves, giving to God freely what we [...]
For many English speaking Chaldeans, Ba’utha has always been something of a bittersweet experience. Though many love attending the prayer services and hearing the [...]
The three days of Ba’utha d-Ninwayeh is always a time of special penitence in the Chaldean church. One way this is expressed is through fasting until noon and then [...]
On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.* There is nothing that will shake a person like the possibility of their own death. Yet, it is a fact [...]
Starting today the Chaldean Church begins its yearly three-day commemoration of the supplication of the Ninevites. Ba’utha is a singularly meaningful liturgical mini-season [...]
For the first time our Diocese sung a selection of liturgical prayers from Ba’utha in English. Anyone who owns a copy, or has used the Emmanuelprayer book should have [...]
Jonah’s reaction to the Ninevites’ repentance and God’s acceptance of them sheds light on his desire to have run away from God in the beginning. He, in fact, tells us [...]
As healthy and humbling as it is to compare oneself with Jonah and his stubbornness, Ba’utha is a time meant to commiserate with the Ninevites — to unite our [...]
In a culture where running away has become practically virtuous (or, in the least, tolerable), we have much to learn from God in the Old Testament Book of the Prophet Jonah. [...]
Tune in to Kaldu.tv everyday of Ba’utha for the LIVE broadcast of the Ba’utha Prayer Services taking place at St. Peter Cathedral. Monday, January 21, 2013 [...]