Ba'utha d'Ninwayeh: The Fast of Ninevah
In the Church calendar, it can be easy to feel a bit cyclical - Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Advent, Christmas … repeat. The minor fasts offer us another layer of remembrance.
Before we lean into Lent (starting March 5th!) we find a lesser-known fast that begins to prepare the hearts and minds of believers… The Rogation of the Ninevites, or the Fast of Nineveh.
It is one of the most beautiful and personal traditions in the Syriac Orthodox Church. Rooted in the biblical story of Jonah who preached to the Assyrians, the people …
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