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CHDid you know the Catholic Church actually has two main rites, both leading back to Christ?
The first is the Latin Rite, known primarily through the Roman Catholic Church, the one most people recognize, centered in Rome and led by the Pope.
The second is the Eastern Rite, a family of ancient Churches that preserved their own sacred languages, liturgies, and traditions while remaining in full communion with Rome.
One of the oldest of these Eastern traditions is the Chaldean Catholic Church. Rooted in Mesopotamia, it is the continuation of the historic Church of the East, which began its reunification with Rome in the 1400s. For centuries, the Church was headquartered in Babylon, in the ancient cities of Seleucia, Ctesiphon, and Baghdad, the heart of Christian life in the East. Its leader was called the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, until the title was recently changed to Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans just a few years ago.
The Chaldeans still pray in Aramaic, the language of Jesus Himself, and trace their spiritual lineage to Saint Thomas the Apostle.
The Chaldean Catholic Church stands as living proof that East and West, ancient and modern, all flow from one source, Christ Himself!
Do you know anyone who practices Catholicism in the Chaldean Rite? Comment below!
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