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"..Shame on those of us who are Christians and do not follow the way of
the Saviour of the World, whose life was filled kindness, humility and
martyrdom! If we lived by the laws he gave us and were worthy of being
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called Christian, peace would have reigned on this earth. Men were
supposed to be the equals of the living angels who unceasingly sang
praises before the eternal God. Had this been so peoples of the world
would not be divided along lines of emnity. In truth there is no
legitimate reason or good cause which justifies war".
(H.I.M)

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Journey of the Soul
Abba Yesehaq 1984

Soul II
Arab Invasion 630 A.D

Soul III
Diaspora 1800-1981

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21rst Century Prophets

John Fitzgerald 1963

Yared
In the ancient northern capital city of Ethiopia there lived for the most part of his life one of
the greatest Ethiopian saints. He was the son of pureblooded Ethiopians, Abyud (Isaac) and
Christina, this saint "...whom we know as Yared," is the composer of the great sacred music of the
church and is without equal to this day.

His Life
Yared was born about A.D 505 in Axum, a son to a wealthy Christian family. When Yared was
about seven years old his father died and he went to live with his Uncle Gedewon, who was at
the time the gabaz (treasurer) of the Axum Tsion (Zion) Church. Yared’s uncle imparted to him a
formidable knowledge of theology, natural history and music. He was an excellent student, and
within a period of twenty – five years he had acquired a vast knowledge of music..

After Gedewon died, Yared took over the great responsibility of replacing his uncle. He also
became a professor of theology, including the Old and New Testaments. He was ordained
deacon; then he married and later was ordained priest, as is customary. Yared became
communicating with the nine monks.

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Abba Pantelewon, one of the nine remained in Axum, and thus communication between him
and Yared was convenient. Yared learned much about Western traditions, customs and way of
life from Abba Pantelewon. In addition to this, it is said that Yared visited Constantinople twice.
Yared himself tells us as follows:"..I went to Rome [Second Rome Constatinople] where I saw a Church, I
knew her and loved her like my own sister, a few years later, I visited her again during the time she was
bathing in the river Tigre."

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Though he [Saint Yared] visited Second Rome, his work is uniquely Ethiopian, bearing no resemblance to
Western Notation. It consists of Geez syballic characters and projects the tradition and culture of the
Ethiopian people.

Yared composed all the music used for the Ethiopian church’s chants and developed classical
musical art forms in the sixth century A.D. The music all speaks of the Creation and the
prophecies and the life of Christ – His Advent, His Incarnation, Nativity, His great works and
saving acts, His Baptism, Crucifixion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension, and His Second Coming.
The music also reflects the national expression and Ideals of Ethiopian people. It is believed
that some of the songs, especially those from the Old Testament, were used for singing and
praying by many devoted Ethiopian churchmen before Christ. Therefore we must admit the
existence of the art of music in Ethiopia during Old Testament times. It was one of the creative
works of the African Empire. Notwithstanding Saint Yared of Axum must be credited for most of
the music of the Ethiopian Church.

Yared complied the famous Mazbaga Deggua (Hymn of Sorrow). It includes three main stages:

1. "Geez," the first stage of the song;

2. "Uzil," the second stage, to be sung together with the first;
3. "Ararai," a sorrowful, plaintive song.

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The Church, as the government of God, is an integral and democratic institution. It is the life of every
community which works in the lives if individuals.

Mazbaga Deggua
The Mazbaga Deggua believed to have been written by Yared himself, can be found today
in one of the oldest monasteries (the Tana Krikos Monastery). Yared begins his works with
the words, "...Halleluia to the Father, Halleluia to the Son, Halleluia to the Holy Spirit." His divine
composition is from the Old and New Testaments and from the works of the church
fathers Saint Athanasius, Saint John Chrsysostom and Saint Cyril. His work is intricately
done, with words suitable for prayers and the Glorification of God.

Though he visited Second Rome, his work is uniquely Ethiopian, bearing no resemblance to
Western Notation. It consists of Geez syballic characters and projects the tradition and culture
of the Ethiopian people. The different sounds of his chants indicate the joy or sorrow and
brave determination of the Christian Ethiopian. Saint Yared lived between the time of Emperor
Kaleb and his son Emperor Gabre Masqual. Yared gained information about the Western world
not only from Abba Pantelewon but also from Abba Aragawi and Abba Yesehaq (Gerima). The
Tarika Nagast which means "History of Kings," and Gadla Aragawi state that Emperor Gabre
Masqal, Abba Aragawi and Saint Yared lived at the same period as close friends. Emperor
Gabre Masqal, Abba Aragawi and Saint Yared traveled thoughout Tigre, Begemidir and to Lake
Tana together. After two years at Lake Tana, they went to Gaient and built the church of Saint
Mariam at Zur Amba. It is said that the Emperor, Abba Aragawi and Yared, while going to the hill
on which they built the church, had difficulty finding their way until a guide from God came to
them and said to Abba Aragawi, "...Zur Abba Mengale Misraq...." which means "...Abba, turn to the

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east; you will find the way to the hill." The place is now called Zur Amba because of this miracle, for
through the grace of God, they were able to find the right way and to build the church there.

Comments

The War
"..I believe that the Italian Goverment is responsible for the following brutal acts. ...People of
different towns and villages have been arrested and beaten to death on the pretext that Ethiopian
Soliders were nearby. The most vicious of such acts is the recent...[execution] of 600 peasants in
Nakamte. At various times several thousands of people were summarily killed for allegedly
possesing arms and assisting banditry."
(H.I.M)
NOVEMBER 20TH, 2015 AT 7:30PM

Unity
"We black Americans express to Your Majesty our sympathy at the recent audacious massacre of
the loyal people of Ethiopia and pray for your majesty's well-being and Ethiopia's victory."
(P.M.H Savory, M.D - Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Union of African Natives
Association)
NOVEMBER 20TH, 2015 AT 7:30PM

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Rome
"In violation of the covenant of the League of Nations from the pitiful day on which barbarous
Italy invaded my country...the ill-fated people of Ethiopia have suffered from countless
atrocoties....brutality and misery. Today those who have died in battle are luckier than those who
are suffering from recurrent torture and the hands of the brutal enemy. As a result of our deep
sorrow, I appealed to the League of Nations and to the whole world about our misery and despair.
Nevertheless, until now our voices have not been heard. The nations have blocked their ears to
our lamentations..."
1936

And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the
living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it
was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth,
neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our
God in their foreheads.[Rev:7 Ch:2-3]

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Throughout its history in Jamaica, the Church suffered greatly because of its involvement some Rastafarian
faithful whose desire is to motivate their lives through the church. Also, the whole community was reluctant,
to accept the church because they were unaware of its existence, its history, and connection to the Church of
Christ, and also because fifty percent of the membership's respose came from the Rastafarians. Some even
expressed that "...Members of this Church should not recieve support". Such statements had helped to slow
the growth of the Church and its work in the community.

"On one point the Mission would like to make an observation, there has been a notion spread by certain
publications, and touted by many non-Africans, that people of Ethiopia and the Emperor consider
themselves apart and above from the peoples of central Africa, the so-called 'Negroids'. Nothing of the kind
has been observed by the Mission on their visit to Africa"

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Africa's liberation, although proclaimed, is not yet total, for areas of resistance still remain and it is still
dominated by foreign exploitation and control. When we speak of African Liberation, it should mean a
complete freedom, and not an imitation of liberation. Africans can only be free when they become self-
reliant; when they are able to have their own system of education, health, technology, transportaion, media
and system of worship.

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Black man will not have peace of mind until he is able to free himself from the mental and cultural
conditioning of the western world, and at the same time be able to reassert the essential and relevant black
culture. As long as he is dependent on other nations, not only in economy and technology, but also in culture
and tradition, HE IS STILL A SLAVE.

The black and oppressed people have over the years, become a very important factor in this
world with their struggle for freedom to make life better and against the background of basic
contradictions which are the legacy of slavery and racism.

Marcus Garvey, the pioneer of the freedom movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X
and others are responsible for opening the eyes of the oppressed today and in years past.

They all saw the suffering of the poor and the corruption of this world. As freedom fighters they
strongly opposed racial discrimination, imperialism and colonialism. Furthermore, they
prophesied that the struggle for freedom will never be stopped until all mankind are
completely free and until justice is established and all forms of racism and apartheid abolished
from the face of the earth.

They also saw a positive future for freedom. Garvey said "...a greater future is in store for us;
we have no cause to lose hope to become faint hearted. We must realize that upon ourselves
depend our destiny, our future. We must carve out that future, that destiny ... Nothing in this
world shall discourage us, but opposition shall make us work harder, shall bring us closer
together, so that as one man the millions of us will march on toward that goal that we have set
for ourselves."
(Philosophy and opinions of Marcus Garvey edited by Amy Jacques Garvey, Vols. 1 and 2,
Atheneum, New York 1971, p.75)
The Civil Rights Leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in similar statement, encouraged the
continuation of the struggle by saying: "As we stand here let us pledge ourselves to continue
this struggle ... in the conviction that all God's children are significant as His white children, and
we shall not stop until we have freedom in all its dimensions." (National Stadium; Kingston
Jamaica, June 1965)

The Archives
Archive I Archive V
Archive II Archive VI
Archive III Archive VII
Archive IV

The Ethiopian Tewahedo* Church is an indigenous and integral church of Africa. It is one of the oldest
churches in the world, if not the oldest, and is one of the founders of the World Council of Churches.

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brought a strong Unity among the Eastern Orthodox Churches with their central office being organized in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia and the central committee of the world council of churches had it’s meeting in
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