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Sample2 Lodge of Perfection
Many questions raised in the Craft Lodge are answered in the Scottish Rite
degrees. All Master Masons in good standing with their Lodge are welcome. The continued
growth of the Scottish Rite is most important to ensure its rich history is carried on
with tradition and honour.
This Body confers degrees from 4th to 14th. They amplify the legend of the
Master Mason Degree and the story of the building of King Solomon's Temple. These degrees
are designed to build on the teachings of the first three degrees given in the Craft
Lodge.
Unlike the Craft Lodge, candidates are not required to do memory work in any of the
Scottish Rite degrees. These special and unique degrees are held either in May or
November.
The Mason who has advanced to the 14th degree has received spiritual and
moral instruction, based on the events leading up to and associated with the building and
completion of the Temple of King Solomon and the Architects who designed and furnished it.
Upon completion of the 14th degree, the new Scottish Rite member is
entitled to wear the distinguished Scottish Rite ring that has retained its design over
200 years. An inscription inside the ring reads: "Virtue has joined, death shall not
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Sample2 Chapter Rose Croix
After completion of the 14th degree, the Masonic
educational journey continues with the degrees of the Rose Croix.
The 15th and 16th degrees related to the rebuilding of the Second Temple by
Zerubbabel. The Second Temple degrees portray the never ending struggle against the
adversaries of Truth and Light: a struggle which is still going on today.
In these degrees important moral and spiritual precepts of value to Masons
of all ages are proclaimed. The 17th degree is an approach to and the 18th degree a
recognition of the religious ethics in universal terms: thus assisting in the building in
our hearts of the Third Temple not made with hands. The 18th degree culminates with the
degree of the Knight Rose Croix.
In the Rose Croix Chapter, Easter Ceremonies constitute a solemn observance
of the Passover or Paschal Supper on Maundy Thursday in Holy Week and then on Easter
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Sample2 Consistory
This Body is responsible for conferring the 19th to
the 32nd degrees inclusive. These degrees are often elaborate and highly dramatic,
covering a variety of approaches to Masonic knowledge. The 30th, 31st and 32nd degrees
culminate the teachings of the Scottish Rite and must be conferred in full ritual form.
The 31st degree is the judicial branch of the Scottish Rite. The 32nd is a miltary degree,
roviding a bright beacon for candidates in search of a deeper understanding of man and
compassion.
Consistory degrees portray events of universal significance associated with
the building of the Second Temple. Candidates are shown a way to erect the Third Temple -
that Temple being Truth and Love which exists in the hearts of man when he strives to
identify himself with that which is highest and best.
The Consistory helps to develop the history and philosophy of Masonry
through ceremony and grand drama. This setting provides the Master Mason with an
unequalled opportunity to acquire a deeper understanding of Masonic symbolism and
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