PowerPoint Presentation - Light in the York Rite

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Welcome
SIDE ORDERS IN
FREEMASONRY PRESENTED BY Dr Mohan U
Deshpande Lodge Gondwana No 226, Nagpur
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Major side Orders of Freemasonry

• The Symbolic Lodge
• A Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
• A Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
• A Lodge of Mark Men Mark Masters
• A Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners
• A conclave, council and many others

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The Symbolic Lodge is the Foundation
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NO MORE COMPETITION
WE WORK TOGETHER,OR WE SUFFER TOGETHER
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A continuation of the Work

• The Chapter is foundational in its approach
• Many of the questions from the Symbolic Lodge are
  answered in the Chapter Council Degrees

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Masonic Light of the Royal Arch Masonry
In the Beginning, God said Let there be light
and there was light!
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Masonic Light of the Chapter
In Craft, You represented Hiram Abif and received
a Substitute Word Continue the Chapter path of
knowledge to find the long lost Masters Word
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Who is Eligible To Join

• Members in Good Standing
• of our
• Symbolic (or Blue) Lodges

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Why the Chapter?
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What is the Chapter degree?

• A Series of Masonic Degrees and Orders
• Exemplifies and explains teachings not addressed
  in the Symbolic Lodge
• Historical Backgrounds
• Ancient Craft Customs
• Rich in pageantry and color
• Dramatically presented in full regalia/costumes
• No Memory or Work Lectures (at first!)

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Royal Arch MasonryCHAPTER

• Three GLI Degrees
• Mark Master
• Royal Ark Mariner
• Royal Arch

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The Royal Arch Degree was maintained as a part
of the Craft until the 18th Century.
As Craftsmen you will learn how to collect your
wages, assist in the rebuilding of the Temple,
find the Masters Word, and learn where it was
placed before the death of ourGrand Master Hiram
Abif.
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A Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
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The Mark Master Degree
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Mark (contd)

• Historically Mark and craft connected intimately
• Both originate in KST
• Management of works by H. R. Techniques
• Workers separated in EA FC each having a unique
  Mark. Now only for MMs.

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Mark ( contd)

• Making a Mark in life inspite of unjust treatment
  by ignorant superiors
• Legend of Mark The Keystone
• Special Shape neither square nor Oblong
• Lapis Reprobatus caputanguli

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Moral
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Mark ( Contd)

• Exhortations
• Do justice, love mercy, maintain harmony
  endeavour to live in unity
• Amongst the Mark masters here u will find friends
  to administer relief to your distress comfort
  you in your afflictions.

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The Past Masters Degree

• Originally, the Royal Arch degree could only be
  conferred upon those who served as Masters of
  their Symbolic Lodge
• The Degree now confers the symbolic title of Past
  Master
• First conferred in England in 1768

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Royal Ark Mariners
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R.A.M.(contd)

• Renewed Emphasis on Wisdom Strength Beauty.
• Working Tools -Carpentry Axe- Saw Augur
• Gods Covenant with man.
• Assurance of Comfort in Trouble Cheer in the
  hour of Death
• ..no weapon against us will prosper every
  tongue against us condemned. We play our part
  irrespective of our station in life

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The Royal Arch Degree

• The Royal Arch Degree compliments the Master
  Masons Degree
• The Climax of Ancient Craft Masonry
• Without the Royal Arch Degree the Masters Degree
  Is
• A song that is half sung, a tale partly told or a
  promise unfulfilled
• Holiness to the Lord

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Council of Royal Select Masters

• Comprised of Two Degrees
• Royal Master
• Select Master
• Based on events that occurred before the Royal
  Arch Degree and after the Third Degree of the
  symbolic Lodge

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Royal Masters Degree

• A young Craftsman named Adoniram is the central
  character
• How the word will be preserved
• This degree takes place prior to and shortly
  following the Master Masons Degree

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As a Royal Master you will have a discussion
with Hiram Abif about his mortality.
How and why was the word saved, what happened
prior to its discovery, by whom, and for what
purpose?
The answers to these questions can be found as
a Select Master.
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Select Masters Degree

• We must set a good watch over our words and
  actions and attachment to duty thus the
  principles of Masonry will result in advancement
  in life and Masonry
• The heart of this degree is
• FIDELITY

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The Knights Templar COMMANDERY

• Three Chivalric Orders
• Order of the Red Cross
• Order of Malta
• Order of the Temple

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The Orders of a Commandery of Knights Templar

• The Illustrious Order of the Red Cross
• The Order of Malta
• The Order of the Temple
• These Orders may be summarized as
• CONTINUATION

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Assist at the Rebuilding of the 2nd Temple. What
is the origin of the Knights Templar?
Be Dubbed and Created a member of the Valiant
and Magnanimous Order of the Temple.
Only A Christian Mason could be a Knight Templar
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The Illustrious Order of the Red Cross

• The First of the Commandery Orders
• Founded upon Truth
• Dramatizes the freeing of the Jewish captives
  after 70 years of slavery
• Truth a Divine Attribute and the foundation of
  all Virtues

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The Order of Malta

• The first of the Masonic Degrees to apply the
  precepts of Christianity
• Traces the history of the Knights Hospitaller
• Also known as Knights of St. John of Rhoades, and
  of Cyprus

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The Order of the Temple

• The Crowning Glory of the York Rite
• The most solemn and impressive experience in
  Masonry

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The Order of the Temple

• The way of Jesus of Nazareth through
• His Life
• His Death
• His Resurrection
• His Ascension
• Only A Christian Mason, can be a Knight Templar

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Be a Part of History Join side orders for
education, enrichment enjoyment
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