Appended Philosophic and Chilvaric Orders
Organisation of Degrees, Orders, Ceremonies and Honours
A Regular Grand Lodge has sole Jurisdiction over Craft Freemasonry and confers the degrees of:
Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason, and employs the ceremony of a Board of Installed Masters in which the Worshipful Master of a Lodge is installed and invested.
It confers the; Mark Mason Ceremony on Master Masons in a regular Craft Lodge of Master Masons lowered to the Fellow Craft degree.
Grand Royal Arch Chapter
Supreme Order of the Holy Royal Arch
The degrees controlled by the Grand Royal Arch Chapter are:
- Royal Ark Mariner,
- Select Master, Royal Master, Most Excellent Master and Super Excellent Master,
- Royal Arch including the Ceremony of the Veils and the Inner Workings of Royal Arch Freemasonry as practised in the Crypt of York Minster since Antients times.
THE HOLY ROYAL ARCH
The Holy Royal Arch or Chapter as it is commonly known.
The qualification for joining Chapter is that of being a Master Mason for a minimum of 4 weeks.The meeting are called Convocations, and the ceremony is called The ceremony of Exaltation.
The degree deals with the rebuilding of the second Temple at Jerusalem and sets out to restore the genuine secrets of a Master Mason.
This is accomplished by workmen who make a monumentus discovery during their labours and from this a most interesting and illuminating explanation of the nature of God is conveyed.
The Regalia of the Order is an Apron, Sash and Jewel.ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
The Degree of Royal and Select Masters is also known as Cryptic Masonry as it deals with Secret Vaults built beneath The Temple at Jerusalem.
The qualification for joining is that of being a Mark Master Mason and a Royal Arch Mason.The meetings are held in a Council. There are 4 Ceremonies: - Select Master,
Royal Master, Most Excellent Master & Super-Excellent Master.SELECT MASTER
The Select Master Degree relates how a well-known mason employed by King Solomon accidentally intrudes on a meeting of The Three Grand Masters held in a secret vault beneath the Temple and the consequence of his intrusion.
ROYAL MASTER
The Royal Master Degree is set in a time just prior to the completion and dedication of the first Temple and refers to a certain Fellowcraft making diligent enquiry of Hiram Abiff as to when he might receive the secrets of a Master Mason.
The subsequent disquisition by our Grand master is one of the most enthralling pieces of ritual in Freemasonry.MOST EXCELLENT MASTER
The Most Excellent Master Degree deals with the completion and dedication of the First Temple.
SUPER-EXCELLENT MASTER
The Super-Excellent Master Degree is about the first Temple down to the time of its imminent destruction by the troops of Nebuchadnezzer.
Therefor this Order fills the gap between Mark and Chapter and so completing the Solomonic Degrees.
The regalia of the order is a triangular Apron and Jewel.ROYAL ARK MARINERS
Royal Ark Mariners or RAM as it is known.
The meetings are held in a Lodge and the qualification for joining is that of being a Mark Master Mason.
The ceremony is called The ceremony of Elevation.
The Degree deals with the period of Noah, his family and the deluge.
The Worshipful Commander represents Noah and the two wardens his two sons Japheth and Shem.
An interesting facet of this degree is the positioning of the two wardens as in an old Craft Lodge, both in the West.
The regalia is an Apron and Jewel.ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR
Order of the Secret Monitor or Brotherhood of David and Jonathan, commonly known as OSM.
The qualification for membership is that of a Master Mason.
This Order consists of three Degrees: -1. Secret Monitor.
2. Prince.
3. Supreme Ruler.First Degree – Secret Monitor:
The legend narrated during the Induction Ceremony is the story of the friendship of David and Jonathan.
During the ceremony the candidate is instructed in a certain course of action to take when a Brother is about to do anything which might prove injurious to himself and it teaches a beautiful lesson in friendship.
Second Degree – Prince:
The Admission ceremony to an Assembly of Princes narrates how Saul sought the life of David.
It further relates an interesting legend of the methods contrived to thwart the efforts of the jealous King.
Third Degree – Supreme Ruler:
The Third Degree is unusual, as it is the ceremony of Installation.
The ceremony pertains to the kingship of David and is fundamentally concerned with the headship of a Conclave.
The regalia consists of a Jewel.THE MASONIC AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE RED
CROSS OF CONSTANTINE AND THE ORDERS OF THE
HOLY SEPULCHRE AND OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELISTThe Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and of St John the Evangelist commonly known as The Red Cross of Constantine.
The qualification for membership is that of a Master Mason and a Royal Arch Mason and being of the Christian faith.
The Degrees are :-
Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine,
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
Knight of St John the Evangelist.
Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine
This Degree relates the story of the Roman Emperor, Constantine the Great, conversion to Christianity and his subsequent victory over the rival emperor Maxentius.
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and Knight of St John the Evangelist.
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and Knight of St John the Evangelist are
known as the Appendant Orders and are always conferred together.
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
This Degree is said to have originated after the discovery of the true cross by St Helena. It is concerned with the three days between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.
Knight of St John the Evangelist.
This Degree is founded upon a tradition concerning a remarkable discovery made at the ruins of the Temple at Jerusalem and the subsequent foundation of the Knight of St John..
The interpretation of the legend is most interesting as it attempts to explain the Craft and Royal Arch ceremonies in a purely Christian sense.
The regalia consists of a sash and jewel.THE ORDER OF THE ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES
The Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees commonly known as the Allied.
The qualification for joining is that of being a Mark Master Mason and a Royal Arch Mason.
The Degrees are :-
St Lawrence the Martyr.
Knight of Constantinople.
Grand Tilers of Solomon.
Red Cross of Babylon.
Grand High Priest.
St Lawrence the Martyr.
This degree relates to the martyrdom of St Lawrence.
Knight of Constantinople.
This degree attempts to connect Constantine with the Masonic fraternity.
Grand Tilers of Solomon.
This degree is very similar to the degree of Select Master and relates the story of the accidental intrusion of a craftsman into the secret vault of King Solomon.
Red Cross of Babylon.
This degree is closely associated with the Holy Royal Arch and the rebuilding of the second Temple.
Grand High Priest.
This degree is founded on the Blessing of Abraham.
The candidate is admitted with due ceremony to the Holy office of Grand High Priest.
The regalia is a set of miniature jewels.
Concordant Bodies
- Ancient York Rite
4th Ancient Master;
5th Symbolic Elect, or Little Elect;
6th Ecossais of Heredon;
7th Mason of the Secret, or Royal Arch.
- The Ancient English Rite
4th Perfect Master
5th Elect, First degree
6th Elect, Second degree
7th Elect of Fifteen
8th Illustrious
9th Perfect Irish Master, Prevost and Judge
10th True English Master
11th Royal Arch
12th Apprentice, Fellowcraft Master Architect
13th Little Architect
14th Grand Architect
15th Ecossais Purifier
16th Grand Ecossais
17th True and Perfect Ecossais
18th Sublime Ecossais
19th Knight of the Temple
20th Knight of the East
21st Commander of the East
22nd Prince of Jerusalem
23rd Grand Master ad Vitam
24th Prussian Knight
25th Knight Kadosch- Early Grand Rite of Scotland
- The Scottish Rectified Rite
4th Scottish Master of Saint Andrew
5th Squire Novice
6th Knight Beneficent of the Holy City7th Profefss C+B+C+S
8th Grand Profess C+B+C+S
CHEVALIERS BIENFAISANT DE LA CITE SAINTE
Chevaliers Bienfaisant de la Cite Sainte or CBCS, the English translation is Knights Beneficent of the Holy City.
The CBCS is the oldest Order connected with Freemasonry, which has had a continuous existence.
The qualification for membership is that of Knights Templar and at least one year as a Master Mason!The Grades of the Order are:
Scottish Master of St. Andrew.
Perfect Master of St. Andrew.
Squire Novice.
Knight Beneficent of the Holy City.Scottish Master of St. Andrew: This grade makes reference to the Divine tradition of the Temple of Solomon and the presence of the Holy Shekinah. It also infers that while the first Temple was laid to ruins there still remained within the sacred knowledge of the God of Israel.
Perfect Master of St. Andrew: Here the legend of the second temple is developed, exhorting the true seeker to penetrate the tomb of Hiram in search of the lost word.Squire Novice: This grade recounts a legend that at the dawn of the Christian era, wise sages dwelling within the Holy City were converted to Christianity by St Mark.
Knight Beneficent of the Holy City: In the final grade it is revealed to the Novice that at the Zenith of ancient Egyptian civilisation a religious dogma existed, which was identical with that of Christianity.
Further more there is the Ceremonies of Profess Knight and Grand Professed Knight.
- The Ancient and Primitive Rite
Degrees 4th to 18th Chapter of the R+ C
Degrees 19th to 43rd Senate of Hermetic Philosophers
Degrees 44th to 90th Mystic Temple
Degrees 91st to 95th Sovereign Sanctuary
International Council of Sovereign Grand Conservator Generals
of the 95th and last degree of the Order of memphisRui Gabirro, 95 Grand Conservator General of the order for the two Hemispheres
Ivan Pablo Pedrazas, 95 Sovereign Grand Conservator General - Bolivia
Carlos H. Dellavedova E., 95 Sovereign Grand Conservator General - Paraguay
Joseph H. Burris II, 95 Sovereign Grand Conservator General – United States of America
Miguel Chacon-Vargas, 43 Hermetic Philosopher - Costa Rica
Soberano Santuario de Venezuela
Carlos Ararat Negrón, 95º Soberano Gran Conservador General.
Francisco Rojas Carvajal , 95º Gran Pontífice, Portavoz del Soberano Gran Conservador General 95º y último Grado.
Miembros Activos:
Andrés Eloy Murzi , 95º
Enrique de Jesús Marcano , 95º
Rodrigo Armas Frezza , 95º
Edgar Pulgar Polanco , 95º
Luis Enrique Lugo , 95º
Giovanni Guarrasi Sigona , 95º
Gonzalo Calderón Rueda, 95º
Carlos Eduardo Guevara 95º
Templo Místico
Francisco Rojas Carvajal , Gran Pontífice, Portavoz del Gran Conservador General 95 º y último Grado, Guardián de las Sagradas Tradiciones, Príncipe de Memphis, Sublime Comendador de las Tres Legiones de la Orden Condecorado con la Gran Estrella de Sirius.
Carlos Eduardo Guevara Pérez, Gran Canciller, Administrador General , Príncipe de Memphis.
Andrés Eloy Murzi Sifontes , Príncipe de Memphis, Intérprete de los Jeroglíficos Masónicos , Guardián de las Sagradas Tradiciones, Príncipe de Memphis, Sublime Comendador de las Tres Legiones de la Orden Condecorado con la Gran Estrella de Sirius.
Giovanni Guarrasi Sigona , Príncipe de Memphis, Gran Inspector General , Sublime Comendador de la Legión de los Caballeros Eleusios.
Enrique de Jesús Marcano León , Príncipe de Memphis Regulador de la Orden , Grande Comendador de la Legión del Vellón de Oro.
Rodrigo Armas Frezza, Príncipe de Memphis, Inspector Administrador .
Gonzalo Calderón Rueda, Príncipe de Memphis, Sagrado Depositario del Tesoro de la Orden , Grande Comendador de la Legión de los Caballeros Sadah.
Edgar Pulgar Polanco , Príncipe de Memphis, Miembro Gran Oficial
Luis Enrique Lugo, Príncipe de Memphis, Miembro Gran Oficial
Supremo Gran Tribunal De Los Patriarcas Defensores De La Orden
Edgar Pulgar Polanco , 95º Patriarca Grande Magistrado, Presidente.
Giovanni Guarrasi Sigona , 95º Patriarca Gran Defensor de los Estatutos de las Reglas de la Orden.
Enrique de Jesús Marcano León , 95º Patriarca Gran Orador, Consejo para la Defensa.
Luis Enrique Lugo, 95º Patriarca Primero.
Andrés Eloy Murzi Sifontes , 95º Patriarca Analista, Registrador.
Gonzalo Calderón Rueda , 95º Patriarca Inspector, Colector.
Francisco Rojas Carvajal , 95º, Carlos Eduardo Guevara Pérez , 95º Patriarcas Grandes Jueces.
- The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
4th Apprentice Mason of Practice
5th Fellowcraft of Practice
6th Perfect Master
7th Perfect Irish Master
8th Little English Mater
9th English Master
10th English Master by Curiosity
11th English Master, or the Golden Ring
12th Secret Master
13th Master of the Lodge
14th Elected of the Nine,
15th Elected of P. or the Unknown
16th Elected of the Fifteen
17th Little Elect
18th Illustrious Master
19th Perfect Elected Master
20th Little English Elect
- Rite of Perfection
4th Secret Master
5th Perfect Master
6th Intimate Secretary, by curiosity
7th Provost & Judge & Tracing Board
8th Intendant of the Buildings & Tracing Board
9th Master Elect of Nine
10th Illustrious Elected of 15
11th Sublime Knights Elected & Tracing Board
12th Grand Master Architect
13th Knights of the Royal Arch
14th Perfection ultimate of Symbolic Masonry
15th Knights of the East
16th Princes of Jerusalem
17th Knights of the East and West
18th Knights of the White Eagle or Pelican
19th Scotch Masonry, by the name of Grand Pontiff
20th Sovereign Prince of Masonry or Master ad vitam
21st Prussian Knight or Noachite
22d Knights of the Royal Axe
23d Knights of the Sun, Princes Adept, Key of Masonry
24th Knights of Kadoch, The Nec plus Ultra of Masonry
25th The Royal Secret
- Rite Primitif of Namur 1770
4th Perfect Master
5th Irish Master
6th Elected of nine
7th Unknown Elected
8th Elected of fifteen
9th Illustrious Master
10th Perfect Elected
11th Ecossais Apprentice or Little Architect
12th Ecossais Fellowcraft or Great Architect
13th Sublime Architect or Scottish Master
14th Master of Perfect Architecture
15th Royal Arch
16th Noachite or Prussian Knight
17th Knight of the Sword or Knight of the East
18th Prince of Jerusalem
19th Worshipful Master ad vitam
20th Knight of the West
21st Knight of Palestine
22nd Knight Rose Croix
23th Sublime Ecossais Master
24th Knight of the Sun
25th Grand Ecossais Master of St Andrew
26th Mason of the Royal Secret
27th Knight of the Black Eagle
28th Knight Kadosh
29th Grand Elected of Verity
30th Novice of the Interior of the Temple
31st Knight of the Interior of the Temple
32nd Perfect of the Interior of the Temple
33th Commander of the Interior of the Temple
- The Ancient and Accepted Rite 1804
4th Secret Master
5th Perfect Master
6th Intimate Secretary
7th Provost and Judge
8th Intendant of the Building
9th Elected Master of Nine
10th Illustrious Elect of Fifteen
11th Sublime Knight Elect
12th Grand Master Architect
13th Royal Arch
14th Perfection, or Grand Ecossais of the Sacred Vault of James VI
15th Knight of the East
16th Prince of Jerusalem
17th Knight of the East and the West
18th Sovereign Prince Rose - Croix
19th Grand Pontiff, or Sublime Ecossais
20th Grand Master of Symbolic Lodges, or Master ad Vitam
21st The Noachite, or Prussian Knight
22nd Royal Axe, or Prince of Lebanon
23rd Chief of the Tabernacle
24th Prince of the Tabernacle
25th Knight of the Brazen Serpent
26th Prince of Mercy
27th Sovereign Commander of the Temple
28th Knight of the Sun, or Prince Adept
29th Grand Master Ecossais of S Andrew, of Scotland
30th The Philosophic Kadosch, or Grand Elect Knight of the White and Black Eagle
31st Grand Inquisitor Commander
32nd Valiant & Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret
33th Grand Inspector General
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