The Yule holiday provides a unique lens through which we can explore the shared values and principles of Freemasonry and Christmas.
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Thanksgiving Vespers
In the face of changing fortunes, may our spirits remain steadfast, rooted in gratitude for the gifts of immunity, liberty, and integrity.
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Halloween as a Hermetic Holiday
Little ground exists between Halloween and Freemasonry. Here and there a costume ball or an orange crepe paper centerpiece marks the passing of the season, but that is probably the extent of any connectivity. For me, the holiday has always been an important one even as my own little goblins have forsaken the quest for […]
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A Fraternity Who Helped Found This Nation
HAPPY JULY 4th – INDEPENDENCE DAY THE BEDFORD FLAG From the Bedford Massachusetts website: A colonial militia flag preserved in the Bedford Free Public Library, Bedford, Massachusetts THE BEDFORD FLAG The Bedford Flag is the oldest complete flag known to exist in the United States. It is celebrated as the flag carried by the Bedford […]
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The Meaning of Christmas
BRYCE ON CHRISTMAS It is certainly not about the commercialization of the holiday, or Santa. He arose in the morning groggy and disoriented. He didn’t know where he was or recognized the surroundings. It was a small room, very neat and clean, with a sofa, desk, and big bed. Anyone would recognize it as a […]
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Christmas and Freemasonry
Without any specific reference, Masons are said to come from a Lodge of the Holy Saints John, the specific why and how of this connection is lost in the sands of metaphorical time.
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Freemasonry and El Día de los Muertos
Most holidays can be associated into the Masonic calendar and celebrated without much connectivity to the fraternity, patriotism and religious veneration aside. One holiday, not widely celebrated in the U.S., comes to us from the south in the form of a celebration (and perhaps veneration) of the Dead in the Mexican tradition of Día de […]
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