The Rule of Saint Benedict and Masonic Ritual
The origin of Masonic Usages, Customs and Ritual
Alberto Moreno Moreno
During the 12th century, the Cistercian Order, which followed the Benedictine Rule, founded numerous abbeys in England, and many masons joined the order as lay brothers or "converts." Because of their participation in monastic life, masons incorporated elements from both the Benedictine Rule and the Cistercian Ritual into their own usages and ceremonies. Among the elements coming from the monastic customs and rituals we find expressions such as "free and of good report" and "just and perfect," as well as the Sign of Grief and Distress, the prayers, the examination of the candidates, the posture during the Obligation, the need to render the masonic oath into a Solemn Obligation by kissing the Volume of the Sacred Law, the participation of the Brethren in the reception of the neophyte, the Charity Test or the custom of taking the new brother to a seat near the Senior Deacon. The Festive Board also follows accurately the monastic customs, as it borrows from monastic usages the arrangement of the table, the blessings, the location of the Master and the Wardens, and the Toast List, particularly the Toast to Absent Brethren and the Tyler's Toast. Rather than speaking of influence, the reality is that the Benedictine Rule and the Cistercian Ritual formed the crucible where the Masonic ritual was forged.
- Autores contemporáneos
- Alberto Moreno Moreno
- Colección
- AUTORES CONTEMPORÁNEOS
- Materia
- Libros en otros idiomas, Libros en inglés
- Idioma
- English
- EAN
- 9788418379727
- ISBN
- 978-84-18379-72-7
- Depósito legal
- AS 00260-2021
- Ancho
- 16 cm
- Alto
- 23,5 cm
- Edición
- 1
- Fecha publicación
- 10-09-2020
- Contacto de seguridad
- EDITORIAL MASONICA.ES
144,79 R$499,82 MX$27,14 US$24.532,88 AR$23.655,19 CLP106.235,56 COP94,20 PEN1.047,31 UYU
Sobre Alberto Moreno Moreno (Autores contemporáneos)
Contenidos
Prologue, 13
The Rule of Saint Benedict, 21
The character of the Rule of Saint Benedict, 23
Saint Benedict of Nursia, 26
Saint Benedict of Aniane, 34
Cluny, 37
The Cistercians, 44
The birth of the Cistercian Order, 44
The converses, 49
Medieval masons and monastic orders, 52
The Cistercian Ritual, 58
The Old Charges and the Mason Word, 63
The ceremony of Initiation, 75
Introduction, 77
Free and of good report, 79
Neither naked nor clothed, barefoot nor shod, 81
The entry of the candidate into the lodge, 82
Jacob’s Ladder, 84
The examination of the candidate and the term «persevere», 89
The prayers, 92
In whom do you put your trust?, 95
The posture during the Obligation, 97
The Obligation, 109
A just and perfect Lodge, 112
The «Brother» treatment, 118
The sequence after the Obligation, 122
To render it a Solemn Obligation (promissio and petitio), 122
What is the predominant wish of your heart? Light, 127
The participation by the Brethren, 128
The investiture with the Apron, 130
The Charity Test, 131
The new Brother is taken to his seat, 133
The reading of the Lodge By-Laws, 135
The Working Tools, 137
All stand up, 140
The Festive Board, 145
The Festive Board table, 147
The blessing of the table, 151
The toast list, 153
The toast to Absent Brethren, 156
The Tyler’s Toast, 158
The Signs, 183
The Cistercian signs, 185
The Sign of Grief and Distress, 192
The Grand Mystery of Freemasons Discover’d (1724), 195
The Grand Mystery of Freemasons Discover’d (1724), 198
Stability, 200
The tongue and the key, 205
The Regius manuscript, 213
The protocol of the Grand Master, 223
The Kiss of Peace, 231
The 24-inch Gauge, 239
