The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, commonly known as simply the Scottish Rite, is one of several Rites of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. A Rite is a series of progressive degrees that are conferred by various Masonic organizations or bodies. The Scottish Rite is one of the bodies of Freemasonry that a Mason may join for further exposure to the principles of Freemasonry. An example of the 33rd Degree Scottish Rite ring can be found at Fox Jewelry.
Essentially the Masonic Apron is the badge of honorable labor. The right to wear it is given only the most honorable of tried and trusted men. Much has been written on these meanings of the symbol. As the apron of all sorts, sizes and colors was an article of sacred investure in many of these, so is it in ours. What is truly important is the apron itself; what is less important is its size and shape, its method of wearing. Material and color are symbolic, but a Freemasons may be – and has been many – “properly clothed” with a handkerchief tucked about his middle, and it is common practice to make presentation aprons, most elaborately designed and embellished, without using leather at all, let alone lambskin. An example of the Masonic Apron can be found at Fox Jewelry.
Blue Lodges, Craft Lodges or Ancient Craft Lodges refer to the lodges that work the first three Masonic degrees. The Blue Lodge is said to refer to the traditional colour of regalia in Lodges derived from English or Irish Freemasonry. Admission to membership in the Lodge, as in any body of Masonry, is by petition.
Freemasons do not recruit members. A man who wishes to join the Lodge must request a petition from a Brother. Once you become a Master Mason you are entitled to wear the Masonic Blue Lodge ring.
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Gold prices have soared in the last few years. High prices have placed a quality gold masonic ring out of the reach of many of our Masonic brothers. Fox Jewelry has dones its best to offer alternative metals to make our Masonic rings more affordable. These new stainless steel Masonic rings are beautiful and will last a lifetime!.
The Knights Templar were officially endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church around 1129, the Order became a favored charity throughout Christendom, and grew rapidly in membership and power. Dressed in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, the Knights Templar were among the most skilled fighting units of the crusades] Non-combatant members of the Order managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom innovating financial techniques that were an early form of banking. The finest Knights Templar rings available can be found at Fox Jewelry. An example of a Knights Templar ring can be found in the online store.
The Knights Templars’ existence was tied closely to the Crusades. When the Holy Land was lost,
support for the Order faded. Rumors about the Templars’ secret initiation
ceremony created mistrust, and King Phillip IV of France who was deeply in debt
to the Order, took advantage of the situation. In 1307, many of the Order’s
members in France were arrested, tortured into giving erroneous confessions,
and then were burned at the stake. Under
pressure from King Philip, Pope Clement V broke up the Order in 1312. Portugal was the only European country where the Knight
Templars were not persecuted and arrested. An example of the ring worn by the Knights Templar is shown in the category Knights Templar Rings.
Recently several Grand Lodges have reintroduced an old tradition, that of accepting a Lewis into the Craft. A Lewis is the son of a Mason who may be admitted in to the Craft upon his 18th birthday. Once he is maded a Master Mason the individual is entitled to wear the Master Mason Ring.
There is ample evidence that the Past Master Degree was worked in America in the last half of the 18th Century. The first reference to what was probably the Past Master Degree is the working of the Excellent Degree in St. Andrew’s Royal Arch Lodge on August of 1769 in Boston. It is an honor to wear the Past Master Ring.
The Past Master Degree in Masonry is an honorary degree. It is more closely associated with sumbolic than capitular Masonry. It is primarily a necessary or rational degree, containing little of the deep sumbolism of the Mark Master and Royal Arch Degrees. The recipients of this degree are caled Virtual Past Masters, while those who receive the degree prior to their installation as Worshipful Master are called Actual Past Masters. Once becoming a Past Master, the recipient is entitled to wear a Past Master Ring.