Day 74 out of 100 to Learn Masonic Ritual and that means we are almost three quarters of the way through our hundred days Yesterday we resumed the Third Degree with the Fifteen Fellowcrafts. It’s very unlikely you will need to learn this, especially if it’s your first run through the Chair, but it was worth taking a day to read through it for completeness.
So today we’ll…
Revising Masonic Ritual, Day 74 of 100: The Installation Ceremony (Yet Again!)
In my book Investing the Officers starts on page 214 with the IPM, then picks up with the Senior Warden on page 223, through the Offices to page 235, then Resuming is on page 68 and Closing the Lodge is pages 62-65. We are still classing this as Revision, the Rehearsal stage will come next.
However, if you can, and you circumstances allow, try and do this out loud; but not whilst driving or doing something where you can’t easily refer to the book. You need the book close to hand for prompts and checking.
The other day when I was going through it I realised I had started to make a few mistakes, and hadn’t realised so had been compounding and revising it incorrectly. Even if you are confident that you know the ritual check it, you may be surprised!
I’m also having trouble with the extended versions I need to learn for the Chaplain, Almoner and Charity Steward. I can’t help but think this would have been easier if I’d been aware that I needed to learn this when I started to plan my 100 days!