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Barrie Lodge of Perfection
Many
questions raised in the Craft Lodge are answered in the
Scottish Rite degrees.
This Body confers degrees from 4th to 14th. They amplify
the legend of the Master Mason Degree and the story of
the building of King Solomon's Temple. These degrees are
designed to build on the teachings of the first three
degrees given in the Craft Lodge. Unlike the Craft
Lodge, candidates are not required to do memory work in
any of the Scottish Rite degrees. Upon completion of the
14th degree, the new Scottish Rite member is entitled to
wear the distinguished Scottish Rite ring that has
retained its design over 200 years.
An inscription inside the ring reads: "Virtue has
joined, death shall not separate". |
Spry Chapter Rose Croix
After
completion of the 14th degree, the Masonic educational
journey continues with the degrees of the Rose Croix.
The 15th and 16th degrees related to the rebuilding of
the Second Temple by Zerubbabel. The Second Temple
degrees portray the never ending struggle against the
adversaries of Truth and Light: a struggle which is
still going on today. In these degrees important moral
and spiritual precepts of value to Masons of all ages
are proclaimed.
The 17th degree is an approach to and the 18th degree a
recognition of the religious ethics in universal terms:
thus assisting in the building in our hearts of the
Third Temple not made with hands. The 18th degree
culminates with the degree of the Knight Rose Croix. |
Barrie Consistory
This Body is
responsible for conferring the 19th to the 32nd degrees
inclusive. These degrees are often elaborate and highly
dramatic, covering a variety of approaches to Masonic
knowledge. The 30th, 31st and 32nd degrees culminate the
teachings of the Scottish Rite and must be conferred in
full ritual form. The 31st degree is the judicial branch
of the Scottish Rite.
The 32nd is
a military degree, providing a bright beacon for
candidates in search of a deeper understanding of man
and compassion. Candidates are shown a way to erect the
Third Temple - that Temple being Truth and Love which
exists in the hearts of man when he strives to identify
himself with that which is highest and best. |
