Templars of the Sangreal

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Brothers co-authors of this piece of architecture: Alair Moreira Spinola, Antonio Lopes da Silva, Sergio Roberto Gimenez, Sergio Sanemitsu Tawata; Lyra Valter Gomes, Joseph W. Nunes and Roberto Mauro B. Gomes.

Venerable Master

The jewel is the Square of the frame. The Square is the symbol of righteousness, as distinctive jewel of the office of Worshipful, indicates that it should be the Mason straighter and fairer Store presiding.

As a symbol of righteousness, every Mason must subordinate their actions. As a symbol of virtue, we must rectify our hearts. The Square is materially instrument employed in construction. It symbolizes to the Venerable, the greatness, the wisdom of his judgments and teachings to members of the workshop. It is this wisdom and discern ment of Justice must come their judgments, their sentences.

By Venerable Workshop is known, that is, being the result of the will of the Brothers of the Board, is constitutionally responsible for the direct and indirect activity or inactivity, the brightness or by mediocrity, or disunity for their participation, equality or complex, by arrogance or the environment of harmony, and finally the failure or resounding success.

VIGILANTE

Are called Watchers, the two current officers of a Lodge, which, in hierarchical order following the Worshipful Master, which, although contrary to some traditions, the follow-on work during the presidency of the impediments. These three officers are called "The Three Little Shop of Lights."

The Watchers are the direct employees of the Worshipful Master to give instructions to the Learning and Companions. As the hierarchical order, the second Official Store, it is the 1st Vigilante instruct the Companions and the 2nd Vigilant, the third hierarchy, instruct apprentices.

Senior Warden

The level is the Jewel of the distinctive position. And the emblem of equality. The Level Masonic Square is formed by an equal rods, from which descends a perpendicular angle. Level symbolizes social equality, the basis of natural law and Perpendicular means that the Mason should have to own, a righteousness that no trial affection - or family of interest - must stop. What may distinguish between the Freemasons and lead them to senior positions is also the merit and virtue and talent.

The level reminds the Mason that all things must be considered with the same serenity and its symbolism has as its corollary, notions of Measure, fairness, tolerance and equality, as well as the right use of knowledge.

Brother Senior Warden fits the direction of the Speaker of the South

Junior Warden

The Jewel of the Cargo is a bob or Perpendicular. This suggests that jewelry should not stop at the inner aspect of things, but it must penetrate the hidden meaning of the allegories and symbols. It represents the Symbol Search of Truth hidden in the depths where, but as the elevation of the Masonic feelings toward the heights. At the top and bottom, discovers the beauty of the Spirit and the Heart.

The Perpendicular or plummet into Freemasonry is set in the center of an arc. He is the emblem of the search, research, investigation of the truth. And, bringing it closer to the truth, balance, it appears to show the path that leads to perfection. Coupled with the Square, it allows the correct and perfect construction of the Temple.

SPEAKER

The Jewel of the Speaker is an open book, symbolizing that it will hide nothing, leave nothing doubtful.

The Open Book symbolizes that it represents the consciousness of the Lodge, he must know the Canons to set the ratio.

The speaker, a position created by the French Freemasonry soon after its introduction in the country, has employees in the hierarchical order of fourth place and asks the word directly to the Venerable.

The Speaker is the breakeven point for a workshop. Aided by a good speaker who can unite the maturity of a court straight to a solid scholarship, Read a necessary knowledge of Freemasonry, it is very difficult to fall into a venerable blunders, errors in, or exceed the performance of its functions .

Equality, Liberty, Reason, Law and Justice, the Speaker will find the most solid guarantee, the most competent defender. For this he must have the deepest knowledge of the General Regulations of the Order of the Workshop and individuals, as well as all matters concerning the Regiment Inter Store and office entrusted to officials and dignitaries.

SECRETARY

As the Secretary represents the Memory Store, your jewelry are two crossed feathers indicating that it ensures the tradition of the Order and the Workshop, the registration of all events past and present.

The Secretary and, in hierarchical order, the Dignity Thursday, calls for the word directly to the Venerable.

The Secretary is responsible for the great history of Freemasonry. The pain history of the future will be based on what he register. If he fails to register or register the wrong facts, history, in this case will be truncated or badly told.

As the moon the symbol of the Secretary, for it has its own light, depending on others to shine light, so the only Brother Secretary also records what was said by others in the exercise of his office. Sometimes also records his opinion, but it is only the photographer of the meeting. And it certainly is not little.

TREASURER

The two crossed keys, which serve as Treasurer of the jewelry shop, mean that he is the depositary of the monetary reserves of the Lodge and its handler. The key is a strong symbol and landmark within Freemasonry, very special in mind called High Degrees. She is regarded as a symbol of silence, of circumspection, intelligence, prudence and discretion.

The Treasurer, and Secretary of the Lodge, in positions of secular nature, even in the same nomenclature. However, its value within the Administration is of paramount importance.

CHANCELLOR

The jewel of the Chancellor is a Brother or Embossing Timbre, symbolizing that the Chancellor is the Keeper of the Seals Shop, Shop responsible for documentation and for the custody of such documentation. It is only a symbol of office, having no Masonic symbolism.

Chancellor is one of the principal officers of the Lodge. He is the faithful depository of Timbre and the Seal of his Office.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Ruler graduated as a symbol to represent the moral improvement. She is also regarded as a symbol of method, of righteousness, the law can also be seen as a symbol of Infinity, since the straight line has no beginning and no end. It is a symbol of morality that he most represents, tracing a straight line that good Mason should never be away. The rule appears in the Masonic Lodges as a digital mediated work time should not be lost in idleness, but to apply to work for the sake of humanity. The first condition for the happy life of a Masonic Lodge, is the perfection of their work. This perfection depend Peace, Harmony, Dignity of those who have the duty, the true sense of duty.

The office of Master of Ceremonies is one of the positions of real importance within a Masonic Lodge. In addition to the powers of regulation, it should be an accomplished performer of Ritualistic and signs and words of the degree to which the work is unfolding. In fact this officer should have the most complete mastery of the Masonic ceremonial.

HOSPITABLE

The Jewel of the Brothers Hospitallers Cargo is a small bag, a knapsack simbolizan of the Pilgrim Travelers, the Beggar, is he who, on behalf of the Fraternity, all meetings of the Charity collection of mites, the Masonic Ceremony with the less favored by fortune.

The Rites of York, Schroeder and Brazil do not have the office of Almoner.

Within the hierarchy of positions of a shop in the highest of importance is the Almoner of the Workshop.

The choice of Hospitable Brother should be on a dynamic, relieve the moral, without spot, who knows all the members. - Should enjoy the sympathy of the order to interfere in the problems of each one as if it were a blood relative, a son of the house. His work in the Temple is irrelevant. Any Master may replace it in kind. Rotate the trunk is very easy. His work, his mission outside the four walls of the Temple is that it is important, very important and requires great care, dedication, much detachment.

EXPERTS

The Jewelry Expert Brother among us, is a dagger. Why the Dagger?

This weapon is the emblem of the punishment they deserve perjurers and remorse that should shatter her heart. It is known that the Dagger is an offensive weapon. But in Masonry has another meaning and it figures in many ceremonies and among the distinctive emblems of various degrees philosophical mind with mere symbolic meaning. Among the Masons it also means that fighting should stop to that by word and pen, defend, vigorously, Freedom of Thought, Conscience. He is the main attribute of Experts that guide Profane during initiation and that the Visitors roof. Although the Dagger is taken as a symbol of treason, for us, is the symbol of strength, of the guard. Hierarchy, Expert, is the sixth Official Store, the first after five Dignities.

Tyler

The Jewel of Tyler are two crossed swords. Upon being sworn in Tyler, Master Installer says these pa mining: "It should remind you that these crossed swords indicate that you should only make our entrance into the Temple those who are entitled to take part in our work., Symbolically crossed irons in Guard for combat, teaches us to put ourselves in defense against evil thoughts and our actions moral order.

Armed with sword, I covered the pain is left of the entrance, the door whose custody is entrusted, and that should keep closed. For this reason is that under certain powers, it is also called the Temple Guard, representing the bridge between the secular world and the Lodge, only he can open or close the door.

The proof of the importance of this position, there is in English Freemasonry. There Merchants elect only the Venerable, the Treasurer and the Internal Tyler, consider putting such roles the most responsible, and therefore deserves the vote of all the Brothers of the Lodge. The Venerable is appointing the occupants of all other

DOOR FLAG

The Jewel of the office, is the first National Pavilion. It has no Masonic symbolism. It is an unholy practice introduced in the Temples, to activate the sense of each brother.

And a jewel simple, devoid of any interpretation that does not want to be those made by the profane, ie the representation of the country, the highest symbol of a nation. The vibration of the soul of a people, both in peace as in war.

This task was made ​​official in the Brazilian Freemasonry only from April 2, 1959.

Standard Bearer

The Jewel of the Cargo is a thumbnail of a banner. It has no Masonic symbolism. Only indicates the position of the same carrier.

Banner is the insignia of a body feed, is military, religious or philosophical sport, and in the case of Freemasonry, known and used as a continuation of the tradition of the old medieval craft guilds and brotherhoods, which had put their banner the greatest veneration and respect .

Mankind has always needed a symbol. From the earliest times it has been using to represent your belief or ideal party or family, dignity, or function, club or quality, city or country, at last, and symbols in a different denomination.

MASTER OF HARMONY

The Lira is a musical instrument, string, variable in number, like a harp, but in smaller, being one of the oldest instruments that we know of.

If we consider the effects of musical sounds during our sessions, preparing the environment, making it more harmonious, more solemn, inspiring and beautiful, we understand that running a music selection is the indispensable complement to a good session.

MASTER OF BANQUETS

The Jewel of the Cargo is the cornucopia that has always symbolized abundance, plenty. The fable says was torn from her head Aquelous, mythological character, when transformed into a bull, was defeated by Hercules. Freemasonry is also used as a cup in the office of Master Jewel Banquet.

ARCHITECT

The Jewel of the position of Architect is a trowel, which is one of the great Masonic Symbols.

The Trolha serves to stir the batter intended to cement the stones of the building performing well, the Unit. Meets the trowel, mixing, unifies. It is therefore the symbol of Benevolence esc1arecida, Universal Brotherhood and profound tolerance that distinguish the true Mason.

A role that seems of little importance, but which in reality is as or more important than many others taken as such. Their occupations are not seen during the meeting, or rather are seen but not assigned to it as their job is, apart from others in the decoration of the shop, putting everything in its place. The Architect is the sublime duty of caring, and well, all that belongs to the decorations and adornments of the Temple.

Your work is done before starting the sessions, making it the same for a privileged spectator.

Bibliography

Positions in Store - Oak Assisi

Liturgy and ritual - Joseph Castellani

Ritual of the First Degree - Apprentice

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