Master's Message

February 2025

Greetings From the East Brethren!

Hi, Brethren; I hope you are all doing well.
As the new year unfolds, I extend to you all a fraternal greeting filled with hope, unity, and love. While the calendar may have turned, the true essence of our Masonic journey remains based on the strength of brotherly love and truth.

The strength of Freemasonry is found not just in our rituals but in the actions, we take in our daily lives. Let this year be a time to renew our commitment to embodying brotherly love, kindness, and charity in every interaction we have, whether among our brothers or those outside our Lodge.

Fraternal love is at the heart of everything we do. It is the light that guides us when darkness falls and the strength that lifts us when we face adversity. It is what allows us to truly care for one another and to support those who may be in need, both within our Lodge and in our communities.

May this year bring peace, prosperity, and fulfillment to you and your loved ones. May the light of Freemasonry continue to shine brightly in each of us, guiding our actions both within and outside the Lodge."


Fraternally

Mauricio Vale , WM 

ANCIENT MASONS
by William R. Fischer

"Ancient Masons," was the name assumed by a body of Masons who, in 1738 seceded from the regular or legal Grand Lodge of England. They did this because of changes the Institution made on the ritual work.

The Ancients called themselves "Ancient Free and Accepted Masons" and were the new Lodges. They practiced the old ritual work and condemned the Moderns, as they called them, for changes made in that work. The Moderns, were called "Free and accepted Masons" and were the old Lodges of England. They adopted the new style of ritual work formed by Anderson, Preston, and others.
These differences kept the two bodies apart to the extreme, that there would be both in the same community and sometimes, side by side. They would clam the same jurisdiction and argue over who was right and who was clandestine.

In 1813 the two bodies resolved their differences and joined hands, but the Lodges were spread through out the world, and particularly in America. They turned out to be impossible to align. Both are recognized by the Grand Lodge of England and both have the same rights and benefits which are accorded a legal Lodge of Master Masons. Although you will find the different Lodges in United States their jurisdictions are limited to each state. This is why we have:

Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Ancient Free Masons
Free and Accepted Masons
and on and on.