There is no memory work required of those HOUSTON SCOTTISH RITE taking the Scottish Rite Degrees. Regular meetings of all Scottish Rite Bodies are Houston Scottish Rite held on the 4th Thursday of January, February, To every Master Mason who is desirous of more March, April, May, June, July, September and light and a better understanding of Freemasonry, the Scottish Rite appeals, October, and on the 3rd Thursday in November and December. No meetings are held in August. Why Take The Because: Each meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. and is pre- ceded by a catered dinner at 6:00 p.m. Some IT offers an unsurpassed field for the study of meetings are open to the family, depending on Scottish Rite Masonry. the type of program being presented. IT enlarges upon and explains and applies the Degrees ? symbols of Masonry. IT exemplifies and makes clear the truths and Illˆ P. G. ‘Pete’ Normand, Jr., 33°, is the Personal allegory of the Blue Lodge. Representative of the S.G.I.G. of Texas, and IT presents an unequaled opportunity for the Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Valley Almost every Master Mason who practical demonstration of the teachings of of Houston since being named to that position in is invited or afforded an opportu- Freemasonry. IT gives you a fellowship in its literature, with the 2006. nity to petition for the Scottish Rite deepest minds and purest characters of Free- Degrees naturally raises this ques- masonry. Brother Allan R. Lazor, 32°, is General Secretary tion. IT allows you to participate in the glorious work of the Houston Scottish Rite Bodies and all corre- of spreading the propaganda of the Father- hood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. spondence pertaining to the business of the Or- It is a fair and quite appropriate IT gives you" greater incentive to higher der should be addressed to him at the Scottish question for him to ask, as it is of thoughts and nobler deeds. because of a Rite Office • P.O. Box 20788 • Houston, Texas utmost importance that the pro- greater knowledge of your responsibilities 77225-0788. The office telephone number is and the history of the institutions of the Scot- spective initiate have a clear and tish Rite. (713) 432-1980. Office Hours are 7:30 a.m. to IT creates within you a greater love for chivalry; 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The office is definite understanding of what the a greater respect for philosophy, and a never- at 1000 N. Post Oak Rd. Suite 210. Our stated Scottish Rite stands for, and is en- ending love for your mother Lodge. meetings are held at Holland Lodge No. 1, 4911 deavoring to accomplish. IT enjoins on every Brother the support of the American public School, non-partisan, non- Montrose Blvd., Houston, Texas. sectarian, efficient, democratic; for all the This pamphlet, though necessity children of all the people; equal educational The Doors Of Scottish Rite Masonry brief, sets forth some of the aims opportunities for all. IT inculcates patriotism, love of the flag, respect Are Open To You and purposes of the Scottish Rite for law and order and undying loyalty to con- of Free Masonry. stitutional government. Any Master Mason in good standing in a regular IT carries out the sublime principles of Masonry by cooperating in every way with the Blue Blue Lodge is eligible to apply for the degrees, Lodge, by maintaining an ever-increasing provided he has been a Texas resident for six interest in Masonry. months (not required for military personnel). IT brings the Brethren from various Lodges Each Petitioner must be recommended by two together at frequent intervals whereby the spirit of Brotherhood and Fraternity is re- members of the Scottish Rite. The degree fees flected in everyday living. for the 4° through the 32° are $175. We accept Visa and MasterCard for the payment of all or To those who are interested in securing a broader any part of the degree fee. The degree fee in- understanding of Freemasonry and desirous of enlisting in a campaign as a militant champion of cludes the dues for the current year, a 14° ring the American Public School and upholding and pyramid, your Patent of Membership, your fostering of the American Way of Life, the Scottish monthly SCOTTISH RITE JOURNAL magazine Rite is an effective instrument for the promotion from the Supreme Council and the bi-monthly and maintenance of these objectives. HOUSTON SCOTTISH RITE BULLETIN.. What Is the Scottish Rite? How Does Scottish Rite Masonry Why Take The Scottish Rite Impart Its Teachings? Degrees ? Freemasonry; in many lands it is the only Freemasonry. Prior to the beginning of World War II, before the Totalitarian The Degrees of the Scottish Rite are grouped in four aggressors suppressed the Craft in most of Europe, there classifications. The Ineffable Degrees, including the were thirty-seven Supreme Councils in existence, including Fourth to the Fourteenth, are conferred in the Lodge of Here Are a Few Reasons countries from Italy to the Argentine and New Zealand, and Perfection and relate to the Temple at Jerusalem and from the United States to China and South Africa. to legends familiar to every Mason. The Historical and The Scottish Rite Degrees give us a sense of historical Religious Degrees, comprising the Fifteenth to the values and standards. Today is the child of yesterday The Scottish Rite is a rite of instruction. It interprets the Eighteenth Degrees, are conferred in the Chapter of and no one can understand the significance of the ep- symbols and allegories of Masonry in the light of history and Rose Croix; while the Philosophical and Chivalric De- ochal events that are shaking the world unless he sees philosophy, using the words of the supreme prophets of grees, consisting of the Nineteenth to the Thirtieth De- them from the vantage point of history. Out of the crises humanity, ceremonials of the great religions of the world, grees, expound the Chivalric teaching of Knighthood and significant episodes from history, to point the moral and of the past, man has discovered principles that are as and the truths of philosophy, and are conferred in the adorn the tale. solid as the mountains, as enduring as the stars. The Council of Knights Kadosh. The glorious pageantry of the Degrees reaches its climax in the Consistory De- moral truths that prevailed in Jerusalem, Athens and The Scottish Rite makes application of the doctrines of Rome are just as valid, just as imperative in the roaring grees, the Thirty-first and Thirty-second, which are Freemasonry to every realm of human activity. The individ- Ceremonial and official. In splendid panorama, embel- twentieth century. In his confidence in the reality of these ual Mason is taught to put into practice the lessons learned principles he has built his faith in the permanent value of lished by music and artistic settings and the effective in the Blue lodge in his personal life and thought. Socially, use of lights, color and costumes, the Degrees of the moral truth. Here is to be found the basis of optimism, of the Scottish Rite is Freemasonry Militant, not in the sense of faith in the free institutions and a civilization resting on Scottish Rite present the winnowed wisdom of the propaganda and agitation, not by endorsing specific causes ages. ethical principles. No man can witness the degrees of the or sponsoring particular political movements, but by showing Scottish Rite and be either a cynic or a pessimist. They through illustrations from history and human evolution how renew his faith in God, in man, in the process of history. the Mason may make his influence felt for the principles of Scottish Rite Degrees. Add free thought, free government, free education and free relig- "Light unto Light" The Scottish Rite Degrees put into picturesque but ex- ion. The Scottish Rite Mason is the foe of intolerance, big- plicit language the civic and social ideals, implicit in the otry and ignorance in all their forms. The Scottish Rite is Masonry, constructively in action. Blue Lodge Degrees. For centuries Freemasonry has This is a perilous time in the history of our beloved been a tremendous force for enlightenment, freedom and What Is the Relation Of the Scottish country. These are days when every man must rally to social progress, in Europe and in the Americas. It was Rite To Blue Lodge Masonry? the cause of freedom and loyalty, when love of country not caprice or mere prejudice that caused the Nazi and is sorely needed. There is no organization that holds

Fascist aggressors to proscribe Freemasonry. Why did freedom more dear or patriotism more of an ideal than Scottish Rite Masons are taught that there is no Masonic the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Patriotic men do well the Nazi oppressors hate Masonry, why did they violate distinction of higher prestige than that of "Master Mason" the sacred emblems of the craft, why did they hunt down to ally themselves with such an Order that they may and that the noblest and most significant emblem is the lend their strength, their talents, and their influence to with ruthless cruelty our Masonic leaders? Particularly, Apron of the Master Mason. The Scottish Rite is based upon why did the totalitarians persecute the "Masons of all the preservation of the principles upon which our great Blue lodge Masonry. The conferring of the first three De- democracy was founded. funded. degrees"? They knew that tyranny is threatened wher- grees is recognized as the unquestioned prerogative of the ever a Masonic Lodge exists. Symbolic lodges. The Scottish Rite confers the Degrees from the Fourth to the Thirty-second, inclusive. At all times it Freemasonry is a compelling and conquering spiritual acknowledges the Grand lodge and the Grand Master as force. The reasons are revealed in the Scottish Rite De- the supreme authority in Masonry. When a Mason for any grees. Scottish Rite Freemasonry is the foe of intoler- cause loses his standing in the Blue lodge he loses his LET’S NOT FORGET that the Blue ance, fanaticism and superstition. It battles every form of membership in the Scottish Rite. Lodge is the basis of all Masonry, racial and sectarian prejudice and bigotry and is the and if possible let’s attend a Blue mightiest exponent of freedom in thought, religion, and purity in government the world has every known. Lodge at least once a month.