Freemasons Exsequi Lodge South Africa a website for and about Freemasonry
Toast to you our
visitor from United States
A Toast to all our differences
A Toast to common ground
A Toast to what we're seeking
A Toast to what we've found
To what brings us together
To what sets us apart
A Toast to many different souls
United with one heart. To our visitor from United States hurrah!
Masons Exsequi Freemasons Lodge South Africa
Freemasonry is the world's oldest and largest fraternal
organisation. It is
believed to have originated with the craft guilds of medieval Europe and
latterly, to have expanded to admit those who did not actually belong to the
trade. The literal stone masons are referred to as operatives while those who
did not actually work in stone were called speculative masons.
While Freemasonry is the largest and best know fraternal
organisation the world has ever seen, it is without a doubt the least
understood. It is hoped that this web site will help to make people have a
better understanding of the organisation and in particular its activities in
South Africa. Read more...
South African Freemasonry Free and Accepted Masons
Exsequi Lodge Number 8994 in the District of South Africa North
link to
South Africa Lodge London UK Scottish Freemasonry
Western Cape
This website has been developed and maintained by courtesy of Epnet Web Design
Perhaps the most misunderstood aspect of the Freemason's lodge has to do with secrecy. It is commonly said, in answer to this accusation, that Freemasonry is not a secret society but rather a society with secrets.
It is with great pleasure we announce the
launch of the new website of Witwatersrand Lodge
This web-site has been designed to
provide a brief and general insight into Masonry to non-masons
but more specifically, as an introduction of
WITWATERSRAND LODGE No. 3745 of the English Constitution
to fellow Masons throughout the world.
Our Masonic District (South Africa North) the largest sized
English Freemasonry district (geographically speaking) in the
world will be investing a new District Grand Master in the
second quarter of the year, our Country will be hosting the
first Soccer World Cup to be held on African soil and our city
will be privileged to host the opening and closing games of that
tournament. Read
more...
Exsequi Lodge meets at Park Lane in Johannesburg, South Africa on the fourth
Monday of February (Election Meeting), April (Installation Meeting), June,
August, October and November. Exsequi is a Freemasons Dining Lodge and guests are most welcome.
List of Masonic Lodges in South Africa.
Fraternity exists between the English, Irish, Scottish and South African Constitutions and with Eendracht Maakt Macht 88 Lodge working under the GE of the Netherlands. Interchange visiting by members and Lodges under the jurisdiction of the aforegoing Constitutions is welcomed. Brethren are reminded that it is part of their duty as members of the English constitution not to associate Masonically with members of unrecognised constitutions, and should such a situation occur, they should tactfully withdraw, even though their visit may have been formally arranged. Brethren wishing to visit Lodges under different Grand Lodges overseas should first contact the Secretary who can advise on those recognised by the United Grand Lodge of England.
Principles on which Masonry is Founded
Are the principles on which Freemasonry is founded still relevant today and more importantly are they relevant to the future? First let us establish what masonry is and what better way than to take the accepted definition of ‘a system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols’. It is a movement whose members are joined together in an association based on brotherly love, relief and truth.
What's in a Name? 'Tradition informs us that the word Lewis denotes strength, often depicted by certain pieces of metal dovetailed into a stone, forming a cramp, and when in combination with some of the mechanical powers, such as a system of pulleys, enables the operative Mason to raise great weights to certain heights with little encumbrance, and to fix them on their proper bases. Lewis, likewise, denotes son of a Mason.'
Freemasons’ Hall UK is the headquarters of the United Grand Lodge of
England and the principal meeting place for Masonic Lodges in London.
Grand Lodge has been in Great Queen Street since 1775, the present Hall
being the third building on the site.
Built between 1927–1932 as a memorial to the Freemasons who died in the
First World War, it is one of the finest Art Deco buildings in England,
and is now Grade II* listed internally and externally. In addition to
the Grand Temple (seating 1700) there are 21 Lodge Rooms, a Library and
Museum, Board and Committee Rooms and administrative offices. The
building is fully open to the public.
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There is enormous interest in Rosslyn Chapel and its alleged connections
with Scottish Freemasonry, the Knights Templar and the St. Clair family.
Some of the information in the public domain is interesting but much is
not produced by masons and very little by Scottish Freemasons.
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A Toast to all our differences
District
Grand Lodge Annual Banquet 2009.
