Instalação de Um Master (Inglês)

7/23/2019 Instalao de Um Master (Ingls)

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Rituaal voor de installatie van eenMeester van een Merk-Loge

The Ceremony of Installation of Master is conducted by

an Installed Master, who on most occasions will be the

outgoing Master of the Lodge, for the sake of convenience

the Installing Master is referred to throughout as I.M.

If the Master elect is not fully qualified under the

Constitutions and Regulations to be installed into theChair, because either he has not served the office of

arden in a Regular Mark Lodge for the full !eriod of one

year, or he has not served as Master of a Lodge of Craft

"reemasons, then it will have been necessary to havea!!lied for and to have obtained a dis!ensation from the

a!!ro!riate authority in accordance with Reg. #$ %ii&.

If the outgoing Master is not to carry out the Ceremony,he will invite the Installing Master to take the Chair at an

a!!ro!riate moment

The Installing Master will invite 'ast Masters to occu!y

the Chairs of (enior arden and )unior arden, and to

undertake the office of Inner *uard. +e may also invite a

'ast Master to undertake the duties of Cha!lain, and also

those of irector of Ceremonies. These 'ast Mastersshould be conducted formally to their res!ective !osts by

the .C., and the -rethren who are relieved of these duties

should be conducted to seats elsewhere

.C. !resents Master lect %M..& from a !osition

immediately to the ast of the Master /verseer0s !edestal.

.C.1Worshipful Master (or Worshipful Installing

Master), I present to you Brother the Master elect of


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this Lodge for the ensuing year, to receive at your hands

the benefit of Installation, the better to qualify him for the

discharge of his important trust

.C. resumes his seat, M.. remains standingI.M.1Brother , I congratulate you on the honour !hich

has been conferred upon you by your Brethren and I shall

have pleasure in complying !ith the request no! made

Before proceeding, ho!ever, to install you as Master of

this Lodge of Mar" Master Masons, it is necessary that I

should address some questions to you, !ith a vie! to

testing your qualifications for the office #ou !illaccompany your reply to each !ith the $ign of %idelity

&ave you been legally elected to fill the %irst 'hair by the

members of this Lodge regularly assembled for that

purpose

M..1I have

I.M.1&ave you duly served the office of Warden for a full

year in a la!fully constitutcd Lodge of Mar" Master

Masons

M..1I have

I.M.1&ave you been regularly installed in the 'hair of a'raft Lodge of %reemasons

M..1I have

If the answer to either of the last two questions is in the

negative, the dis!ensation must be read aloud at this

!oint.I.M.1o you consider yourself qualified to underta"e the

management of the Lodge by reason of your conduct as a

man and as a Mason, your s"ill in our noble art and your

"no!ledge of the traditions, landmar"s and constitutions

of the Mar" egreeM..1I do

I.M.1o you promise faithfully and impartially to


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discharge your duties as Master of this Lodge, and neither

in that capacity, nor at any time !hen the Lodge may be

under your direction, to permit any deviation from the

established landmar"s, regulations and ceremonial of the*rder

M..1I do

I.M.1+hen you !ill ratify and confirm these promises by

sealing them once !ith your lips on the olume of $acred

La!

.C. rises, returns to M.. and conducts him to the

Master0s !edestal, where he ratifies the !romises, .C.then leads M.. to a onvenient seat.

I.M.1I !ill no! than" the Brethren belo! the ran" of

Installed Master in this egree to !ithdra!

Those -rethren, with the e2ce!tion of the M.. retire from

the Lodge without saluting, /fficers should have left their

Collars on their seats, or handed them to the 3..C.,

before leaving.

Inner Working

.C. conducts M.. from his seat to !osition 4ust ast of

the M./. and stands 4ust behind him.

I.M.1I declare this a duly constituted Board of Installed

Masters in the egree of Mar" Master Mason-avels once, not repeated by Wardens

I.M.1+he Brethren !ill rise, turn to the .ast and assume

an attitude of prayer

-rethren !lace right hand on heart. .C. !rom!ts M.. to

do likewise.

I.M., or Cha!.1/lmighty %ather and -reat *verseer of the

0niverse, vouchsafe +hy blessing on this our solemn rite,

and grant that the Brother !ho is about to be numbered


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among the 1ulers in Mar" Masonry may be endued !ith

!isdom to comprehend, 2udgment to define and ability to

enforce obedience to +hy most holy la!

$anctify him !ith +hy grace, strengthen him !ith +hymighty po!er and enrich his mind !ith genuine

"no!ledge, that he may the better be enabled to enlighten

the minds of his Brethren and to promote the honour and

glory of +hy most holy name

/mnes1$o mote it be

-rethren dro! right hand, and turn face inwards. .C.

!rom!ts M.. to dro! right hand.I.M.1Brother , you !ill no! ta"e a solemn obligation

!ith regard to the duties of your office and the secrets

restricted to the Master3s 'hair %or that purpose you !ill

advance to the pedestal

.C. conducts M.. to the !edestal and returns to his

!lace.

#ou !ill stand erect, place your right hand on the olume

of $acred La! and elevate your left hand to!ards heaven

$tate your several names at length and repeat after me4

I, , in the presence of the -reat *verseer of the0niverse, and of this !orshipful assembly of Installed

Masters in the egree of Mar" Master Mason, do accept

the office of Master of this Lodge and pledge myself to a

faithful discharge of the duties thereof, until the ne5t

annual period of election !ithin the Lodge, and until asuccessor shall have been duly elected and installed in my

stead

I hereby bind myself to maintain and preserve the ancient

discipline, landmar"s and traditions of the *rder

I solemnly vo! that I !ill never divulge the secretsrestricted to the Master3s 'hair in this egree to anyone in

the !orld, unless it be to an Installed Master of a Lodge of


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Mar" Master Masons, or to a candidate duly elected to that

office, and then only in the presence of and !ith the

assistance of at least one other Installed Master in the

Mar" egree duly summoned for that purposeI further engage myself to uphold the authority and

supremacy of the -rand Lodge of Mar" Master Masons of

.ngland and Wales and its istricts and Lodges *verseas

Lastly I pledge myself to an e5emplary practice of the

principles of this egree and to the maintenance of its

peculiar rites and ceremonies

/ll this I do on my honour, so help me the -reat *verseerof the 0niverse and "eep me steadfast in this my solemn

obligation of an Installed Mastcr of a Lodge of Mar"

Master Masons

I.M.1/s a pledge of your fidelity and to render this a

solemn obligation you !ill seal it !ith your lips four times

on the olume of $acred La!

M.. dro!s left hand and com!lies.

I.M.1I no! ac"no!ledge you as the duly obligated Master

of a Lodge of Mar" Master Masons

I.M. lifts right hand of M.. clear of 5 ( L , and releasesit.

I.M. leaves his !edestal by the (outh side, takes M.. by

both hands, turns him anti6clockwise and !laces him 4ust

to the (outh of the !edestal facing 7orth, I.M. faces him

about one !ace away.I.M.1/fter the death of our Master, &iram /bif, !ith the

circumstances of !hich you are of course !ell acquainted,

it !as necessary to elect a presiding Master to fill his

place, but on account of the number of able and intelligent

craftsmen, it !as difficult to choose one !ithout givingumbrage to the rest It !as at length determined to select

t!elve from among those Mar" Master Masons !ho had


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already held office as *verseers, and !ho !ere deemed

superior to the others +hese !ere required to repair on the

follo!ing morning to a particular spot and it !as arranged

that he !ho should first see the rays of the rising sunshould be ac"no!ledged Master and supply the place of

&iram While the ma2ority loo"ing to!ards the .ast,I.M.

instructs M.. in a whis!er to remain still, he himself

turns to the ast and shews (creen (ign

screened their eyes !ith their right hands, thus, to guard

them from the approaching glare, /doniram, turning to the

West,I.M. instructs M.. in a whis!er to follow hise2am!le, both turn to the est observed a sunbeam stri"e

the roof of the +emple &e immediately fell on his right

"neeI.M. and M.. kneel on right kneeand held out his

right hand in the 6lumb $ign to indicate his discovery, this

being peculiarly appropriate to him as it !as his particular

duty to prove Masonry perpindicular by thus holding the

infallible plumb line

I.M. rises, but restrains M.. from so doing.

&e !as at once ac"no!ledged as the legitimate successor

of &iram /bif, one of his companions then raised him!ith this -rip

I.M. takes hold of right wrist of M.. between his own

right thumb and forefinger, raises him and turns him to

face 7orth

+he !hole of them then saluted him thus4I.M. gives(creen (ign followed by 'lumb (ign, M.. does not co!y.

+he Words of an Installed Master are $ar &abbonim,

signifying 'hief of the Builders

+he full sign of an Installed Master is given by the $creen

$ign, follo!ed by the 6lumb $ign and the last part alludesto the ancient punishment of having the tongue slit from

root to tip


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+hese $igns and the Words are the distinguishing secrets

of an Installed Master of a lodge of Mar" Master Masons

.C. !resents Master0s 3!ron, on cushion to I.M., he then

removes a!ron of M.M.M. from M..,and returns to his!lace.

I.M.1I no! invest you !ith the badge of an Installed

Master

I.M. invests M.. with Master0s a!ron.

I also invest you !ith the 'ollar and 7e!el of your office,

!hich is the highest honour the Lodge can besto! on any

of its membersI.M. takes hold of right wrist of M.. between his own

right thumb and forefinger, and leads him to the 7orth

side of the Master0s !edestal, I.M. walking backwards,

when M.. is in !osition in front of Chair.

With the -rip and the Words $ar &abbonim of an Installed

Master, I install you in the 'hair of /doniram

3s I.M. says the ords, he !laces Master in the Chair,

releases *ri! and ste!s away to the (outh

I.M.1I offer you my congratulations on your past services

having been such as to 2ustify the Brethren in submittingthemselves to your direction

I.M. goes to front of !edestal, !icks u! gavel and returns

to (outh side.

I place in your hands this gavelgives gavel to Master the

symbol of your ruleMaster !laces gavel on !edestal.

I.M. !laces right hand on heart

/nd may -od speed you in your !or"

I.M. goes to front of !edestal, salutes Master with full sign

of an Installed Master, he returns to (outh side of !edestalI.M.1Worshipful Master, !ill you no! be pleased to invest

the Immediate 6ast Master


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.C. offers Collar and )ewel of I.'.M. to Master, whorises and invests I.'.M. with suitable words, Master then

sits.

I.M.1I no! have to inform you that the reading of the&ebre! characters on the obverse of the "eystone, as

communicated to an Installed Master, is &iram +he Whole

$tructure $ho!ed +o 8ing $olomon

I.M.1Brethren, no! that Worshipful Brother has been

regularly installed in the chair of /doniram according to

ancient custom, I call upon you to salute him as Installed

Masters !ith five, ta"ing the time from meInstalled Masters salute the Master !ith full sign of an

Installed Master, five times

I.M.1Worshipful Master, !ill you be pleased to close this

Board of Installed Masters

Master1I declare this Board of Installed Masters closed

-avels once, not repeated by Wardens

I.M.1Be seated, Brethren

End of Inner Working

I.M.1Brother Inner -uard, admit the Brethren

5isiting -rethren below the rank of Installed Master are

admitted first and, without saluting, return to their seats.

-rethren of the Lodge below the rank of Installed Masterare admitted and under the direction of the .C. form a

line along the 7orth side of the Lodge, facing (outh, .C.

takes his !lace at the ast end of the line, he !laces his

wand in a stand or hands it to a -rother seated behind

him.

I.M.1Brethren, during your temporary absence,

Worshipful Brother has been duly installed in the chair

of /doniram according to ancient custom, and I call upon


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you to pass before him and to salute him as Mar" Master

Masons

.C. leads !rocession round Lodge, each -rother salutes

Master as a Mark Master Mason without halting,!rocession re6forms line in the 7orth, .C. recovers his

wand.

IM 9I no! proclaim Worshipful Brother Master of the

Lodge of Mar" Master Masons, :o on the 1egister

of the -rand Lodge of Mar" Master Masons of .ngland

and Wales and its istricts and Lodges *verseas, until the

ne5t regular period of election !ithin the Lodge, and untila successor shall have been duly elected and installed in

his stead; and I call upon you to greet him as Mar" Master

Masons !ith three ta"ing the time from me

-rethren greet Master, with handcla!s in the rhythm of the

knocks of the egree three times.

I.M.1Be seated, Brethren

Brethren from 'olumn in :orth move to convenient seats

and sit

IM4 Worshipful Master, I no! present to you the Wor"ing

+ools of a Mar" Master Mason, !hich are the Mallet and'hisel,I.M. !oints to Mallet and Chisel lying on the

5olume of the (acred Law on !hich also you !ere

admitted to this egree With their symbolic uses in other

degrees you are familiar In this egree they are employed

to indent the +riangle, the Mar" Master3s mar" of approvalof the !or", as being fitted for its place in the intended

structure But as !e are not all operative but free and

accepted or speculative Masons, !e are by these tools

again reminded of the moral advantages of discipline and

education and are led to entertain a firm but humble hopethat, by the correction of irregularities and the sub2ugation

of our passions, !e may hereafter be found !orthy to


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receive the approving mar" of the -reat *verseer of the

0niverse, as fitted to form part of that spiritual edifice,


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.M.1Brother 7unior Warden, !hat is the constant care of

every Mar" Master Mason

).. gives (n. M. and stands to order with +. (n.1+o

prove the Lodge close tyled.M.1irect that duty to be done

).. gives third !arty of first sign and discharges

it1Brother Inner -uard, prove the Lodge close tyled

I.*. goes to door and knocks : : ::8 Tyler re!lies : : ::8

I.*. returns to his station, gives (n. M. and then stands to

order with +. (n.1Brother 7unior Warden, the Lodge is

close tyled *ives third !art of first sign and discharges it.).. gavels : : ::, gives (n. M. and then stands to order

with +. (n.1Worshipful Master, the Lodge is close tyled

.M.1Brother $enior Warden, !hat is our ne5t care

(.. gives (n. M. and then stands to order with +. (n.1+o

see that the Brethren appear to order as Mar" Master

Masons. *ives third !art of first sign and discharges it.

.M.1 +o order, Brethren, as Mar" Master masons

3ll give (n. M. and stand to order with +. (n.

.M.1Brother $enior Warden, !here is your constant

place in the Lodge(..1In the West

.M.1Why are you placed there

(..1/s the sun sets in the West to close the day, so is the

$enior Warden placed in the West to close the Lodge by

command of the Worshipful Master, after having seen the!ages distributed and the !or"ing plans deposited in a

place of safety

.M.1&ave the !or"ing plans been so deposited, the dues

all rendered and the !ages paid

(..1+hey have, Worshipful Master, to the best of my"no!ledge and belief

Cha!lain or .M.1Before the Lodge is closed, let us !ith


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all reverence and humility e5press our gratitude to the

-reat *verseer of the 0niverse for favours already

received and, as the stone re2ected by the builders,

possessing merits to them un"no!n, became the head ofthe corner, so may !e by patient continuance in !ell=

doing be built up as living stones into a spiritual house,

meet for &is habitation

/mnes1$o mote it be

.M.1Brother $enior Warden, our labours being ended,

you have my command to close the Lodge. *avels with

left hand : : ::.(..1 In the name of /doniram, and by command of the

Worshipful Master, I close the Lodge. 3ll give third !art

of first sign and discharge it8 (.. gavels : : ::.

)..1 /nd it is closed accordingly until the ne5t regular

meeting, emergencies e5cepted, of !hich due notice !ill

be given. *avels : : ::.

I.*. goes to door and knocks : : ::8 Tyler re!lies : : ::8

I.*, remains at door8 ).. ad4usts Tracing -oard8 '.M.

goes to front of !edestal, removes Mallet and Chisel,

closes 5olume of the (acred Law, !laces Mallet and Chiselthereon and returns to his !lace.

'.M.1:othing no! remains but, according to ancient

custom, to loc" up our secrets in the safe repository of our

hearts, uniting in the act of %idelity, %idelity, %idelity

%idelity3ll !lace right hand on heart four times to the rhythm of

the knocks of the egree.

3 closing hymn may now be sung.

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