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the York Rite What is the York Rite? Introduction to the York Rite The Degrees and Orders of the York Rite Capitular Masonry Cryptic Masonry Chivalric Masonry Chair Degrees of the York Rite Ready to Join? 10 Reasons you should be a Royal Arch Mason Joining the York Rite Grand York Rite Bodies Grand Chapter Grand Chapter Officers District Deputy Grand High Priests Grand Chapter Committees Chapter Directory Past Grand High Priests History of the Oklahoma Grand Chapter Chapter Awards and Past Recipients Grand Council Grand Council Officers District Deputy Ill. Grand Masters Grand Council Committees Council Directory Past Illustrious Grand Masters History of the Oklahoma Grand Council Council Awards and Past Recipients Grand Commandery Grand Commandery Officers Officers in Charge Grand Commandery Committees General Orders Commandery Directory Current State News Past Grand Commanders History of the Oklahoma Grand Commandery Commandery Awards and Past Recipients Knight Templar Equipment List Knight Templar Uniform Guide Resources York Rite Charities Downloads Proceedings of Past Grand Sessions Links Recommended York Rite Reading List New Member Information Affiliated Organizations Links to Affiliated Bodies Events 2024 Grand York Rite Sessions 2024 Grand Session Registration 2024 Oklahoma York Rite Grand Master’s Festival and Regional Festivals South Central York Rite Conference Information Calendar Contacts Welcome to the York Rite of Freemasonry … Special Mark Master & Past Master Conferral Petition One of the exceptional things about being a Freemason is the heritage each of us claims that is so uniquely ours in fraternal association. Few organizations in America have been around longer. We are the oldest fraternal society in the world. No other organization can match the influence Freemasonry has had on the very development of civil society. As members, we are fraternal heirs to millions of men spanning centuries of human thought and development. It almost seems magical to realize that when we took our obligations at the altar of Masonry, we entered into a shared covenant with untold generations of men who had the same aspirations of brotherhood; the same longing for self-improvement. In Masonry, we call this the mystic tie. This mystic tie happens also to be one of the most important reasons why Master Masons choose to join the higher Bodies of Masonry. The many lessons of virtue, morality, ethics, religion, and spirituality taught in Masonry are vast and require many levels of instruction. Every degree, every lecture, every dramatic presentation, initiation, and ceremony are designed to assist the man in his personal efforts to become the best kind of man he can possibly be on his own life journey. We want you to know the York Rite of Freemasonry is the oldest fraternal arm of Craft or Blue Lodge Masonry. It was established to continue certain traditions practiced by operative Masons before speculative Masonry ever came to be. It was created to enhance the importance of the Master’s Word in Masonry; and to expand the Master Mason’s understanding of the allegorical meaning of this extraordinary theme of our Blue degrees. The role of the York Rite in the family of Freemasonry is to keep these valuable traditions alive and make them available to all generations of Masons. We sincerely believe that a Master Mason’s journey cannot be complete without experiencing the degrees and orders of the York Rite. We invite you to consider the York Rite the next thing you do to improve yourself in Masonry. … and the discovery of that which has not yet been revealed to you! Comments are closed. Search this Site Search for: Search Interested in the York Rite? What is the York Rite? Introduction to the York Rite Degrees and Orders of the York Rite Joining the York Rite 10 Reasons to be a Royal Arch Mason Copyright © 2024 , Oklahoma York Rite. All Rights Reserved. Log Out Log In (Site Maintenance Only) Powered by Tempera...