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06/06/2026

06/06/2026

29th Degree - Scottish Knight of Saint Andrew

DUTIES: Reverence and obedience to the Deity. Serve the truth. Protect virtue and innocence. Defend the people against tyranny.

LESSONS: Ideas and institutions wax and wane in the great cycle of time which is but change.

A Knight of St. Andrew wears a green collar edged with crimson, over the neck, and a white silk scarf, fringed with gold, and worn from left to right. The jewel is a St. Andrew's Cross, of gold, with a large emerald in the center, surmounted with the helmet of a knight, and with a thistle of gold between the arms at the bottom. It is worn suspended from the collar.

The emerald signifies the manliness and uprightness of chivalry, its color that of the renewal of virtue, always bright and sparkling. The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland and recalls a tradition that "...the Danes invaded Scotland and stealthily surrounded Staines Castle. They took off their shoes to wade the moat, only to find it dry and filled with thistles. The resultant yells and curses roused the garrison, and the Danes were soundly defeated (Leach, p. 1108)."

The banner of the Order is a green St. Andrews Cross on a white field fringed with gold. At the end of each arm of the cross is one of the four Hebrew letters that form the Ineffable Name of Deity. Above the cross is a circle of five stars with a thistle in the center.

06/06/2026

CALL FOR PAPERS!

Attention Masonic and fraternal historians! Do you want to publish your research? Heredom is accepting submissions for Volume 34 (to be published in autumn 2027).

***The deadline for Volume 34 is late September, 2026.***

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06/06/2026

05/31/2026

28° Knight Commander of the Temple

DUTIES: Be devoted to truth, honor, loyalty, justice and humanity.

LESSONS: Masonry is practical and requires its members to be actively involved in life. Virtue and duty have been the same in all times.

In the Liturgy, Pike describes the apron thus: "The APRON is square, of scarlet-colored lambskin, lined and edged with black. The flap is white, and on it is a Teutonic Cross described as a cross potent sable, charged with another cross double potent or, surcharged with an escutcheon of the Empire, the principle Cross surmounted by a chief azure, seme of France; ...". He is using the terminology of heraldry: 'potent' is a word used to describe a cross with cross pieces at the ends, 'double potent' means two cross pieces at the ends; 'sable' is black; 'or' is gold; 'charged' means superimposed upon; 'chief' means on top of; 'azure' is blue; 'seme' means strewn or scattered. In the middle of the apron is a black key and around it a wreath of laurel. The laurel symbolizes the good opinion our brethren have for us.

The order is a white, watered ribbon edged with red, worn as a collar, from which the jewel is suspended.

The jewel is the Teutonic Cross shown on the apron.

There are also gloves and a scarf among the clothing of a Knight Commander of the Temple. The colors of these, as well as of the apron and order, are white, red and black. The last of these is symbolic of the death of one who will be revealed at a later degree.

05/31/2026

TOMORROW! Join us on May 31st🗓 for the WATCH PARTY- Supreme Council Anniversary Livestream-Celebrating 225yrs ! Doors🚪 open at 11am, The Livestream kicks off at noon. Pizza 🍕and light snacks 🥤 will be provided. Join us in the Members Lounge for this special program presented by the Supreme Council, S.J.- This event is open to Members and their Guests.