Freemasonry Squared

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.

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.

Commemorating the 225th anniversary of the Supreme Council, the Scottish Rite Research Society is pleased to announce a limited edition of Ray Baker Harris’s _Eleven Gentlemen from Charleston_ , with a new introduction from Arturo de Hoyos and B. Chris Ruli.

The book will be received by current SRRS members.

If you are interested in Masonic Research and fine publications, please consider joining! You will receive limited edition items, our annual journal, _Heredom_ , and our quarterly bulletin, _The Plumbline_ !

https://scottishrite.org/media-publications/membership-faqs-srrs/

Happy 225th Anniversary to Scottish Rite Freemasonry! Watch the Anniversary celebration live here:

Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, SJ-USA 3 likes. "225th Anniversary Special Session of the Supreme Council"

Everybody wants to be a better man…
until it comes time to live like one.

This list?
It’s not decoration.
It’s not something to scroll past and agree with.
It’s a mirror.

Because Freemasonry was never about memorizing words…
It’s about becoming the man those words describe.

Keep your word.
Show up ready.
Own your mistakes.
Simple?
Yes.
Easy?
No.

Listening instead of talking.
Guarding your thoughts.
Speaking with respect—even when it’s not returned.
That’s where most men slip.
Not in knowledge…
but in discipline.

A real Mason doesn’t just point out problems—
He builds solutions.
He does the little things right.
He lifts his Brothers up.
He stands for truth—even when he stands alone.

And when pressure hits?
That’s where it’s proven.
Anyone can talk about values when life is smooth.
But when things go sideways…
Do you stay steady?
Or do you fall back into old habits?

This Craft isn’t about perfection.
It’s about consistent effort.
🔨 Day by day
📐 Thought by thought
🧱 Action by action

Because no one earns the title of “better man” in a day.
You build it.
Quietly.
Relentlessly.
Without needing recognition.

So don’t just read it, Brother—
Pick one.
Work it today.
Then another tomorrow.

That’s how a man changes.
That’s how a Mason is built.

Not just in the Lodge…
but in life.

Brotherhood isn’t blood. It’s choice.