THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF RESENDE

HISTORY OF RELIGIONS
MASONRY - THE INITIATION

Pr JOSE ROBERTO
 Masonic Initiation

An Initiation always translates an expectation because it is

a principle, and every beginning matters in a new fact.
In Freemasonry, Initiation is the key, the starting point,
preceded solely by preparatory acts...
The term Initiation is not presented in isolation; it should be
to understand the word from a philosophical perspective, therefore it is
understood as being initiated or in initiation, that is,
to join at the beginning.
An initiation is neither a common act nor an exclusive one.
from Masonry or another parallel Institution. The child is
started at school when she enters the complex (for her)
world of letters and numbers, of writing and speech. A
puberty involves an initiation to sex; adulthood, the
initiation to sight.
The normal evolution of civilized peoples presents a
trend towards simplification. The Masonic initiation of today
differs a lot from the early times, as happens with the
religious social processes. Modern man has developed
the power of synthesis, setting aside the evolutions
unnecessary. There is much questioning regarding the validity or
not this behavior that, reaching the Church, caused it
certain disorders.
The factor that keeps the traditions and that presents the
Masonic initiation as a tradition of what it was in centuries
past, it is the symbol. The suppression of certain acts, with the
justification for modernizing them, for simplifying them, for adapting them
the circumstances of the present time, hurt the validity of
symbol. The current Freemasonry, modernized, does not give up on
certain symbolic acts because they represent in a way
comprehensible whole set of mysteries.
The revelation does not fulfill the value of the symbol. The mystery
remains and it can be strengthened more and more as well
expanded, renewed, and recreated. The mystique is the great attraction
for the Freemasons. They accept and uphold tradition.
 Alongside the initiation, the initiate leaves or acquires
habits, swears and promises new attitudes, new
behaviors, new philosophy of life. We can exemplify
with the initiation of the priest of the Church who takes a vow of
celibacy. The Templars took a vow of poverty.
If we were to verify regarding the initiatory variations
among peoples, religions, races, and geographic positions, in
we would lose ourselves in a tangle of concepts, all of which are valid
they when questioned and when the justification is received.
The creation of man, although legendary, was an initiation.
Mixing the powder with water, making the clay, completed the
modeling, came the divine breath and, even though appearing as an adult,
the first symbolic man had a long learning experience. His
the position was comfortable because there was nothing to leave behind or of
side. Everything was beginning.
Yes, there was a vote. Just one: not to eat from the
fruits of the Tree of Knowledge.
We have no concern in doubting that
principle of creation. Even though it has been a tradition
symbolic, the beginning of the Hebrew saga, it represents a point of
. If, before, there already existed the human being - the so-called
children of the earth - we do not have their story. We will...
to confront with theories, the most credible ones, but not
we will be able to build our philosophy on these theories. The
Masonry believes in a principle and accepts the Hebrew thesis,
because it obeys the Landmarks, which are the 25 principles
basics of your doctrine.
A importância de estabelecer critérios analíticos em torno
this principle is not vital. The current Masonic positioning
it is to believe and accept the existence of a God whom he names
of the Great Architect of the Universe and the existence of a life
after death.
Therefore, initiation involves accepting a new
principle. with all the injunctions that compose it, including
to give up everything that was before the initiation.
 This section, separating the past from the present, is not
may occur in the physical plane.
The initiate, upon leaving the Temple, upon returning to the 'world',
forget your new condition and regain the behavior
what it had, this gradually, because 'nature does not give
"jumps". The world then receives him as a more perfected being.
Every initiation develops on the mental, spiritual, and
mystical.
Many tend to give Freemasonry a religious aspect and
thus, inside the Stores, the most diverse currents are formed
various. The religious, in general, tends to adapt to the
Freemasonry to its principles; thus, from the point of view
spiritist, the practicing spiritist mason will build in his
begins a panorama that does not conflict with your belief.
However, without claiming that Freemasonry is agnostic, the
religion, although extremely necessary, is not included
in Masonic philosophy. Believing in God and in a future life does not
it implies any religious principle.
Religion is always based on faith. Freemasonry
dispense this faith. The religious Mason will always be a
comprehensive freemason, although your knowledge
religious people can hold back their journey upward.
The religious person believes in dualism: God and the Devil. Freemasonry
accepts God as a Principle, without the concern of
to inquire about the origin of this Principle, Man is a creature;
The Creator is God. Man is eternal; Eternity is God.
We therefore have a curious aspect in initiation: it deals with
it is about a Masonic Initiation and not just an initiation
religious. A chosen, accepted, experimental initiation, and not
an imposed initiation. Religion can be selection, but
generically it is imposed.
Our parents, for example, impose a name on us that
we must endure until death. At the same time, our parents us
they lead to a religion: their religion. In maturity, the
man can choose his own religious destiny, however,
the influence of the home will be the foundation of everything. Freemasonry has the
the ability to guide the unbeliever back to their original belief.
 Freemasonry brings its adherent closer to God. It
presents itself as a perfectly constructed work, adorned
and it was finished by a Great Architect. The mystery is called,
also, God. For Freemasonry, the Devil is nothing; it accepts the
dualism as a balance of forces. The Devil will be just
opposition, disbelief, lack of love.
Man constantly goes through initiations. Neither
they are always conscious initiations.
Masonic Initiation, as we have seen, is formed by a
set of factors. Initially individual, for
later join a group.
Unconscious initiations result from an evolution
spiritual; what takes place in a man, within himself
universe, is still not very well defined, but it exists. And the
materialization of "know thyself", of the revelation of
great mystery of Creation. Man, who are you?
Freemasonry provides many answers, but it becomes
it is necessary for the candidate to effectively go through a
Initiation. Freemasonry urgently needs to
to survive, of initiates, and not of elements that go through
a initiation without the death being realized. For a
comparison, with the aim of achieving greater understanding,
it was necessary for Jesus to die to fulfill his
mission to redeem man. Without a death, there will be none
initiation.
Therefore, in summary, Initiation is nothing more than the
aceitação da morte. Assim, esta morte perde o seu aspecto
tragic.
When man comes to terms with the fact that death is
redemption and not punishment, will not fear it; will receive it as
Initiation for a new adventure. All those who have
a Freemason friend and who are proposed as candidates for the
entry into Freemasonry will offer a unique opportunity and
exclusive. Always, however, that the candidate seeks to understand
The Initiation.
 In the United States, where Freemasonry is taken seriously,
the stores distribute to the candidates a manual that serves as
guidance. We, Brazilians still have a taboo regarding
entry into the Order. The candidate, already entering the Chamber of
Reflections still ignore what initiation is. This failure is
unforgivable.
It is up to the presenter, to the godfather to clarify their
godson about what Freemasonry initiation is. Obviously
if this master really knows the importance of this
knowledge.
The man in marriage prepares for initiation of the
marriage, having already gone through a period of engagement. The
marriage undoubtedly is one of the phases most
important for both men and women. It deals with
it is a serious initiation that is becoming less and less so
considered, as we witness divorces
for the most trivial reasons possible.
The important thing about the initiation of marriage is that it
presents continuously. Every day that goes by problems arise.
that must be resolved, and this lasts until the end; not the
end of a marriage but the end of life.
After the 'honeymoon' period, children come along and the big
the issue of maturation, the forwarding of
children for life, the questions they generate, the
concerns.
Then come the grandchildren, the illnesses, old age. Many
sometimes the marriage is interrupted by death of the
companion, permanent separation that causes trauma.
Even with separation, whether premature or not, the functions
generated by marriage do not cease; in case of separation
judicial, the maintenance of the other spouse, the children subsists
minors and the homeless: a tragic continuity,
disturbing, which always brings unhappiness.
This is the Mason. His initiation does not present a
watertight point; it is continuous and permanent, because every day
what happens new experiences arise. Until the end, the end of life,
the mason continues in the mysterious and mystical acts of
initiation. The mason is forever, eternally.
We have professional initiation. At the enthusiastic beginning,
then routine. Depending on the profession, it presents itself
boring, repetitive, a punishment, everything always the same: a boss.
a task, always in search of retirement.
There are professions, however, that require progress, activity.
constant, and which provide great satisfaction; as happens in
scientific research. Freemasonry also has this aspect:
the great quest, the experience, the next as an element of
operational work.
These initiations are simultaneous: religious,
spiritualists, scientific, operational, mystical, in short, a
corollary of principles that does not cease continues until the end of
life, this life.
We cannot establish a standard regarding initiation; the
Masonry has a tradition for conducting initiations.
formally similar, cloaked in school symbolism. In
meanwhile, neither Freemasonry, nor religions, nor the very
life, begins someone.
The initiation is individual mystical, as it takes place within
of the individual. If it obeys rigid rites, these are external,
hence the initiatory ceremony is characterized by
fixes, while the mystical ceremony involves the personality
it starts and differs from individual to individual. With this,
the unknown possibility or not of facing a
labeled initiation of updated or modern.
The initiation, whatever it may be, will always be parallel to
spiritual development of the individual. A classic work
it does not mean old, from centuries past.
The classic can be modern and current; what classifies it is the
place that is found in society. Thus, we can establish a
classical initiation as accepted by the majority. Always,
however, it will be current in the concept of the beginner and not in the
concept of the initiator.
The instruction was given fifty years ago, to
compliance with traditional methods; first, the
literacy, to then, year after year, in a work of
Benedictine patience, instill in the student's mind the
pre-programmed knowledge, on a scale
growing to develop reasoning until reaching the
university, where the master's personality would pass to
to shape the culture. Today, television takes care of everything.
Tomorrow, who knows, telepathy will give the precise guidance.
and correct. Therefore, when one considers understanding what it is
a initiation, one must pay attention to all its nuances and
facets, to, then, reap the results. It is for this reason
as we always warn: the initiated is not the one who goes through a
initiation, but what initiates.
The secret, the great Masonic secret is the
behavior of the initiate in the Chamber of Reflections, so
known by the Freemasons and in a certain way a subject
esoteric, still particular, of blindfolded in a very
discrete in an appropriate language understanding of the
masons, those truly initiated.
The candidate, upon completion of the investigation and approval by
the plenary, with no dissenting vote, is called. This call
contains a lot of mysticism. Jesus said to the disciple: 'come and
"follow me". The candidate, at this point already warned that his
entry to the Freemasonry has been accepted, respond to the call.
very important to be called.
In the current competition, man seeks to achieve a
space; he explores paths, fights, and doesn't always win.
However, in Freemasonry, when you least expect it, you receive the
called, broadcast by your presenter, your godfather.
Should this call be answered? What goes through the mind of
candidate?
To heed the call means an act of obedience. The
obedience in general means submission, that is, a
implicit agreement that one is willing to join in
an Institution that is unknown.
The enigma must be deciphered and the man, for being
challenging, bold, impulsive, begins to face the
unknown. Ignore the names of the participants of the Institution
where I agreed to join, ignores the group's philosophy, the
concepts, the esoteric part. However, it accepts and accompanies the
godfather to the Temple.
Responding to the call is the result of the work of
preparation that we mentioned above. Every Store, every jurisdiction
Masonic worked with great interest to attract the new
brother who will benefit from your personality and presence the
universal brotherhood.
It is the return, the echo of the vibrations sent through the
mind, of voice, of practices, of mysticism, of mystery. If the
calling for well balanced, if the vibrations emitted
if they had been well distributed, they undoubtedly reached in
the candidate is full and he will not be able to deny it in any way,
calling.
It will not be him who decides. The congregation is the one that decided.
receive it. And the inevitability of the preparation that no one escapes,
the irresistible attraction in search, unconscious, of perfection.
Thus, the candidate fully surrenders to the initiation. Here
cesa. the individual participation to give way to the participation of
group.

Source: Samaúma - Masonic Portal

Text from Ir.'. Rizzardo to Camino

A DESCRIPTION OF THE RITUAL

Regularly, only one candidate should be started at a time.

If, however, special circumstances require it, they may be
three candidates started in the same session.

In this case, the V.: M.: will provide:

a) That each candidate be introduced in the C. R.: in such a way that
stay alone, during the time you make your statements;

b) That the profane one who gives up their place for another be
kept in a separate place, and with the oo.: VV.: ;

c) That the Exp.: as many helpers be given as

necessary, so that your mission is properly
performed;

d) That the questions; during the initiation ceremony, do not

they should be made to the candidates collectively, but to each one,
nominally;

e) That all trips be made by the profane in

set, more than just one hit in the AA.: every time.

The treatment of the candidate will be respectful, being

prohibited abusive and inconvenient practices, not in accordance
com o alto significado inicia tico, como escola de preparação
of just and perfect men.

FROM THE PREPARATION OF A CANDIDATE FOR INITIATION

The profane must be led to the lodge by the brother who supported him.
your petition. When you arrive, sell it carefully. At S.:
PP.: PP.:, deliver it to Mr. Exp.: that, tapping lightly on
The shadow will say: 'I am your guide, have confidence in me and
nothing received.

After making him take some laps around the building, without
allow any Brother to speak to him or approach him a lot
less, or make a target of mockery, introduce him to the C.:R.:, where
or prepare it conveniently by taking all the mmet out of it.
placed on a tray, they will be deposited shortly after the
opening of the proceedings, at the Treasury table.

The candidate must have the left side of the chest and the leg.
right, up to the knee, naked, replacing the shoe on the foot
right for a sandal.

After having prepared it this way, the Exp.: removes the blindfold and says–
I leave you to your reflections; do not
you will be alone, for God, who sees everything, will be a witness of
sincerity with which you will answer our questions.
Coming back, shortly after, hands him the form that
contains the questionnaire and the will, telling them: Profane,
the association you wish to belong to asks that you respond
without restrictions or mental reservations, the questions that you
I present; your admission will depend on your answers.
in its bosom.

The questions contained in the questionnaire must obtain the following

formula:
To G.:D.:G.:A.:D.:U.:

Lord,

You answer the following questions freely:

What are your duties to God?

What are your duties towards Humanity?

What are your duties to your homeland?

What are your duties towards Family?

What are your duties towards others?

What are your duties towards yourselves?

Masonic initiation ceremony

V.:M.: (!) - Ir.: Exp.:, can you inform me if the C.: R.:
Are there any candidates for initiation in our AAug.
Mist?

Exp.: - Yes, V.: M.:, the profane F... waits in the C.:R.:, the
moment to be initiated

V.:M.: My brothers: having regularly run the process

preliminary for the admission of the profane F..., it has arrived the
moment of your reception.
As you know, this act is one of the most solemn of our
institution, for we must not forget that, with the acceptance
of a new member in this store: we are giving to a new Brother.
Universal Masonic Family. If any of you have observations
against this admission, they must declare them, loyally and frankly.
If there is any opposition, it will be discussed and then
put to vote, decided by majority of votes. If the
Refuse admission, or postpone it for after new ones.
inquiries, interrupt the ritual at this point, informing oneself
the profane of which 'THE DAY HAS NOT YET COME FOR HIS'
ADMISSION "and, with the same formalities of entry will be
he removed from the building.
V.: M.: The IIr.: that approve that the initiation proceed
let the profane... manifest themselves by the usual sign.

Pause for verification. If approved:

Go to the place where the profane is and tell him

since the tests you will have to go through are dangerous, it is
it is advisable that you make your will and, at the same time
answer the questions we submit to your spirit, to
well knowing your principles and evaluating the merit of
her virtues.

The Exp.: executes the order and, after receiving the questionnaire
and the will duly filled out and signed, returns to
T.: bringing them in hand. Entering without formalities, he/she positions himself/herself
between CCol.:

Exp.: - V.:M.:, the professor: fulfills his first duty. Here it is

here is your answer and your will.

V.:M.: - hand it over to Bro.: Orad.: to decipher it.

Receives the document, the Orad.: reads aloud the will and
the answers.

V.:M.: - My IIr.: are you satisfied with the answers of the

prof.:, manifest yourselves by the sign of approval.

If there is an objection, the Store will decide by majority vote.

V.:M.: - Ir.: Tes.: are you satisfied?

Test: - (the order) - .....

V.: M.: - Ir.: Sec.: a G.:L.:P.: sent the approval for the initiation of this
candidate?

Sec.: - (a ordem)

V.: M.: - Ir.:Orad.: give me your conclusions.

(the order) – V.:M.: if special reasons do not impose it

contrary to your wisdom, I in the name of this Lodge: and of
in accordance with the laws that govern our Institution,
I respectfully request that you proceed with the initiation of the
prof.:F...

V.:M.: - Ir.: Exp.: approach the teacher and tell them that of him
we await the necessary courage to emerge victorious from
tests to which we will submit you. Prepare it according to our
uses and bring it to the door of T.: Let us gather, my brothers:
deeper silence.

The Exp.: will fulfill the order and, bringing the prof.: to the door of T.:
I beat irregularly.

G.:T.: (unsheathing the sword) - Profanely

knocking knocks at the door of T.:,V.: M.:.

V.:M.: - (with emphasis) - Verify who is the reckless one who dares
interrupt our meditation!

O G.:T says, cautiously opens the door and, placing the

sword point on the exposed chest of the Prof.: says, in a loud voice
and rough.
G.:T.: - (with emphasis) - Who are you, daring ones, that you
Would you throw yourself to want to force the entry of T.:?

- (gently) - Suspend your sword Ir.: G.:T.:

for no one would dare to enter this sacred place without your
permission.

Desire to see the Light, this profane one humbly comes to ask for it.

G.:T.: - Admire me a lot, my Brother, that instead of coming

meditate with us in AAug.: MMst.: that we seek
unravel, they you reveal, leading to thisT.: a
curious, perhaps a dissimulator.

Turning towards the interior of T.: without closing the door;

It is our Brother: Expert: who leads to the door of the Temple: a professor: eager
to see the Light.

V.:M.: - Why did Ir.: Exp.: come to interrupt our silence,

driving our store: a teacher: to participate in our
? How could he have conceived such hope?

Because it is free and has good morals.

V.:M.: - It is not enough, my Brother. Do you know, perhaps, your

merits? Do you know this teacher? Do you know their name,
onde nasceu, sua idade, se crê em Deus, sua profissão, seu
marital status?

Exp.: - V.: M.: this teacher: is called....was born on .....on the

...of...of...Your marital status is...; you work as...
believe in God. He comes to ask you to start him in our
Aug.: Mist.:

V.:M.: - My Brothers: did you hear what Brother Exp. declared? If

do you agree with the candidate's wish, if you deem him worthy of
receive the revelation of our MMist.:, manifest yourselves by the
signal.

After expressing favorable:

Ir.: G.:T.: frequents his entrance.

The professor: enters led by the expert: who positions himself behind him.

Close the door, the G.:T.: leans the point of the sword on his
chest.

V.:M.: - do you see anything, sirF...?

Prof.: -.....

V.:M.: - Do you feel any pressure in your chest?

Prof.: -......

V.:M.: - The weapon, whose tip symbolizes the remorse that, wounded
your heart shall pursue you if you are a traitor to
association you wish to belong to. It also serves to
Advise you that you must show yourselves accessible to the truths.
what they feel and do not express. The state of blindness in
what you find is the symbol of the darkness that surrounds the mortal
who has not yet received the Light that will guide him on the road of
virtue.

Break

What do you want, sir? Why do you come to disturb our

thoughts?

Prof.: ......

The G.:T.: draws the sword.

V.:M.: - And is this desire a child of your heart?

It is by your will without any constraint that you come

to ask for admission among us?

Prof.:....

V.:M.: - Think carefully about what you ask! The M.: is not a society
of mutual aid. She has responsibilities and duties to
with Society, the Fatherland, and Humanity. Concerned with the
progress and bound to the principles of a strict morality,
he has the right to demand from his competent ones the fulfillment of
serious duties, in addition to enormous sacrifices. All those
that do not fulfill the duties of Mac.:, in any
opportunity, we consider him a traitor, it's Mac.

Pause.

You have already passed the first test, that of the earth, for it is what
represents the compartment in which you were enclosed and
where you made your last arrangements. However, you still have to,
other evidence, for which all of your attention is required
courage.

Does it consist of submitting to them? Do you have the necessary firmness?

to face the dangers to which your courage will be exposed?

Prof.: ......

V.:M.: -Once again, I reflected, sir. If you were to become Masons,

you will find in our symbols the reality of duty. Not
you must only combat your passions and work to
your improvement, but you will still have to fight others
enemies of Humanity, such as the hypocrites who
deceit, and the treacherous who unfurl them; the ambitious who
the usurpers, the corrupt and principle-less, who abuse the
trust of the peoples. One does not fight against them without
danger. I feel you with energy, courage, and dedication to
to combat obscurantism, perfidy, and error?

Prof.: ...

V.:M.: - For that is this resolution, I do not answer for what you
it can happen.

Pause.

Take this teacher out of there and lead him through these
treacherous paths, through which the reckless pass that
We aspire to know our arcana.

The Exp.: takes the Prof.: by the left arm and leads him outside.
After making it go around a few times, lead it.
again the door ofT.:, where it throws at a small height,
conveniently shielding it. For this purpose, it is advisable to have
prepared a small inclined plane, from 40cm to 60cm of
height, placed at the door of T.: and by which the prof.: will ascend,
way that, upon reaching its extremity, falls inside the T.:,
where there should be two IIr.: to support him, so as not to
to harm.

Find this proof:

Exp.: - V.:M.:, the professor showed proof of resignation and courage.

V.:M.: -Sir, it is only through dangers and the

difficulties that one can encounter at the initiation.

Pause.

Although Freemasonry is not a religion and proclaims freedom

of consciousness, however, has a belief: it admits the existence
of a Creator Principle, which he calls GREAT
ARCHITECT OF THE UNIVERSE. That is why no Masonic.
commit to any company without first invoking assistance
of the Great Architect of the Universe.

Pause.

I drove the professor: to the front of A.: of Ir.: 2 Vig.: and

make him kneel.

After executing the order:

Prof.: you take part in the prayer for you, let us go

to direct to the Lord of Worlds and Author of all things.
(!) To the order my brothers.

OV.:M.: is discovered. (Because until then he uses a kind of

black hat that covers his entire face.

Here we are, oh ! G.:A.:D.:U.:, in which we acknowledge the Infinite Power

O Infinite Mercy, humble and reverent at Your feet.
Contain our hearts within the bounds of righteousness and guide
our steps along the road of virtue. Give us that, by
our works, let us come closer to You, who are One and subsist
for You alone and to whom beings owe their existence. Everything
you know and you master everything. Worthy are you, oh ! G.:A.:D.:U.:, to protect the
Image: of Peace, may Virtue and guide us so that, always, Yours
protection and support him with Your omnipotent arm in all
dangers you will go through.

Everyone - so be it!

V.:M.: -Sir, in the extreme moments of your life, in whom

Do you trust?

Prof.: - .......

V.:M.: - Because you trust in God, rise up and follow your own
safe step-by-step guide and nothing to fear.

OV.:M.: cover up. The exp.: leads the prof.: to among CCol.:
Deep Silence.

V.:M.: -(!) Sign that they are hitting the hammer.

1 Vig.: -(!)
2 Vig.: -(!)

Everyone sits down, except the teacher: and his guide.

V.:M.: - Mr. F (says the name of the initiate), before this

Assembly agrees to admit you to the exams, I must probe
your heart, hoping that you respond with sincerity and
frankness, for your answers will not offend us. What
ideas, what thoughts occurred to you when you were in the
dark place of meditation, where you were asked to
Did you write your last will?

Prof.: ......

V.:M.: - In part we have already given you the purpose for which you were
submitted to the first test – that of the Earth. The ancients said that
there are four elements, Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. You
stable in the darkness and in the silence, like an incarcerated person
in a dungeon surrounded by emblems of mortality and
thoughts and those allusive, mainly to compel you
reflect seriously and deeply before you perform an act
as important as the initiation in our MMist.

The cave where you were, like everything that surrounds us, is
symbolic. The emblems that exist there have led you,
certainly pondering the instability of human life,
trivial lesson, always taught and always ignored.

If you wish to become a true Mac., you must first,

extinguish your passions, vices, and prejudices
humans who still possess, to live with virtue,
honor and wisdom. Do you believe in a Creator Principle?

Prof.:.....
This belief, which ennobles your heart, is not exclusive.
heritage of the philosopher and of the Freemason. Since the savage
understood that he could not exist on his own, that someone
should have created the majestic nature that surrounds him, was taken,
instinctively, to admire this Uncreated Creator, to whom is rendered
most sincere cult, as Supreme Being and Great
Architect of worlds.

Prof.: -......

V.:M.: - It is a disposition of the soul that leads us to the practice of

Well.

Pause

V.:M.: -What do you think about being the vice?

Prof.: -.....

V.:M.: - It's everything that prevents man. It's the wretched habit that
it drags us to evil. To impose a healthy brake on this
impetuous propensity, to elevate ourselves above the vile
interests that torment the so-called profane and calm us down
the fervor of our passions is what brings us together here.
we work to adapt our spirit to great affections and
we can only conceive solid ideas of virtue, because only
regulating our customs by the eternal principles of morality
that we can give our soul this balance of strength and
such sensitivity, you should reflect well, before you
to do: , for if you are accepted among us, you will have him
to submit to you with satisfaction.

Pause
Do you prefer to follow the path of Virtue or of Vice? That of the Masonic.
where in the world professor?

Prof.: -...

V.:M.: -Sir, every association has its own particular laws and every
associate, duties to fulfill. How can it be fair to refuse
you will the obligations that you do not know, I heard the nature of these
duties that you will have to fulfill if you persist in sharing in the
goods of our Order.

Orad.: -