What is Scottish Rite?
The Scottish Rite is...
A Masonic organization that continues a Master Mason’s education of the first three degrees. Other examples of Masonic affiliated organizations are: The Shrine (Shriners); York Rite; Grotto; Eastern Star, DeMolay International, and International Order of Rainbow for Girls. The Scottish Rite consists of the 4th through the 32nd Degrees and an honorary 33°, which is awarded for exceptional service.
Organization of Scottish Rite
Scottish Rite is governed by The Supreme Council, 33°, A. & A.S.R. of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A. which is divided into Orients which are then divided into Valleys. The Orient of Texas consists of nine Valleys. Each Valley is composed of four Bodies: the Lodge of Perfection, Chapter of Rose Croix, Council of Kadosh and the Consistory.
Scottish Rite Degree System
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Lodge of Perfection (4° - 14° )
4° : Secret Master
The teachings of masonry are not to be taken lightly. Learning far outlasts physical monuments. Duties are not to be performed expecting reward – but expecting personal satisfaction.
5° : Perfect Master
Life is uncertain; death may call at any time. The noblest portion of humanity is virtue for virtue’s sake.
6° : Intimate Secretary
Zeal and fidelity to duty are always rewarded.
7° : Provost and Judge
All actions have consequences. Be just judging others’ motives.
8° : Intendant of the Building
Benevolence and charity demand we correct our own faults and those of others. That which a man knows dies with him; therefore, transmit your knowledge. Labor is honorable if done with sobriety, temperance, punctuality, and industry.
9° : Elu of the Nine
Ignorance is the principal enemy of human freedom. A free press is indispensable to true liberty. Remorse and guilt are God’s punishment and more severe than that of man.
10° : Elu of the Fifteen
Ambition creates tyranny and despotism. Fanaticism creates intolerance and persecution.
11° : Elu of the Twelve
Life is a school. Masonry is work.
12° : Master Architect
Wisdom is a gift from God and should be preferred over riches. Wisdom and knowledge bring honor, discretion, and understanding. Wisdom teaches the knowledge of God. Wisdom enables immortality.
13° : Royal Arch of Solomon
Moral character is a habit, not formed in a moment. The great law of retribution acts in our memory as remorse and at the final judgment.
14° : Perfect Elu
Perfect Elus are both bound and free; bound by their obligation and free from prejudice, intolerance and envy.
Masons meet on the level because in their lives authority and liberty are in equilibrium.
Chapter of Rose Croix (15° - 18° )
15° : Knight of the East
Fidelity to trust, honor and duty. Perseverance and constancy under difficulties and discouragements.
16° : Prince of Jerusalem
Build Temples of the Living God in our Hearts by following Masonic Truth — justice, equity, morality, wisdom, labor, fidelity, brotherhood — to achieve immortality.
17° : Knight of the East and West
An army of martyrs have offered their lives to prove their faith or benefit mankind.
18° : Knight of the Rose Croix
We should have faith in God, mankind and ourselves. We should hope in the victory over evil, the advancement of humanity, and a hereafter. Charity is relieving the wants and tolerating the errors and faults of others.
Council of Kadosh (19° - 30° )
19° : Grand Pontiff
Good will triumph over evil. The human intellect cannot measure the designs of God. If lived properly, this life is a bridge to eternal life.
20° : Master of the Symbolic Lodge
Truth, justice and toleration are indispensable qualities for a Master of the Lodge. Example is the best teaching method known.
21° : Noachite, or Prussian Knight
The downfall of evil is certain. A free and independent judiciary is necessary to human progress. Journalism should be fair, just and responsible.
22° : Knight Royal Axe, Prince of Libanus
Work is the mission of man.
23° : Chief of the Tabernacle
Simple faith is wiser than vain philosophy. A society’s concept of the Deity and the universe are consistent with its development.
24° : Prince of the Tabernacle
The power of faith in the Deity and His promises. The soul is immortal. There is one, true God, who is pure, absolute intellect and existence.
25° : Knight of the Brazen Serpent
Man is composed of the flesh, the soul and the intellect. Man is a reflection of the Divine. Do not weary God with petitions.
26° : Prince of Mercy or Scottish Trinitarian
The trinity of Deity belongs to no single religion. The truths of Masonry are contained within the religions of the world.
27° : Knight Commander of the Temple
Masonry is practical and requires its members to be actively involved in life. Virtue and duty have been the same in all times.
28° : Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept
Nature reveals a power and wisdom and continually points to God. The visible is the manifestation of the invisible. In the Universe two opposite forces provide balance. There is no death, only change. Philosophy is a kind of journey, ever learning, but never arriving at the ideal of truth. The moral code of Masonry is more extensive than that of philosophy.
29° : Scottish Knight of Saint Andrew
Ideas and institutions wax and wane in the great cycle of time, which is but change.
30° : Knight Kadosh or Knight of the White and Black Eagle
Arm yourself with faith in God, love toward your fellow men and knowledge. Great examples are the noblest legacies from the past; they enrich a nation more than wealth or power.
Consistory (31° - 32° )
31° : Inspector Inquisitor
The good man is able to portray himself and his actions positively and not simply assert the absence of wrong in his life. Justice and mercy are two composites which unite in the great harmony of equity. To aim at the best but be content with the best possible is true wisdom.
32° : Master of the Royal Secret
The human is ever interlaced with the Divine. Only doctrines, faith or knowledge, which bear fruit in action are of value. To work is to worship.
