What is Freemasonry?
Freemasonry (or simply, Masonry) is a fraternal order whose basic tenants are brotherly love, relief (philanthropy), and truth. We strive to enjoy the company of our brother Masons, assist them in times of personal trouble, and reinforce essential moral values. There is an old adage that Masonry “takes good men and makes them better”, which is our goal. It has often been observed that men are the products of everything they come into contact with during their lifetime. Masonry offers a man an opportunity to come into regular, enjoyable contact with men of good character, thus reinforcing his own personal moral development. Of course, Masonry is also meant to be enjoyed by its membership, so the order should not be viewed simply as a philosophical club, but rather a vibrant fellowship of men who seek to enjoy each other’s company, a fraternity. To maintain this fraternity, discussion of religion and politics within the Lodge is forbidden, as these subjects are those that have often divi
Freemasonry (or simply, Masonry) is a fraternal order whose basic tenets are brotherly love, relief (philanthropy), and truth. We strive to enjoy the company of our brother Masons, assist them in times of personal trouble, and reinforce essential moral values. There is an old adage that Masonry “takes good men and makes them better, which is our goal. It has often been observed that men are the products of everything with which they come into contact during their lifetime. Masonry offers a man an opportunity to come into regular, enjoyable contact with men of good character, thus reinforcing his own personal moral development. Of course, Masonry is also meant to be enjoyed by its membership, so the order should not be viewed simply as a philosophical club but rather a vibrant fellowship of men who seek to enjoy each other’s company; a fraternity. To maintain this fraternity, discussion of secular religion and partisan politics within the Lodge is not permitted as these subjects are tho
Freemasonry is the oldest and largest world wide fraternity dedicated to the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of a Supreme Being. Freemasonry binds like-minded men into a brotherhood that transcends all religious, ethnic, cultural, social and educational differences by teaching the great principles of brotherly love, relief and truth and by the outward expression of these through its fellowship, its compassion and its concern to find ways in which to serve God, family, country, neighbours and self. Freemasonry is an institution which is essentially philosophical, philanthropic, mystical, esoteric and progressive. It is philosophical because it leads man to the study or pursuit of wisdom or of knowledge of things and their causes, whether they be theoretical or practical. It also leads man to the knowledge of, or study of the principle of human action or reaction and of knowledge of natural objects and phenomena. It is philanthropic because it is dedication to the progress and ha
Freemasonry (or simply, Masonry) is a fraternal order whose basic tenets are brotherly love, relief (philanthropy), and truth. We strive to enjoy the company of our brother Masons, assist them in times of personal trouble, and reinforce essential moral values. There is an old adage that Masonry “takes good men and makes them better”, which is our goal. It has often been observed that men are the products of everything they come into contact with during their lifetime. Masonry offers a man an opportunity to come into regular, enjoyable contact with men of good character, thus reinforcing his own personal moral development. Of course, Masonry is also meant to be enjoyed by its membership, so the order should not be viewed simply as a philosophical club, but rather a vibrant fellowship of men who seek to enjoy each other’s company, a fraternity. To maintain this fraternity, discussion of religion and politics within the Lodge is forbidden, as these subjects are those that have often divid
Freemasonry is the world’s oldest fraternal organizations. The lessons Freemasonry teaches in its ceremonies, are to do with moral values. A Freemason is basically encouraged to do his duty to his God, his family and those who dependent on him. He is to help his neighbours through charity and service. None of these ideas is exclusive to Freemasonry, but all should be universally acceptable and Freemasons are expected to follow them.
