Cavite York Rite Freemasonry
The Cavite home for Royal Arch Masons, Cryptic Masons, and Knights Templar: preserving ritual tradition, fraternal formation, and service in Cavite.
Three bodies, one fraternal path.
Cavite York Rite gathers the Chapter, Council, and Commandery traditions into a single local home for continued Masonic study, fellowship, and service.
Preserving the completion of Ancient Craft Masonry teachings through Royal Arch tradition and fraternal instruction.
A recognized constituent Cryptic Council in the Philippines, continuing the lessons and fellowship of the Cryptic Rite.
Continuing the Christian chivalric traditions of Templar Masonry through disciplined observance, fellowship, and service.
DISPENSATIONS, CHARTERS, and ORIGINS.
These dates mark the formal recognition of the Cavite York Rite bodies and place their work within the larger history of the York Rite tradition.
The York Rite, or more correctly the American Rite, is based on the early remnants of Craft Masonry that were practiced in the early 1700s. The formation of the first Grand Lodge of England in 1717 specified that lodges were to confer only the degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason, all other degrees being considered spurious.
However, many lodges had been conferring other degrees that they considered an integral part of Masonry, particularly that of the Royal Arch. These lodges formed their own Grand Lodge in 1751, terming themselves the "Antients" and the other Grand Lodge members the "Moderns."
With the merger of the two Grand Lodges in 1813 into the United Grand Lodge of England, the lodges agreed that only the three accepted degrees of Masonry would be used by the lodges, but the degree of the Royal Arch would be attached to Chapters allied directly to these lodges and bearing the same number as the lodge, though as a separate body.
Thus, unlike the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, which claims to hold the power of conferring the first three degrees of Masonry in addition to those under its jurisdiction, those found in the York Rite have rightfully acknowledged the fact that they are considered appendant to those of Ancient Craft Masonry. It is still the practice in English Masonry that a Masonic member is not considered to be in possession of all the degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry until he has been exalted to the Royal Arch.
Cavite's York Rite home.
Cavite York Rite Freemasonry serves as the local point of gathering for Companions and Sir Knights in Cavite, Philippines.
The work of the York Rite is carried through education, ritual excellence, reverence, charity, and the quiet strength of brotherhood.
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