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Toast to the visitors freemasonry

After most lodge meetings in this jurisdiction are ended, the officers and brethren will retire to the banquet room for what is often referred to as the Festive Board. The following are a small selection of appropriate remarks. Brethren are advised to consult with the Director of Ceremonies regarding the proper salutations and titles for the occasion, as these may be an individual lodge decision. For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends, Great Architect, we thank thee. God bless our meat, God quide our ways, God give us grace Our Lord to please. Lord, long preserve in peace and health Our gracious Queen Elizabeth. Friendship and love may they bloom and grow, Bloom and grow forever. Bless our friends, bless this food; Bless all mankind forever. Some ha'e meat and can-na eat, And some ha'e none that want it, But we ha'e meat and we can eat, And so the Lord be thank-et. God is great and God is good, And we thank him for our food. By his hand we all are fed; Give us Lord, our daily bread. Toastmaster and brethren; This evening I find myself a welcome visitor in your lodge. We are all visitors on this sublunary abode and as the humble representative of those who are now visiting your small part of it, I thank you for your welcome and for the pleasure of your company. Having arrived as a stranger I was greeted as a friend Welcomed as a comrade Received as a dignitary Trusted as a confidante And embraced as a brother. On behalf of all the visitors present I thank you my friends and brothers for your hospitality, And I hope we can continue our masonic journey together; Bound by trust, supported by comradeship, And inspired by confidence.

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However, after having a walk around the anteroom I realised, much to my disappointment, that there were no visitors there. Maybe next time. The ritual went fine and when we got round to the salutations, we had the usual greeting from the Silent Six and other usual suspects, nothing out of the ordinary. But then one brother got up and greeted the WM in representation of a lodge I had not heard of before. And the brother sat down, and after him another got up, who also brought warm and fraternal greetings from some distant lodge. And after him a whole group of 5 or 6 stood up, in representation of yet another visiting lodge… By the time the salutations were over, it was clear that, in fact, about half of the brothers in that Temple were visitors. I had turned up at the hall seeking to welcome some doe-eyed, slightly nervous brethren who looked a bit lost.

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Toast to the visitors freemasonry

We are now approaching the holiday season where we typically enjoy several year-end parties. For many Grand jurisdictions, it marks the end of the Masonic Year, and the birth of a new one. Knowing the festive atmosphere of such occasions I posted a request on the Internet soliciting favorite Masonic toasts. As usual, the Brethren responded generously. Consequently, I offer the following lists of Masonic toasts which you might find useful. Thanks to all of the Brothers for their contributions. Be sure to read the comments for more toasts, or to add your own to this festive collection. Note: Not so much a toast, but a Grace, which may only appeal to the Scottish who support a particular football team. Origin unknown.

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Log In. We Masons prize that noble truth, the Scottish peasant told, That rank is but a guinea stamp: The man himself the gold. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Remember those who gave us these banners when you honour those of our own Grand Lodge who carry them forward. Search forums. Good night to all, once more good night, again that farewell strain,. Toastmaster and brethren. Media New media New comments Search media. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. All are good reasons but underlying all is a desire to join with fellow freemasons for an evening of friendship and brotherly love; something that can never be measured in terms of worldly values. Lodge of Honour No. In reality, what happens when you visit is that, for one night only, you become, quite simply and quite wonderfully, another member of the lodge that you are visiting. A toast, brethren, to Grand Lodge.

Brethren, please be upstanding. After most lodge meetings in this jurisdiction are ended, the officers and brethren will retire to the banquet room for what is often referred to as the Festive Board. The following are a small selection of appropriate remarks.

So, I turned up at the following meeting looking to do just that. We were advised, on being raised to the third degree that we should work to improve the morals and correct the manners of men in society. When I arrived, they had been there already amongst the brethren, but chatting away, enjoying the same jokes, and looking completely at ease. I was in my second year in Freemasonry, and by then I had more or less figured out the general dynamics of a masonic meeting, and was looking to help out more. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. Brethren of Stay foolish. Internet Arcade Console Living Room. Congrats brother! District Deputy Grand Master and Brethren. Userpage tools. We accept the authority of Grand Lodge as we determine what is that authority. Maybe next time. Nor is it simply a fancy dinner, where you enjoy a meal while wearing your Sunday best.