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Exaltation Ceremony
Exaltation Ceremony
Exaltation Ceremony
( The P.S. rises, goes to the P.A., gives Rev. or H.Sn., Scr.N.
opens the door, P.S. retires Scr. N. closes the door and
remains standing by it.)
Can.: I do.
(M.E.Z. alone gives one K., Scr.N. goes to the door, opens
it, sees P.S. outside, closes the door, and returns to the P.A.,
gives ct. bow)
Scr.N.: M.E. the P.S. on his return.
PRAYER
M.E.Z.: Let the Can. Be again duly lowered into the vault.
(P.S. again instructs the Can. To k…l.)
(P.S. places the open small V.S.L. of the faith of the Can.
On his l.h. and asks him to cover it with his r.h. Prins. Give
4 Ks. All stand with the Sn. of R.Prins. advance in line to
the E. of the A. Comps. Stand around, near to the Ensigns.)
OBLIGATION
M.E.Z. (to the Can.) : State your name at length and say
after me. I, … in the presence of T.T.A.L.G.M.H., and of
this H.R.A Chapter, duly constituted, consecrated, and
congregated, of my own free will and accord, do hereby
(P.S. with his l.h., touches hand of the Can.) and hereon
9P.S. with his l.hd., touches V.S.L.) most solemnly promise
and swear, that I will always hele, conceal and never
divulge, any of the s..s or my..s restricted to this Supreme
Degree, denominated the H.R.A. of J., to anyone in the
world, unless it be to a true and lawful Comp. of the Order,
whom I shall find to be such after strict examination. I
further solemnly promise that I will not dare to pronounce
that S.. d and My..s N..e which may now for the first time
be communicated to me, unless in the presence and with
the assistance of two or more R.A. Comps., or in the body
of a lawfully constituted R.A. Chapter, whilst acting as
First Prin.
All these points, I solemnly swear to observe, without ev..,
eq.. or men. Res. Of any kind. So help me T.T.A.L.G.M.H.
and keep me steadfast in this the Sacred and Solemn Ob.
Of a R.A. Mason,
M.E.Z.: Comp. P.S. you will raise the Can. In due from by
the G.p. of a R.A. Mason.
1. The P.S. with his r.h. takes the Can. By the r.h. and
says; Bro….. (Name)
2. The P.S. places his l.h. under the r. forearm just above
the wrist of the Can. And says: now.
3. The P.S. then places his r.h. on the upper forearm of
the Can. Just below the elbow and says: a
Companion.
4. The P.S. then places his l.h. under the Can.’s elbow
and says: of our Order.
5. The P.S. then places his r.h. under the Can.’s armpit
and says: Rise, at the same time raising the Can.
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness
was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God
moved upon the face of the waters.
“And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.”
Scr.N. (drops Sn., goes to the door and opens it.): Whom
have you there?
(Scr.N. goes to and opens the door. 1st Asst. Soj. Entres
first, P.S. next and the Can. Last.
They line up in front of Soj.’s chairs facing E. Scr.N.
locks the door and resumes his seat.)
M.E.Z.: But are you not descended from those who fled
when the City and Holy Temple were sorely oppressed,
or are you of those left behind by the Babylonish
General for the purpose of tilling the land?
(P.S. hands crowbar and Scrl. To 1st Asst. Soj., who steps
immediately to the r. side of the Can. Scrs. E. and N.
accompany P.S. to the N.W. corner of the Chapter, where
the Names are communicated in a whisper on the four
t.i.n.l.s. as at the Opening Ceremony by the Prins. P.S. is
on the l. of Scr. E. facing E. Scr. E. demands and P.S.
starts the communication of the Names anti-clockwise.
P.S. returns to his place on the r. of the Can. And
receives the crowbar and Scrl. From 1st Asst.Soj., who
returns to P.S>’s right from behind. Scr. E. goes to the
N.W. of the Chapter and Scr.N. to the S.W. They advance
towards the A. with seven steps, no Sn., remove the veil
and plave it on the floor at the W. side of the A. They
examine the symbols etc, on the plate of gold to see that
all is correct.)
M.E.Z. (to the Can): The robes with which you have
been invested are emblems of that purity of heart and
rectitude of conduct, which should at all times actuate
those exalted into this Supreme Degree. ( The M.E.Z.
rises, leaves his Sceptre, comes down and faces the
Can.)
M.E.Z. Stand to order thus. (The two Prins. and the Can.
Give Rev or H.Sn.) The Sacred Names are given on a
series pf t.i.n.l.s. formed first, with the r.ft. (here all
three form first t.i.n.l. with the r.ft.), Second, with the r.k.
(here r.ks. of all three are slightly bend and made to
touch), third, r.hd. grasping r.e..w. (here all three drop
r.hd. from l.b.and rest it on the r.e…w of the Comp. on
his left), and fourth, l.hd. grasping 1. w..t. (here the l.
arms are extended fully over the haeds and the w..ts.
grasped as at the Opening). The names are J….H.,
J.B.O. They are shared in a series of syallables. I will
commence and you will follow.
(The P.S. conducts the Can. To the 2nd Asst. Soj’s seat. If
there are two Cans, then the other is seated in the 1st
Asst. Soj.’s seat.)