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Post by ionic on Feb 14, 2015 10:49:36 GMT
There is no such person.
Each and every one of the Grand Lodges around the world are separate and sovereign organisations which each have their own Grand Master or Head.
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Post by tyler on Feb 14, 2015 15:43:28 GMT
Each lodge should have a mentor of their own, a qualified brother who is able to answer questions and assist a brother or brethren with any lodge work that they may need extra help in, but having said that it should not just be left to one brother to take on that role but all the brethren to assist where ever possible. Attend LOI when possible and sit and listen and watch, also attend as many other lodges,recognised by your Constitution, as a visitor and again watch, observe, listen and if you attend a meeting of a higher degree than you are qualified to attend, don't worry about being kicked out until that part of the lodges' work is completed, you can still learn something even if its only that freemasonry and its members are a friendly lot. Each lodge, at least under UGLE, is a private lodge that abides by the Constitution of Grand Lodge that was drawn up many many years ago, and each lodge elects amongst its brethren a duly qualified brother to serve as the Master of the Lodge for 12 months or until another duly qualified brother has been duly elected to serve in his place. Therefore each lodge can by a majority decision of its members, basically do what it wants as long as it abides by the Constitution of Grand Lodge and its Provinces and Districts overseas and conforms to the masonic workings laid down over the centuries.
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Post by offramp on Feb 23, 2015 16:19:13 GMT
In England the Grand Patron of Freemasonry is the reigning monarch. But neither she nor her husband, and not her eldest son, have any interest in Freemasonry. Apparently Mountbatten didn't like it. So the queen has devolved her duties onto her first cousin: Prince Edward, Duke of York.
But that is only in England. In Scotland, at least in ROS, a chair is kept vacant for a descendant on King Charles to take his appointed seat as Grand Master of the order. And that would be my answer to the OP's original question.
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Post by tyler on Feb 23, 2015 21:02:09 GMT
Offramp,Good afternoon from a hot Rio....a few points about UGLE and the Royal Family. The Duke of Edinburgh was it is said a Freemason when he was much much younger but believed to have been conferred the 3 degrees rather than actually having to go through them and it is also believed he has not attended any meetings in years. Mountbatten did like freemasonry, but was not involved because its reported that it was his wife Edwina Ashley who did not like FM. Also reported is that the Queen Mother hated FM and hence why members of the current in-line to the Throne, the immediate Royal Family, have not shown any interest in FM. The Queen Mother was the power behind the throne, and what she decreed you did, with perhaps the exception of the Duke of York reportedly having been accepted and initiated into a royal navy lodge...(perhaps the same lodge as his father - just a thought) but that is rumor, these days he is much more interested in golf.(not such a bad thing) When the Duke of Kent and his Brother Prince Michael (Head of Mark etc) give up for whatever reason, their place will be taken by some ancestral brother. The Duke and Prince roles are mainly ceremonial within FM and the day to day work is done by the Pro-Grand Masters and their deputies and assistants.
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Post by billmcelligott on Feb 24, 2015 12:04:28 GMT
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Post by offramp on Feb 24, 2015 13:34:28 GMT
In my last post I accidentally wrote "Prince Edward, Duke of York" when I meant, as Bill pointed out, "Prince Edward, Duke of Kent". In my defence my interest in the current royal family hovers only asymptotically above zero so that is the kind of mistake I often make.
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Post by ionic on Feb 24, 2015 13:36:27 GMT
In England the Grand Patron of Freemasonry is the reigning monarch. But neither she nor her husband, and not her eldest son, have any interest in Freemasonry. Apparently Mountbatten didn't like it. So the queen has devolved her duties onto her first cousin: Prince Edward, Duke of York. Complete rubbish of course. There is no such thing within English, Scottish or Irish Freemasonry as a "Grand Patron of Freemasonry", although back in 1830 there was for short time a Grand Patron of (UGLE) Freemasonry, King William IV. The UGLE's Charities have a Grand Patron but that is our Grand Master the Duke of Kent. Sadly, HM the Queen has no stronger connection to UGLE Freemasons than she has to any other Loyal (non-Forces) citizens.
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Post by ionic on Feb 24, 2015 13:39:56 GMT
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Post by boreades on Mar 3, 2015 23:56:09 GMT
We only have to look at the history of Freemasonry in France (and the relationships of its several Grand Lodges to the Grand Lodges in England and Scotland) to realise that as much as brethren might have liked one "Grand-Grand Master" to oversee or direct all lodges, it just didn't happen. At least, not as far as I can tell, but then I'm only a mason in a small lodge in a small province.
Would anyone like to suggest a better explanation?
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Post by billmcelligott on Mar 5, 2015 10:31:42 GMT
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Post by peter2 on May 7, 2015 0:20:22 GMT
Hello Brethren I appreciate all the answers. As now Fellowcraft; it is just helping me focus on my own journey. I am having a hard time in my current Temple. The building is not set right. I hear a Siren song in there. Would you like to tell us the lodge to which you belong and to which Grand Lodge? That would help establish your credentials
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Post by Warrior1256 on Apr 30, 2016 19:50:35 GMT
In the U.S. Each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia have their own Grand Lodge. Each is independent and sovereign over their state / district. We have no national body.
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