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Questions and Answers

Will you be off or from?

Off

From (correct)

From what to what?

From the degree of Fellowcraft to that of Master Mason.

Are you a Master Mason?

True

What induced you to become a Master Mason?

That I might travel in foreign countries, work and receive Master's wages, and be thereby and better enabled to support myself and family, and contribute to the relief of worthy distressed brother Master Masons, their widows and orphans. Signup and view all the answers

What makes you a Master Mason?

My obligation. Signup and view all the answers

Where were you made a Master Mason?

In a regularly constituted lodge of Master Masons. Signup and view all the answers

How were you prepared?

By being divested of all metals, neither naked nor clad, barefoot, hoodwinked, and with a cable tow three times around my body. Signup and view all the answers

Why had you a cable tow three times around your body?

To signify that as I advanced in Masonry my duties and obligations became more and more extensive. Signup and view all the answers

How gained you admission?

By three distinct knocks. Signup and view all the answers

What was said from within?

Who comes here? Signup and view all the answers

Your answer?

Brother Mark Crisostomo, who has been regularly initiated as an Entered Apprentice and passed to the degree of Fellowcraft, and now seeks further light in Masonry. Signup and view all the answers

What were you then asked?

If it was of my own free will and accord, if I was worthy and well qualified, duly and truly prepared, and had made suitable proficiency in the preceding degree. Signup and view all the answers

Your answer?

By the benefit of the pass. Signup and view all the answers

Did you give the pass?

False Signup and view all the answers

How were you then disposed of?

I was directed to wait with patience until the Worshipful Master was informed of my request and his answer returned. Signup and view all the answers

What answer did he return?

Let him enter in the name of the Lord and be received in due form. Signup and view all the answers

How were you received?

On the points of the compasses extending from my naked right to left breast. Signup and view all the answers

How were you disposed of?

I was conducted three times around the lodge to the Junior Warden in the South. Signup and view all the answers

How did the Junior Warden dispose of you?

He directed me to the Senior Warden in the West. Signup and view all the answers

How did the Worshipful Master dispose of you?

He ordered me to be reconducted to the Senior Warden in the West. Signup and view all the answers

What did the Worshipful then do with you?

He made me a Master Mason in due form. Signup and view all the answers

What is that due form?

Kneeling on my naked knees, my hands resting on the Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses. Signup and view all the answers

I, Mark Crisostomo, of my own free will and accord, in the presence of almighty God and this Worshipful Lodge, erected to Him and dedicated to Saints John, do hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear what?

That I will always hele, ever conceal, and never reveal any of the secret arts, parts, or points of the Master Mason's degree to any person or persons whomsoever. Signup and view all the answers

Except it be to who?

A true and lawful brother of this degree or within a regularly constituted lodge of Master Masons. Signup and view all the answers

I furthermore promise and swear that I will conform to and abide by what?

All the laws, rules, and regulations of the Master Mason's Degree. Signup and view all the answers

Furthermore, that I will answer and obey what?

All due signs and summonses sent to me from a Master Mason's lodge. Signup and view all the answers

Furthermore, that I will aid and assist all worthy distressed brother Master Masons, their widows and orphans, I knowing them to be such, so far as their necessities may require and my ability will permit without material injury to myself or family.

Furthermore, that I will not assist in nor be present at the initiating, passing, or raising of a woman, an old man in his dotage, a young man under age, an atheist, a madman, nor a fool, I knowing them to be as such. Signup and view all the answers

Furthermore, that I will not sit in a lodge of clandestine masons nor converse upon the secrets of Freemasonry with a clandestine mason, nor with one who is under the sentence of expulsion or suspension, to my knowledge while under such sentence.

Furthermore, that I will not knowingly strike a brother Master Mason nor otherwise do him personal violence in anger, except it be in the necessary defense of my person, family, or property. Signup and view all the answers

Furthermore, that I will not cheat, wrong nor defraud a Master Mason's Lodge nor a brother of this degree, nor supplant him in any of his laudable undertakings?

Furthermore, that I will not have illicit carnal intercourse with a brother Master Mason's wife, sister nor daughter, I knowing them to be such. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

3rd Degree Flashcards Overview

Flashcards serve as a learning tool for the Master Mason degree in Freemasonry.
Each card presents a question related to the Masonic experience and its obligations.

Definitions and Procedures

"From" indicates the transition from the Fellowcraft degree to Master Mason.
The journey to Master Mason includes fulfilling certain obligations and responsibilities tied to the degree.
A Master Mason's qualification is established through an oath that defines their moral and ethical duties.

Initiation Process

Preparation for becoming a Master Mason involves specific rituals including being divested of metals and hoodwinked.
The cable tow symbolizes increasing duties and obligations in Masonry.
Admission is gained through three distinct knocks at the lodge door and requires a specific response.

Questions Asked During Initiation

Candidates affirm their desire and qualifications to advance in Masonry.
Any additional rights for admission are indicated by the "pass" given by a conductor.

Ceremony Steps

Upon entering, candidates are taught about Masonic values symbolized by the points of the compasses: friendship, morality, and brotherly love.
The process involves being led through the lodge for affirmation and further questioning by lodge officers.

Oath of a Master Mason

The solemn oath made includes promises to maintain secrecy, abide by Masonic laws, and support fellow Masons.
Improper associations with clandestine masons or malicious behaviors against brothers are strictly prohibited.

Ethical Commitments

Promises extend to aiding distressed brethren and their families within personal capabilities.
The oath also includes stipulations against wrongful acts, deceit, or involvement in illicit relationships.

Conclusion

The content emphasizes the importance of ethical conduct, the seriousness of the Masonic commitment, and the structured nature of Masonic rituals.
Each aspect of the flashcards reflects the values and responsibilities embedded within Freemasonry through the Master Mason degree.