Bloke
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Sorry, I was sure this thread was about aprons, my bad
Thread drift and lead to good conversation
(edited to fix an incorrect quote - apologies Hanzosdm)
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Sorry, I was sure this thread was about aprons, my bad
Just to be clear on your quotation, I wasn't the one who said that.Thread drift and lead to good conversation
Same here in Kentucky.In my state, you get your presentation apron when you are raised, not when you are initiated, and you are given a storage tube in which to keep it. The only two times you actually wear it, you are in the grave.
Does your ritual say you can't wear it till you die, or is that just "local practice?" I ask because I have yet to find a ritual that says to never wear them....you are given a storage tube in which to keep it. The only two times you actually wear it, you are in the grave.
Mainly, I'd say it stems from the fact that most Masons here wear their presentation apron in the coffin, and you don't want it to get messed up.
This makes sense to me.The ritual doesn't say not to wear it, but it does say it will be buried with you. I don't recall ever reading anything about it in the code, either. Mainly, I'd say it stems from the fact that most Masons here wear their presentation apron in the coffin, and you don't want it to get messed up.
One level I'm thinking if the apron represents honour, it should be pure as freshly fallen white snow, on another hand, if we put it on to labour, the grubbier the better as it show I've laboured in the quarry...
My apron is pretty grubby but my honour is intact.... so perhsps the dirtier the better !
As an aside, we have different aprons for EA, FC, MM and PM. On a casket, we place an EA's apron, and if desired, place or wear the apron of our rank inside the casket.
Not under GLoTX- only MMs pay dues but all Masons are entitled to Masonic funerals/services.The US rule that EA and FC do not pay dues and therefore can not have their dues current appears to be the reason they don't get funerals in the US.