Most Freemasons would actually say "I am the Master of a Lodge", "worshipful" is just an honorific.[EMAIL said:kmjn@tz, post: 129939, member: 15050[/EMAIL]]Also what does it mean when somebody says like i am a worshipful mastet brother?
"worshipful" is just an honorific.
I've read that the Mayor of London is still addressed using this archaic usage. Masonry uses archaic terms and this is one of them.
That said any brother who has sat in charge of a lodge meeting will report that he prayed fervently while he was in the chair. Full of worship was definitely my state of mind when I sat in that chair.
I will be joining two months from now, very much looking forward to it.Hmm, well the short answer is that the Scottish Rite is what we call an "appendant body", that is, a side body which is part of the larger whole of Freemasonry. It is a rite, or collection of progressive degrees, that teach further morals, lessons, etc. Once a man receives the degree of Master Mason (and sometimes a short waiting period), he is eligible to petition and join the Scottish Rite.