During the ceremony of initiation, the candidate is expected to swear (usually on a volume of sacred text appropriate to his personal religious faith) to fulfil certain obligations as a Mason. In the course of three degrees, new masons will promise to keep the secrets of their degree from lower degrees and outsiders, and to support a fellow Mason in distress (as far as practicality and the law permit).
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MASONIC OBLIGATION – Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
MASONIC OATH – Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
MASONIC OATH OF THE FIRST DEGREE
DECLARATION OF THE MASTER – Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
OATH OF THE GUILD – Mackey’s Encyclopedia of Freemasonry
WHAT HAPPENS TO A FREEMASON WHO BREAKS HIS OATH?
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external links
- The Meaning of Masonic Obligations (Phoenixmasonry)
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