Masonry proper, is all work…
solemn, serious and sublime work… there is not and never
should be a line of light and frivolous from the first step
as we enter the outer courts, to the last in the Holy of
Holies of its mystic temple. Truth, everlasting and
unchanging, is the foundation on which it is erected and on
this basis its votaries by bonds of brotherhood which are
mutually helpful and beneficent.
While it is as Prophets we open the portals
of the Enchanted Realm to Master Masons, we are none the
less loyal to Masonry. We carry with us the solemn lessons
we have learned within the Lodge and we are guided by the
precepts of Masonry while we revel in the good cheer of the
Prophets.
The Order of Veiled Prophets, while
proclaiming the loyalty of its members to Masonry, makes no
pretense of being a Masonic Order, nor does it claim to
confer a Masonic degree. Its membership is exclusively
Masonic and its purpose is to supply the element of play
such a way that work and play will be blended without
marring the solid beauty of Masonry. The Grotto is said to
be essentially Masonic in character.
The requirements for membership in the Order
of Veiled Prophets is that a man must first be a Master
Mason in good standing, and that he must continue to
maintain his good standing in the Blue Lodge in order to
retain his standing in the Order. In no way does the Grotto
infringe upon the rights and ceremonies of Masonry or of any
other Order.
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