Pleyel’s Hymn The Only Prescribed Music in Our Ritual. By: Bert DaltonGrand Musician I’ve been curious about the only piece of music used in New Mexico lodges, which is the dirge in the third degree. Where did it come from? Why this particular piece? And, how did it come to be adopted by the Fraternity? […]
Memorization Mechanics “…time, patience, and perseverance accomplish all things” By: Scott Jaquith District Deputy Grand Lecturer District 2 It recently occurred to me that memorization, and the mental act of memorizing the written word, and then reciting Masonic ritual verbatim to our candidates is something that we speak about often as one of the more
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2024 Announcement Registration is LIVE for the Annual Communication! By: Annual Communication Committee Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Here Ye- All the details regarding the 2024 Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of New Mexico have been released! Please check your emails, NM Freemasons Facebook page, Grand Lodge of New Mexico webpage and each
Prudent and Prosperous in 2024 Let’s Lead ALL of Our Lodges to Participate. By: Committee on Jurisprudence Happy New Years from Juris Prudence! Along with the New Year comes those dreaded New Years Resolutions. Congratulations to all the newly installed officers of the constituent Lodges of New Mexico. Just a friendly reminder of the obligation
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It Was … A Memorable Event Over 60 NM Masons Present for a Guest Speaker, a Fellowcraft Degree, and Fraternal Visiting! By: Stephen A. BalkeEvent Coordinator On Thursday, January 11, 2024, over sixty New Mexico Masons gathered at Temple Lodge No. 6 for a presentation by Worshipful Brother Brian Ragain of Oklahoma on his book
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The Mystery of Memory Journeying through Palaces, Mnemonics and Beyond. By: Benjamin Cote, EASandoval Lodge No. 76 Throughout history, humans have relied on their memory to save and share information and relied on this communication to spread their culture, their knowledge, and their wisdom. A sacred role or office arose for the communication and preservation
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The Tea Party Party A Traveling Man’s Report Volume II By: John P. KeelSandoval Lodge No. 76 Fraternal greetings and Happy New Year to all of our brethren reading this. I am excited to write this article since the latest in this series covers a recent trip to Boston, Massachusetts for the 250th anniversary of
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The Chapel – December 2023/January 2024 Good and Faithful Servants Called Home “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to pluck that which is planted. A time to weep and
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Masonic How To’s: It’s Certainly Easier to Follow and Reference Rules When You Know What/Where They Are. By: Stephen BalkeEditor After talking with officers from various lodges across the jurisdiction I have found that some of the resources provided by the Grand Lodge were not known by some of the Brethren, they just hadn’t received
Join us for … A Memorable Experience REGISTER BY JANUARY 7th TO ENJOY THE MEAL Click here to download teh Printable Registration form REGISTER NOWTemple Lodge No. 63801 Osuna Road, NE, Albuquerque 5:30 PM – Lodge preparations will commence. 6:00 PM – Dinner will be served. 7:00 PM – Program will start. On January 11,
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