Emulation Ritual

BROTHER HERCULE SPOLADORE

MASONIC RESEARCH STORE 'BRAZIL' / LONDRINA -PR

Entry: Emulation. From Latin (aemulatione) N.f.

Feeling that drives us to equal others

competition, rivalry, competition

Stimulus, incentive.

4) Jur. Rivalry that leads someone to, abusing their rights, resort to justice
only to satisfy inferior feelings and inflict humiliation on others.

In the Emulation Ritual for us Brazilians, the translation means encouragement or

stimulus.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE GRAND UNITED LODGE

ENGLAND

Once the Grand Lodge of London was founded on June 24, 1717, as is already known from
history of the Order, which took place at The Goose and Grill Brewery
and Gridiron), where besides a Lodge with the same name, more
três a saber: A Coroa (The Crown); A Macieira (The Apple) e a O Copázio (copo
big, cup) and the Grapes (The Rummer and Grapes) elected as first
Grand Master Brother Sir. Antony Sayer. The first three Lodges were
consisting of operative masons and the fourth one was about Copázio and Grapes
constituted by eminent men, nobles and among them the Reverend James
Anderson, who would write in 1723 the famous Book of Constitutions (Book of)
Constitutions), better known as Anderson's Constitutions. It was at this
at the time a Masonry of only two degrees. There was no master degree, there was the
position of Master of the Lodge. The degree of Master was introduced into Freemasonry in 1725.
is definitely incorporated in l738. On 11.05.l725 they would have been elevated to
degree of Master the first two masons in the history of the Order: Papillon Bul and
Charles Cotton. Interesting that the first Grand Masters of Freemasonry in
the world was Companions and not Masters.

Meanwhile, despite this initiative from English Masonry, founding what would be the
first Masonic power, the Grand Lodge of London, its influence on
England for a long time was relative because a large part of the stores
English in respect to the ancient customs where the "Free Masons in Lodges"
books" predominated, they did not want to know about novelties, especially in
function of the already known English conservatism. The main focus of resistance was
the old York county Lodge. Masons from many lodges insisted on not
not only follow an obedient organization, as they were resistant to
numerous changes that were introduced for this reason are called
Formerly, the Masons of the Grand Lodge of London were called
of Moderns.

In 1725, in the city of York, the Grand Lodge was founded, proclaiming itself
Grand Lodge of England. Ceased its activities around 1740.

In 1751, a Grand Lodge of the Ancients was founded, formed by Irish Freemasons.
who had been prevented from belonging to the English lodges. The Freemason who most
the Irishman Lawrence Dermott clashed with the Moderns, publishing in 1756
the Constitutions of the Grand Lodge of the Ancients under the title Ahiman Rezzon
that is to say Brothers: manah, to choose and ratzon, law) He affirmed that the Ancients
they should be called York Masons because the first Grand Lodge of
England had been united in York in 926 by Prince Edwin. However,
we know that it is a legend and not the English Masonic reality of
17th century and early 18th century.

Only in 1761 was the Grand Lodge of York, linked to the city of the same name, reactivated.
name, with the following acronym: Grand Lodge of all England (The Grand Lodge
of all England). The Masons of this Grand Lodge criticized the Grand Lodge of
London for having made many changes, namely: they changed the ways of
recognition in the degrees of Freemasonry, they removed the prayers from
procedures; they de-Christianized the ritual, omitted the Holy Days, changed the
candidate's preparation method; they streamlined the ritual, ceasing to give the
instructions as they had been given until then; they cut the reading of the Ancients
Duties in the Initiations; they withdrew the Sword during the Initiations, they changed the
old method of organizing the store and also changes and alterations in the function of
deacons placed the Altar of the Oaths in the center of the lodge, in addition to others
changes.

Another Grand Lodge, the fourth, appeared in England in 1777 on the occasion of the
split that occurred at Antiquity Store, when part of the Store followed the great
Mason Willian Preston, separating from the Grand Lodge of London, however
returning from there eleven years later in 1788 to the power of origin. Willian Preston, great
speaker and compiler of the then Masonic catechisms, he would have been the
first mason to give the symbolic meaning to the working tools of the
construction workers.

In fact, the Grand Lodge of London printed a type of catechism (not)

called ritual at that time), introducing some procedures and removing
others, more in the sense of updating and renewal. They created a very Ritual
similar to the current American York Rite.

Regarding the York County Freemasons and others who opposed the
modifications implemented by the Grand Lodge of London practiced a ritual
similar to what Samuel Prichard perjuredly published in a newspaper of
London on January 10, 1730, at two degrees. They were conservative and did not
they would not admit any modifications under any circumstances.

Meanwhile, English Freemasonry came to the conclusion that such divergence does not
it would take the Order nowhere, already in 1794 the two rival Grand Masters requested
to the Duke of Kent to mediate an agreement between the two Powers, in
sense of unification. In 1809, the Grand Lodge of London established a
Store of Promulgation or Reconciliation, with the purpose of studying in depth the
problem. This Store concluded after studies that it could serve to
all interested parties, especially regarding the Ritual, that is, would yield in
favor of the Ancients in part, their greatest claims.

Coincidentally, two noblemen, blood brothers, were the Grand Masters.

the two opposing Powers, the Duke of Sussex of the Grand Lodge of London
and the Duke of Kent, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of all England. Thus, in
November 27 of that year, a treaty with 31 articles was signed.
sacramenting the union of both Obediences. No minutes were recorded, in order to
safeguard the Masonic secret and the Duke of Kent proposed that his brother the
Duke of Sussex was the first Grand Master of the new Power that began to
called the United Grand Lodge of England, a name that remains until the
present data. From there, English Freemasonry entered a phase of peace and
calmness. It should be added that although they reached an agreement it ended up
prevailing in almost 80% of the practices adopted by the Ancients. There is in the
England has a certain tolerance, as there are some small differences in
perfectly accepted ritual practices without this being grafts,
inventions, addenda consisting only of traditions without constituting problems
among the English Freemasons, whose mentality is quite different from ours, since
we have a very large capacity to invent.

SOME CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING THE NAME OF THE RITE (WORK) IN

BRAZIL AND SYNTHESIS OF THE HISTORY OF THE RITE IN THE COUNTRY

If we meticulously examine English rituals, we will notice that there are none.
some terms that were translated into Portuguese here in Brazil in a way
inadequate, and that ended up being used incorrectly and even becoming
traditionally wrong. In reality, there is no English York Rite. There exists
Yes, the American York Rite has nothing to do with the English ritual system.
The English system of Ritualism is called Masonic Art (Craft Masonry)
We did not find the York Rite terms, nor the Emulation Rite.
(Emulation Rite)

There are the names of Emulation Ritual and Work of

Emulation (Emulation Working).

Beginning in 1871, a ritual called 'The Perfect Ceremonies of Craft' was created.
Masonry (Exact Ceremonies of the Masonic Art), printed by A Lewis
Publishers of London.

There is the term Emulation (Emulação), linked to a Lodge called 'Emulation Lodge of'
Improvement (Loja Emulação de Melhoramento) founded in 1823, true
masonic school where instructions are given by instructors who teach the
ritual to the Brothers, which exists and works to this date.

If we are to use the name of the English Masonic system correctly, we should
we refer to this Rite as Emulation Work, and Emulation Ritual to
ritualistic procedures, because in reality in England, what we
we call it the York Rite, as we have already emphasized, there is no such expression there.
Masons claim to belong to Craft Masonry and not to a Rite, as here in
Brazil. Craft means trade or art. They usually say that they belong to the Trade.
Masonic and not to a Rite.

The English system of Freemasonry entered Brazil through the "Orphan Lodge" in
Rio de Janeiro on 28.06.1837. On 21.09.1839 also in Rio de Janeiro, was
founded the "St. John's Lodge" and the third Lodge was the "Southern Cross Lodge" in
Recife received the Constitutive Charter or Patent Charter on 04/25/1856. All
These stores received authorization directly, that is, the Patent Letter from
United Grand Lodge of England. They had no ties with the
Brazilian Freemasonry. These lodges had a fleeting existence, but they left their mark.
officially the contact of Brazil with the English ritualistic system. The last of them the
The columns were wilted at the 'Southern Cross Lodge' in 1872 or 1873.

The Grand Orient of Brazil to the Valley of the Benedictines, then Grand Orient
Unido (dissident of GOB) founded on 09.11.1863 by Saldanha Marinho.
three stores, by the American system, where the Rito used is really named
York Rite, unrelated to the English system. They were: the Lodge 'Vesper' at
Rio de Janeiro on 30.11.1872 at "Washington Lodge" in Santa Barbara do Oeste -
Where Americans immigrated after the American Civil War and the 'Lessing' in
Santa Cruz do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul on March 22, 1880.

Meanwhile, the first store of English origin founded under the auspices of a
The power in Brazil was the Lodge 'Eureka' on 21.10.1891 by the GOB.
On December 21, 1912, the Great East of Brazil signed a treaty with the Grand Lodge.
United from England, where there were two texts, one in Portuguese, where it was
translated as 'Great Chapter of the York Rite' and in English as 'Grand
Council of Craft Masonry in Brazil, whose correct translation would be Great Council
of Masonic Office in Brazil," evidently referring to Symbolic Masonry.
In the emblematic crest, the letters G.C.C.M. are inserted at the top and
Brazil with 'z' at the bottom.

The stores that are part of this Grand Council, or Grand Chapter as they want
the Brazilians were:
"Eureka Lodge" No. 440 - Rio de Janeiro Founded on 22.10.1891
Duke of Clearence No. 443 - Salvador Bahia Founded on 10.10.1892
Morro Velho Lodge No. 648 - Nova Lima - MG. Founded on March 20, 1899
Lodge of Unity No. 792 - São Paulo - SP Founded on 09/22/1902
St. George’s Lodge n.8l7– Recife – Pe Founded on 30.06.1904
"Lodge of Wanders" No. 856 - Santos - SP. Founded on 09/05/1907
"Eduardo VII Lodge" No. 903 - Belém - PA. Founded on 11.10.1911

The last Store, the seventh, was founded so that the Great Chapter could be created,
the Grand Council. Other Lodges became part of this Body, such as the
"Campos Salles Lodge" No. 966 in São Paulo - SP; "Lodge of
Friendship No. 975 in Niterói - RJ; Centenary Lodge No. 986 in São Paulo -
Royal Edward Lodge No. 1,096 in Rio de Janeiro.

On 05.06.1935 these Stores became part of a Grand District Lodge,

since the stores jurisdictional to the United Grand Lodge of England outside the Kingdom
United are gathered in Districts. The Grand District Lodge in Brazil (today,
Grand District Lodge for South America - Northern Division) had the approval of
Great East of Brazil for this situation, since the majority of the members
these Stores were of English origin. Moreover, in exchange, it was very interesting
to the GOB the formal recognition of the United Grand Lodge of England. It ceased
thus the activities of the Grand Chapter or Grand Council, as it would be called
correct. This Entity did not confer degrees, it was not a Body of degrees
superiors, since they do not exist in this ritualistic system. More was created
to deal with administrative matters.

In 1920, Brother Joseph Thomas Wilson Sadler of the Lodge of

"Unity" of São Paulo, based on the 1918 Edition of the Ritual "The Perfect
Ceremonies of Craft Masonry made a translation of the English Ritual into Portuguese.
with the approval of the United Grand Lodge of England. He used correctly the
expression 'Exact Ceremonies of Masonic Art' and did not mention the expression
York Rite.
In 1976, the 1920 Ritual was reprinted, and the expression "Rite of" appeared.
"York", which has actually been used for a long time, thus consecrating
definitely in Brazil, a name that does not exist in the English system,
when it is known that there in England this Work (Rite) does not have this
denomination. Like all the rituals used today by Brazilians
are based on this translation, and how the term Rite of was inserted in 1976
York, even if incorrectly, will become very difficult after many
years to undo this error that has become common and widely used.

The version made by Brother Sadler has inaccuracies concerning the translation, although
that few, however, one of the biggest mistakes of this Ritual was to place the V:.M:.e
other Officials with the three dots, when we know that they do not exist in the
English ritual system. The correct would be V.M., as we abbreviate the words.
in Portuguese.

Currently this translation has been copied by the other Powers in their dialogue.
Used throughout Brazil, it is practically the same but there are difficulties with
regarding the liturgy, which the English insist on, perhaps with good reason
to hide it. They don't care much if other peoples practice their system or not,
not being from the Commonwealth. And the Brazilians are accustomed and frequent in
to 'Scottish' any system either by inventing or by grafting procedures.
There is difficulty here in Brazil in attending the English District Stores, since
few Brothers understand the English language. We learned something with
Brazilian brothers who frequent such stores, as well as with brothers who
belong to Powers recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England and that
I frequently visit stores in England when passing through that country.

HOW FREEMASONRY IS PRACTICED IN ENGLAND

The English Symbolic Freemasonry is entirely controlled by the United Grand Lodge.
from England, where, as we have mentioned, they do not speak of Rites but rather of
a set of Masonic ritual procedures; called Works. In
if the Emulation Work is the predominant Work (about 85%)
there is a ritual called Emulation Ritual

The United Grand Lodge of England, however, recognizes other types of

Jobs to know:

Taylor Working
Working, Universal Working, in addition to other types of jobs less
disclosed. All these types of Work are very similar to Emulation
Working. Perhaps the most distinguished is the Bristol Working, in which the Venerable
he uses a type of hat called "cocked hats" widely used in the English navy.
In this work, the ceremonies are also a little different.
The Emulation Work has a third degree extension, which does not reach
to be a new degree called Holy Real Arch. It is not at all about a
higher education, but it has its own rituals. It is frequented by the Past-
Masters. Do not confuse the Holy Royal Arch of the English system with the Body of
Higher Degrees of the American system (American York Rite). Known
like a Royal Arch that has many degrees. This story about the Holy Royal Arch
English is not a degree, if well thought out, it's not quite like that. It is not a degree because
they don't want it to be, because it behaves as if it were a degree, because it even has
a special ritual. This is the truth.
The United Grand Lodge of England, which considers itself the Mother Lodge of the world and gives itself the
right to recognize or not other Symbolic Obediences, that is, Great-
Orients and Grand Lodges, where it is inflexible in its criteria of
recognitions, however, does not consider, does not prohibit, does not have treaties, does not
interfere regarding the so-called Higher Degrees. Simply ignore them.
Your total power refers solely to symbolic degrees.

Any member of one of the Works whether it is Emulation, Bristol West

And etc., you will be able to seek, if you wish, higher degrees, in other Rites.
Degrees, or PARALLEL DEGREES as they are called there, for example in the Rite
Old Scottish and Accepted or even in the Royal Arch of the American York Rite or
in any other system of Higher Degrees, as long as it does not interfere with the part
Symbolic.

In England and Wales, there is a Supreme Council 33 of the Ancient Rite and
Accepted (Ancient and Accepted Rite - Supreme Council 33) founded in 1845. No
it bears the name Scots but is none other than our already well-known one
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

The Brothers may also join the Order of the Secret Monitor - Great
Council (Order of the Monitor.

There are still other types of Higher Degree Freemasonry, such as, for example,
the Order of the Knights Templar of the Sacred Royal Arch - Grand
College- (Order of Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests) and still in the Order of
Red Cross of Constantine and Related Orders
Constantine and appendant Orders.

There are other PARALLEL DEGREES that deserve to be mentioned:

Grand Lodge of Master of the Brand - Masters of the Brand -
Mark Masters - Mark Degree.
Degrees of the Royal Arch Mariner.
Order of the Royal and Select Masters - Grand Council
Select Masters).
Order of Allied Masonic Degrees - Grand Council -
Masonic Degrees
Worshipful Society of Free Masons, etc.
Masons etc.)

PECULIARITIES OF EMULSIFICATION WORK IN THE RITUAL OF

EMULATION

We will name the main peculiarities randomly.

A Store of this Work (Rite) has legal personality. For this reason, it
it must have a statute registered in a notary office as if it were a civil society
is an Internal Regulation for predominantly Masonic purposes. The matters
administrative matters can never be discussed in an open store, because they are made
part of a civil society. In an administrative meeting, even Apprentices vote.
However, in an open store only the Masters will be able to vote.

There is a certain tolerance in ritualistic procedures, without this causing

inventions, grafts, or addenda, as there is a tradition in the Stores that it is not
altered.

The Emulation Work jewels are silver and not gold.

The Order sign is a bit different from the other Rites, and in the step the heel
the right foot fits into the shell of the left foot.

The decoration of a store in this Ritual is very simple. The store is located in a
flat only. There is no balustrade. The columns "J" and "B" are located outside the
Temple. The name of the table of the Venerable Master (Master of the Lodge) and of the Wardens.
It is a pedestal and it is square-shaped, very simple and small, without that series.
of symbols and papers that exist in other Rites. There are three candlesticks, also
also called torches of about 1.20 m in height, placed at
to the right of the pedestal of the Venerable and the Watchmen where at its top a is lit a
own sail.

The temple door is located laterally in the northwest corner of the Lodge.

Every regular session is preceded by a procession specific to the Rite to give

entrance to the Venerable and the Watchmen. Same for Authorities.

The Three Great Lights are: The Book of Sacred Scriptures, the Square and the
Compass. The Secondary Lights are: The Sun (2nd Watchman) governs the Day, the Moon(
1st Vigilante) governs the Night and the Venerable Master (Master of the Lodge) who directs the
Shop.

There are symbols such as the String, the 24-Inch Ruler, the Square
Mallet and the Chisel.

The symbols contained in the Tracing Board of First Degree

gray) which in other Rites is called panel In this representation in the form of a
painted panel, we find the Doric Ionic and Corinthian Columns, the Sun, the Moon
the key (not in ascending order), the Circle with a central point; the Ladder of
Jacob with the three virtues, Faith, Hope, and Charity. And still this Table of
Delinear explains to us the interior of a Store that is composed of ornaments that
are the Mosaic Pavement that is in checkered (and not diagonal), the Star
Brilliant seven-pointed star (Blazing Star) and the Jagged or Marquetry Frame,
Store furniture composed of the Volume of the Holy Book, the Square and the
Compass and the Jewels. The Mobile Jewels are the Square, the Level, and the Plumb.
The Real Estate Jewels are the Drawing Board, Rough Stone, and Squared Stone.
We still have the Lewis (pronounced lu-is or li-uis) which would be a type of glove of
iron in sections with adjustable and expandable wedges used by masons
to assist in the large surveys. It would be a tool that
lifts heavy weights with little strength.

The Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian columns, miniature representations of the columns of
Tracing Boards are on the Pedestals in the Open Store
Doric column on top of the pedestal of the 1st Vigilante remains standing and the
Corinthia lying on the pedestal of the 2nd Vigilante. Closed store is contrary.

The ritual must be decorated or memorized. It cannot be read in the Lodge. The
The Immediate Master Pastor may keep the Ritual open to 'give the
point" and give a help for some forgetfulness.

The dynamics of a session are as follows:

Opening of the Store and presentation of the Letter - Patent to the Secretary.

-Reading by the Secretary and confirmation of the minutes from the previous session.

Order of the Day.

Any matters of interest to the Store.

Surveys. There are three, but the Master of the Lodge may encompass them
in just one.
Ritualistic closing of the Lodge

Regarding the three surveys, these are the three moments when the
The Venerable puts at the disposal of the Brothers the use of the word, namely:

1st Survey for matters of the Universal Masonic Order and Instruction of
Gray.

In the first survey, if there is any proposal, message, or decree from the
Grand Master to be read, the Ceremony Director will ask everyone to stand.
and to the Order.

2nd Survey for matters of Obedience, the Lodge, and Expedient of

Secretary.

3rd Survey for personal matters and goodwill among the Brothers.

When the Venerable Master (Lodge Master) is absent, he will be replaced.

by the PMI and not by the First Vigilante.

The march always begins by breaking with the left foot. In the ceremonies
In Lodge open for any Brother to transit in Lodge, it will be mandatory the
Framing. No Brother can walk alone, he must be
accompanied by the Ceremonial Director or 2nd Deacon. This walk calls for
the perambulation.

Framing: It is understood that when a corner of the Store is reached by the

perambulation, a quarter turn to the right will be given with a pause
momentary, then proceeding, the walk in a new direction always
breaking with the left foot of the Ceremonial Director and the Brother who is there
walking around, both linked arm in arm through the right upper limb of the
Brother with the left upper limb of the Director of Ceremonies. When a
The store is squared, the corners are not cut or rounded.

The Apprentice apron is completely white and must keep the flap down.
The companion is white with two blue rosettes in the lower corners. The one of
The master is white, bordered, and at the bottom with a light blue ribbon of maximum
five centimeters

The elected positions are: the Venerable Master, the Treasurer, and the External Guard.
Other positions will be appointed by the Venerable Master (Master of the Lodge).

In English rituals, there is the term W.M. which stands for Worshipful Master.
another special treatment or rather, Honorable or Venerable Master, however the
your role in the Lodge is Master of the Lodge, but with the ritualistic treatment of
Venerable Master is at least the tradition in England.

There is no competition for elected positions. There is a natural order for the
positions held for a Brother to become Venerable Master (Master of the Lodge)
a saber:Guarda Interno, Segundo Diácono, Primeiro Diácono, Segundo
Vigilante and First Vigilante. A Brother may know for five years, that it will be the
Master of the Lodge.

There will always be an empty chair on the right side of the Venerable Master (Master of
Lodge) which belongs to the Grand Master. No one else may sit in this chair.

Only the Grand Master and the Venerable Master (Master of the Lodge) may speak.
seated. The other Brothers should speak standing up, taking the step and to the Order.

There is only one attendance book for the Members of the Lodge and for the
Visitors, with the Members of the Lodge signing first and the Visitors next.
to follow.

There is only one Minutes Book. If a Store holds a Master Session, it

it will have to automatically be opened at the Apprentice level, moving to the level of
Companion and then to the Master's degree. Once the procedure is in place.
at the Master degree, the session will return to a Companion session and
finally for Apprentice. As the Minutes are for ritual session, there is no record
of secret matters.

The Volume of the Holy Scriptures in England is the Bible. There are no others.
sacred books in the Rite which is theistic made solely for Freemasonry of
Christian brothers. However, as Great Britain is composed of
Commonwealth (British Commonwealth) that currently brings together fifty and
eight countries, it is logical that by the Volume of the Sacred Law the English, a very
politicized, they tolerate the holy book of each country's religion.

The Store should hold three monthly sessions, namely: a) Open Store – Ritualistic

b) Administrative only for matters of Civil Society c) of Instruction.

The ritualistic sessions in Open Lodge are: Initiation, Passage, Elevation,

Installation of the Master of the Lodge and Consecration or Dedication of the Temple. No
There are plenary or special sessions. All are regular.
WHAT DOES NOT EXIST IN EMULATION WORK

There is nothing related to Alchemy, Esotericism, Rosicrucianism, Martinism

Kabbalah or any branch of the occult.

There is no Altar of Oaths. Commitments are made on the very

Pedestal of the Venerable. There is a stool or kneeler for the candidate.
kneel.

The use of the hat is unknown in the Emulation Ritual.

There are no decorations on the ceiling except for the letter 'G' suspended in the center of
Temple.

There is no canopy above the pedestal or chair of the Venerable.

There are no Altars of Lights that in this Rite are called as we have already said.
Pedestals.

There is no drumming with hands. There is the beating of the mallets, whose hits
They will be specific to each degree. It is called mallet striking and not drumming.

There is no Proposal and Information Fund.

The Balandrau does not exist. In all sessions, the costume is black or dark with
black tie.

There is no Union Chain.

There is no Chamber of Reflections.

There is no consecration of the candidate by the Sword and Mallet.

There is no 8l node chord.

There are no Zodiac Columns.

There is no attendance certificate. If the visitor demands it, the Secretary of the Lodge
will send a letter to the Store to which the Brother belongs informing that he was
present at the meeting.

There is no Worship of the National Flag.

There are no Swords, except for the Sword of the External Guard. There is no
Flaming Sword or Blazing Sword.
There are no Higher Degrees. There is the Holy Royal Arch, which is a kind of
extension of the Third Degree, which is not considered a degree, despite
to possess a special ritual, whose ritualistic practice works with the true secrets
of the Third Degree, where in the common Third Degree, these secrets are
substituted.

There is no rotation of the word through the columns. The word is requested directly from the
Venerable Master (Master of the Lodge).

There are no black and yellow books.

There is no proof of the four elements. Earth, Air, Water, and Fire.

There is no Hall of Lost Steps. The place that precedes the Store is called
ante-room.

There is no word 'Semestral'. To comply with the regulations of the Power...

Venerable Master (Lodge Master) will transmit it discreetly without ritual.
after the session, to anyone who wants to meet her.

There is no transmission of the Sacred Word in the opening ritual or

store closing.

Since 1986, the United Grand Lodge of England abolished penalties from the Rituals.
mentioned in the oaths of Initiations. Now they are only remembered that
In the past, such penalties existed if the candidate was perjured.

There is no physical separation between the West and the East. There is no gradual or
grade, there are no slopes or steps between these two parts of the Store. The
The store is very simple, located on a single plane.

There is no Sacred Cup or Cup of Bitterness.

The Triple Embrace does not exist.

There are no ellipses in the signatures, in the abbreviations The three

dots are unknown in this Rite. The abbreviations are like in writing
common, for example: Venerable Master V.M.

There are no terms such as architectural plank, architectural piece, baluster,

In the Emulation Work, there are the words Office, Lecture or
Conference, Minutes and the term used for the drafting of the Minutes is record
STORE OFFICIALS

Venerable Master (Lodge Master)

1st Watchman

2nd Watchman

Treasurer

Secretary

1st Deacon

2nd Deacon

Internal Guard

External Guard

Chaplain

Ceremonial Director

Esmoler (*)

Organist (*)

Butler (*)

Charity Administrator(*)

Secretary's Assistant(*)

Assistant to the Director of Ceremonies.

(*) Are considered optional positions

There are no positions of Speaker, Chancellor, Experts, Flag Bearer, Bearer

Standard and Sword Bearer

So that the American Masonic system is not confused with the English one that
we have just demonstrated its main characteristics we will enumerate them
degrees of the American York Rite, which is indeed the York Rite, the
authentic that so much confusion is made about it, when a large part of the Freemasons
Brazilians call the Work of Emulation the York Rite, when in
In reality, the York Rite is, as we said, American and, by the way, it is very
different from English.

According to the 'Educational Bureau General Grand Chapter' R.A.M. of Lexington-

Kentucky – USA or American York Rite is divided into four parts:
First Part – Blue Stores
1 – Apprentice (Entered Apprentice)
2 - Fellowcraft
3 - Master (Master Mason)

Second Part - Chapters of the Real Arch

4 - Mark Master
5 – Past Master
Most Excellent Master
7 - Royal Arch Mason

Third Part – Council of Royal and Chosen Masters (Freemasonry

Cryptic or secret
8 – Royal Master
9 – Selected Master
Super Excellent Master

Fourth Part – Council of the Knights Templar

11– Order of Red Cross
12- Order of Malta
Order of the Temple

BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
The York Rite (Emulation Rite) Anatoli Oliynik Curitiba 1997.
Rituals & Rites (Volume 1)
Publisher "A Trolha" Ltda - Londrina - 1993

ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES
-Joaquim da Silva Pires - "Comments on the supposed 'York Rite' - 'The Trowel'
Published in various articles in 1997-1998
-José Castellani "York Rite" "The Trowel" No. 55 May 1991
José Castellani "Origins of the York Rite in Brazil" "The Plumb" No. 101 of April
May 1995
João Guilherme C. Ribeiro commenting on the book 'A Reference Book for Freemason'
by Frederick Smith in the magazine 'Engenho & Arte'

ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN 'BIGORNA'

Kurt Prober "The Anvil" No. 21 - June - 1984
Kurt Prober 'The Anvil' No. 35 - May 1985
Kurt Prober “The Anvil” No. 99 - June 1989

RITUALS
The Perfect Ceremonies of Craft Masonry – as approved, sanctioned and
confirmed by THE UNITED GRAND LODGE on 5thJune, 1816 – And as taught in
the Unions Emulation Lodge of Improvement For [Link]. – Freemason Hall,
London – A Rew and Revised Edition Privately printed for a Lewis- London
MDCCCXVIII (1918) It was from this Ritual that Brother Joseph Sadler made the translation.
in l920 to Portuguese.

Emulation Ritual As demonstrated in the Emulation Lodge of Improvement –

Compiled by and published with the approval of the Committee of the Emulation
Lodge Improvement (A Lewis Masonic Publishers Ltd. – All rights Reserved,
1976 - London

Rituals of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees 'Exact Ceremonies of the Masonic Art' - Translation of
English edition of 1918, carried out in 1920 by Brother Joseph Thomaz Wilson
Sadler of the 'Lodge of Unity' in São Paulo, printed in London, approved
by the United Grand Lodge of England and adopted by the Grand Orient of Brazil.

Rituals of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degrees of the York Rite organized by Brother ANATOLI
OLIYNIK, Grand Secretary General of Ritual Guidance of the Grand Orient
from Brazil to York Rite Year 2000

WORK COMPILED BY BROTHER HERCULE SPOLADORE, MEMBER

FROM THE MASONIC RESEARCH STORE "BRAZIL" - WORK OF
EMULATION