"No man should ever enter upon any great or important undertaking without first invoking the blessings of God..." - Monitor, Entered Apprentice Mason PRINCIPLES OF FREEMASONRY Fundamentally, Freemasonry is a code of living based on the highest ethical and moral standards. Among its principle aims are to: • Foster a love of mankind • Promote the Brotherhood of man under the Fatherhood of God • Render practical aid and relief to the less fortunate members of the community • Encourage the practice of every moral and social virtue and build a truthful and thoroughly moral approach to life. • Build character, to develop personality, to provide a stimulus for brethren to wish to attain the highest standards of good citizenship, indeed to promote a certain nobility of mind and thought. • Encourage all that is good and kind and charitable, and oppose all that is sinful, cruel and oppressive. What is Freemasonry Helping to make good men better Freemasonry is the oldest and the largest fraternal order in the world. It is a universal brotherhood of men dedicated to serving God, family, fellowman and country. The heritage of modern Freemasonry is derived from the organized guilds or unions of stone masons who constructed the beautiful cathedrals and other stately structures throughout Europe during the middle ages. The skills and architectural genius of these craftsmen and their commitment to the highest standards of moral and ethical values were universally applauded, and unlike other classes of people, they were allowed to travel freely from country to country. Thus, during this period, the word “Free” was prefixed to the word mason, and these craftsmen, and the generations of masons who followed, were referred to as Freemasons.
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