council of knight masons
cleburne council #133
Meeting Dates & Times
5th Saturday's throughout the year at 10:00am
5th Saturday's throughout the year at 10:00am
- The Order of Knight Masons is a system of three degrees, namely Knight of the Sword, Knight of the East, and Knight of the East and West. Councils of Knight Masons are individually presided over by an Excellent Chief and the degrees are conferred separately upon candidates. The Degrees communicate the story of the efforts to build the Second Temple in Jerusalem. They complete the sequence of universal Masonic degrees that are conferred within the Irish system.
- Councils of Knight Masons are presided over by an Excellent Chief with two other senior officers, the Senior Knight and Junior Knight. When meeting officially, Knight Masons are permitted to form Councils of Knights of the Sword, or Councils of Knight of the East, or Councils of Knights of the East and West in order to confer those particular degrees, therefore the three degrees of Knight Masonry are conferred in three separate Councils, all operating within a Council of Knight Masons.
the degrees of knight masons
There are three degrees conferred within the Order of Knight Masons, all concerning the return of the Jewish people from the Babylonian captivity. The central character in all of the degrees is Zerubbabel. The three degrees are:
Knight of the Sword
Tells the story of Zerubbabel seeking permission from King Cyrus to return to Jerusalem
Knight of the East
Tells the story of Zerubbabel's return to Persia to seek the help of King Darius
Knight of the East and West
Tells the story of the return of Zerubbabel to his countrymen in Jerusalem