Sunday, October 20, 2024

October 20, 2024 Pearl of the Orient College Ingathering with SRICF Suprerme Magus Most Worthy Frater Jeffrey Nelson IXº






Pearl of the Orient, Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis (SRICF):  October 20 Ingathering, Grade Elevation and Constitution of Southern Cross College, 
Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis (SRICF) 
with MWF Jeffrey Nelson, Supreme Magus


CONGRATULATIONS!! CHIEF ADEPT  SONNY LEVISTE IXº,  PEARL OF THE ORIENT COLLEGE AND SOUTHERN CROSS COLLEGE 


PEARL OF THE ORIENT COLLEGE INGATHERING AT SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE MANILA, PHILIPPINES WITH  SRICF SUPREME MAGUS JEFFREY NELSON AND RWF DUSTIN VERITY
OCTOBER 20, 2024







The newly constituted Southern Cross College, Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis
 (SRICF)







DEGREE STRUCTURE OF SRICF








NOMINATED MAGUS IXº  BY THE HIGH COUNCIL SOCIETAS ROSICRUCIANA IN CIVITATIBUS FOEDERATIS






MOST WORTHY FRATER JEFFREY NELSON, SUPREME MAGUS, SRICF












THE PEARL MAGAZINE





https://sricf.org/info/


Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis – Encyclopedic Entry
By Right Worthy Frater David Lindez IX°, KGC
Grand Archivist, Jr. Deputy Supreme Magus, SRICF High Council
The Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis is a Rosicrucian Society based in the United States of America extending from its formation of a Grand High Council on April 21st, 1880 and its official consecration on September 21, 1880, by three Colleges chartered by the Societas Rosicruciana In Scotia.[1] High Grade Christian Freemasons in the United States in search of the Classical Rosicrucian Society for Masons in the United Kingdom became interested in organizing a similar body in the United States and did so under Scotland’s authority (Societas Rosicruciana In Scotia) with the help of Most Worthy Charles Matier of the SRIS, as early as 1873[2]. This effort died out two years later under the care of R.W. Frater George S. Blackie VIII and was then re-chartered by the SRIS later again in 1878. Dr. Jonathon J. French[3] was a IX grade head of the Rosicrucian Society of the United States & opened the Matier Royal Provincial College with a charter from Lord Inverurie, Earl of Kincore and Supreme Magus of the SRIS. The college was named after Charles Fitzgerald Matier, the first Supreme Magus of SRIS who served in 1876. Harold Van Buren Voorhis insists that the Illinois College under Dr. French was never truly active, and it certainly was short-lived as Dr. French died an untimely death in 1879. Harold Voorhis also insisted that Frater Stodart Blackie’s early charter in New York had been nothing more than an unsubstantiated rumor. It has since been established as historical fact.

In 1878 a group of senior U.S. Masons (Daniel Sutter, and Charles W. Parker) led by Charles E. Meyer (1839-1908) of Pennsylvania traveled to England and on July 25th, 1878 were initiated into the grade of Zelator at Yorkshire College at Sheffield[4]. They applied for a charter, but getting no response, turned to Scotland and received a charter from the college in Edinburgh in 1879. Scotland’s Society is actually the oldest as Walter Spencer is recorded as having been initiated into the SRIS by Anthony Oneil Haye in 1857, and there are documents in the SRIA archives that show that both Robert Wentworth Little and William J. Hughan were initiated in 1866 & 1867 by Anthony O’Neal Haye, Magus Max, Ros. Soc. Scot. With H.H.M. Bairnfathur signing as Secretary. The Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia[5] was formed in England in 1866 by Robert Wentworth Little. The SRIA later felt the need to charter the current SRIS on October 24, 1873.[6]

A second charter was granted by the SRIS for a college in New York, and Fratres from Philadelphia and New York met in Philadelphia on April 21, 1880 and formed a High Council, then known as the SRRCA or the Societas Rosicrucianae Reipublica Confoedera America, was later changed to the Society of Rosicrucians in the USA by Most Worthy Frater Shryock in his capacity as Supreme Magus and then properly Latinized in 1934 by & at the suggestion of Dr. William Moseley Brown under the regime of Most Worthy Frater Hamilton. Brown composed the name (Societas Rosicruciana In Civitatibus Foederatis) himself and submitted it on January 17th, 1934. The SRICF has operated continuously since its formation in the 19th Century, and is thriving today with an upsurge of young Masons being invited into its ranks with great enthusiasm and demonstrated scholarship.

Membership is by invitation only & predicated on regular mainstream Masonic affiliation as well as a profession of Christian faith. Membership was initially restricted to 36 members per College, but this was changed in 1908 by MW Thomas Shryock to 72 members per college. The See of the High Council is in Washington, D.C. The SRICF is in amity with the SRIS (Scotia) and the SRIA (Anglia) as well as the SRIC (Canada) and has helped the cause of Rosicruciana by empowering High Councils in their own sovereignty around the World. They are: the SRIL in Lusitania (Portugal), SRIG in Gallia (France) & the SRIR (Romania).

The society issues an annual journal known as Ad Lucem composed of academic articles on things related to Rosicrucianism & esoteric streams of Christian Mysteries. There is also an annual report, The Rosicrucian Fama. Many of the Colleges have their own individual organs[7] which are produced quarterly as well as annually. The governing body of the Society is known since 1911 (having dropped ‘Grand’ from its title) as The High Council which is composed of Fratres of the Third Order (IX and VIII), plus any College Celebrant not a member of the Third Order. The head of the Society is titled The Supreme Magus who was elected ad vitam up until circa 1991 when the constitution of the Society was changed to reflect that Supreme Magi are elected each triennium. Unlike the SRIA in England, a Chief Adept in the SRICF does not have regional powers, but rather is in charge of an individual College. Typically there is but one College per state, exceptions having been made for both New York and California due to their size and population.

REFERENCES:
[1] Scotland chartered the Pennsylvania College on Dec. 27, 1879. This was followed by charters being issued to New York on April 9, 1880, Massachusetts on May 4, 1880
[2] Dr. George S. Blackie VIII given charter by Matier, SM of the SRIS, for a College in NYC (source: Bruce Wilson)
[3] March 17th, 1879 letter to Sir John O. Dominis, Governor of Oahu, Hawaiian Kingdom.
[4] Mark Merckle also of PA was admitted to Metropolitan College
[5] Among its members were Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie, Dr. William Wynn Westcott (an honorary Magus of the SRICF) and W. R. Woodman, who were among the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
[6] charter was issued by the SRIA to form East of Scotland College in Edinburgh. This college was renamed Metropolitan College in 1874.
The High Council of SRIS was constituted ion January 13th, 1876.
[7] Ex-LI College in NYC, North Carolina Louisiana College all title their publication as LVX
The jewel is a miter from which is suspended a red ribbon and jewel.



Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Asoka Conclave Red Cross of Constantine - September 9, 2025 Meeting

   

ASOKA CONCLAVE  - SEPT 9, 2024






Sovereign Governor=  Arlen P. De Guzman
Eminent Viceroy - Honesto R. Lubag
Orator - Henry Cheng
Herald - gabriel Comia, Jr.









The Order of the Red Cross of Constantine

The Red Cross of Constantine, or more formally the Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Appendant Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and of St John the Evangelist, is a Christian fraternal order of Freemasonry. Candidates for the order must already be members of Craft Freemasonry (lodge) and Royal Arch Freemasonry (chapter); they must also be members of the Christian religion, and proclaim their belief in the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity.[1]

The Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine is a three-degree Order of masonry, and with its “Appendant Orders” a total of five degrees are conferred within this system. Installation as a “Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine” is admission to the Order’s first degree. There are two more degrees which follow, and also the two other distinct Orders of Masonry (both Christian in character) which are under the control of each national (or regional) Grand Imperial Conclave of the Order.

First Degree – Knight-Mason

On admission to the Order a member becomes a Knight-Mason, or a Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine. This ceremony is known as installation, and is performed in a ‘Conclave’. A Conclave is the regular unit of this Order, and the name for any assembly of members of the Order’s first degree. The ceremony is short and simple, but teaches valuable moral lessons to the candidate, based upon the story of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great,[2] and the Battle of the Milvian Bridge.

Second Degree – Priest-Mason (or Installed Eusebius

On election to serve as Viceroy (the second in command of a Conclave), a member must be admitted to the second degree, by which ceremony he becomes a Venerable Priest-Mason, or an Installed Eusebius. This ceremony is performed in a ‘College’ of Priests-Mason. A College is the name for any assembly of members of the Order’s second degree. The ceremony is highly spiritual in nature, and incorporates more overtly religious symbolism and ritual. Having received this degree the Installed Eusebius or Priest-Mason is entitled to serve as Viceroy in his own, or any other, Conclave or College. In general this degree may only be conferred on those elected to serve as Viceroy of a Conclave, although exceptions are possible by dispensation.

Third Degree – Prince-Mason

On election to serve as Sovereign (the leader of a Conclave), a member must be admitted to the third degree, by which ceremony he becomes a Perfect Prince-Mason. The ceremony is performed in a ‘Senate’ of Princes-Mason. A Senate is the name for any assembly of members of the Order’s third degree. Having received this degree the Prince-Mason is entitled to serve as Sovereign in his own, or any other, Conclave or Senate. Except by dispensation, this degree is only ever conferred on those elected as Sovereign. As with all masonic degrees, it may only be conferred on a person once – therefore a person becoming Sovereign for a second time, or in a different Conclave, would be appointed and installed into office, and would not go for a second time through the full degree ceremony.


Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Pearl of the Orient College, SRICF

 

                       Pearl of the Orient College, Societas Rosicruciana In Civitatatibus Foederatis

                       Election and Installation of Officers for the year 2024-2025






Sunday, June 16, 2024

Masonic Order of Athelstan



Masonic Order of Athelstan:
Half-Yearly Regional Meeting and Conferral of Degrees
Tanza Oasis Resort Hotel
June 14-15, 2024


























Saturday, May 18, 2024

Manila York Rite College No. 170

 

MANILA YORK RITE COLLEGE NO. 170

Installation of Elected and Appointed Officers for the Year 2024-2025

Venue:  Philippine Demolay Youth Center, GLP

Date: May 13, 2024




Officers for 2024-2025

Pre-Eminent Governor- ED BRO. Arlen P De Guzman OPC
Eminent Deputy Governor- CK Juanito P. Abergas 
Eminent Chancellor- CK Pravin T. Sharma
Eminent Treasurer- CK Alvan Joseph T. Balazo
Eminent Secretary - RED Bro. Evaristo A Leviste -Past Gr Gov, KCPC 
Noble Primate- CK Henry W. Cheng
Noble Preceptor- CK Eddie C. Ong
Noble Seneschal- CK Ruel L. Ditan
Noble Marshal- CK Gabriel C. Comia, Jr.
Noble Standard Bearer- CK Honesto S. Lubag 
Noble Sentinel- CK Jomel Dennis L. Maranan 
Noble Organist- CK Jesher Y. Go
Noble First Herald- CK Michael Francis M. Perez
Noble Second Herald- CK Victor Antonio T. Espejo
Noble Auditor-RED Bro. Nestor V. Tampol, OPC Gr Governor

Immediate Past Governor-ED Bro. Edgar D. Lim, OPC






Friday, March 15, 2024

ASOKA CONCLAVE - FEBRUARY 2O, 2024 INGATHERING AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS

 ASOKA CONCLAVE RED CROSS OF CONSTANTINE





AT CEREMONIAL HALL - PHILIPPINE YOUTH DEMOLAY CENTER




About the Writer

Companion Knight Gabriel Comia Jr is a member of Asoka Conclave, Order of the Knights of Red Cross of Constantine.





Sunday, July 2, 2023

Far East Coomandery No. 1 - Knights Templar Conferral of Order of the Temple


July 1, 2023 Order of the Temple  Conferral  Team at SRT Masonic Temple, Manila Philippines


88 Companions participated.