Ritus Oxoniensis Ritual

This book contains the Official 13th Edition of the Emulation ritual of the Three Degrees of Craft Freemasonry and the installation ceremony, with notes and guidelines on ritual procedure and practice.

The perfect gift for the newly made Mason, providing him with an authoritative grounding in Masonic ritual and practice in the Taylor's working of Craft Freemasonry. This book supplies him with everything he needs for his next degree and to find his feet in Freemasonry. Contents include - The order and procedure for entry into the lodge, The rituals of opening and closing the lodge, The reading and confirmation of the minutes, The complete ceremony of the Entered Apprentice Degree, The risings, The order and routine for retirement from the lodge, The questions to the candidate before the Second degree, the ritual of calling off and resuming the lodge, The beautiful long goodbye speech for performance at the closing of the lodge

First published in 1908, the M M Taylor’s Handbook for Craft Freemasonry is a wonderful example of traditional English ritual. The ritual itself is known for it inclusiveness and detail and is a pleasure to read or to perform. This volume contains the large print edition of the ritual produced under the authority of The Taylor’s Ritual Association and includes the official Taylor’s version of the Three Degrees of Craft Freemasonry and the Installation Ceremony with notes and guidelines on ritual procedure and practice. 2008. In Hardback.

During the Ceremony of Installation there comes a time when the current Master installs the Master Elect of the lodge in his stead. To do this a board of Installed Masters is called in and a ceremony takes place to transfer the authority of the lodge and place the new Master in the chair of King Solomon. This section of the ritual is known as the Inner Working. This book contains the Universal Workings version of the Inner Working and is to be used with the Universal Workings Ritual book.1987,pp5.