CLC - Master Mason - 05.30.17

S ANCTUM S ANCTORUM

The phrase Sanctum Sanctorum is Latin for Holy of Holies which refers to the holiest place in the Temple. After the dedication of the Temple, it housed little more than the two tablets of the Ten Commandments inside the Ark of Covenant and was entered only on Yom Kippur by the High Priest to pray to God on behalf of the Jewish people. During the construction of the Temple, Masonic tradition has it as the meeting place of Master Masons. It was also where our Grand Master Hiram Abiff repaired daily to inspect the work, pray for guidance and thereafter draw designs upon his trestleboard whereby the craft might pursue their labors. It can symbolize the place of refuge within us where we retreat to clear our minds for the wisdom of the Great Architect.

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