CLC - ENTERED APPRENTICE - 05.22.17

Preparation of Candidate. Symbol of equality; of Freemasonry’s declaration that it is the internal, not the external, qualifications of a man which govern character. A suggestive and ancient parallel is found in a Talmudic treatise containing instructions as to worship by the Jews who, when visiting a temple, do so under the following rules: “No man shall go into the temple with his staff, nor with his shoes on his feet, nor with his outer garment, nor with money tied up in his purse.” Prudence . The ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason; wisdom; skill and good judgment in the management of affairs or the use of resources; caution or circumspection as to danger or risk. Saints John, the Holy. Symbols of Masonry’s veneration of lofty character. Many rites of antiquity had special veneration and reverence for the annual solstices, the longest and shortest days of the year, usually occurring on June 21 st and December 21 st , respectively. Christians remember St. John the Baptist on June 24 th and St. John the Evangelist on December 27 th , approximations of the summer and winter solstices. In 1717, the Grand Lodge of England (Mother Grand Lodge) was formed on St. John the Baptist Day. Masons in London and Westminster thereafter were to meet twice a year, once on St. John the Baptist Day and again on St. John the Evangelist Day. Shod . Wearing footgear; with shoes on. Square. (See Great Lights). Symbol of the Master; of rectitude of life and conduct; of morality, truthfulness,

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