Templars of Sangreal

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Brothers co-author of this piece of architecture: Alair Moreira Spinola, Antonio Lopes da Silva, Sergio Roberto Gimenez; Sergio Sanemitsu Tawata; Lyra Valter Gomes, Joseph W. Nunes, and Roberto Mauro B. Gomes.

Venerable Master

The jewel of the table is the precinct. As the Esquadro the symbol of righteousness, as distinctive jewel of the office of Venerable, indicates that it should be the Freemason more straight and more just who chairs the shop.

As a symbol of righteousness, Mason must make all their shares. As a symbol of virtue, we must rectify our hearts. The square and, physically the instrument used in construction. Symbolizes the Venerable, the greatness, the wisdom of its judgments and lessons to members of the workshop. It is this wisdom and discernment ment of Justice that should sprout their trials, their sentences.

Venerable is known by the Workshop, that is, it is the result of the will of the Brothers of the table, is constitutionally the direct and indirect responsibility for the activity or inactivity, the brightness or the mediocrity, or participation by disunity, for equality or complex, by arrogance or the environment of harmony, finally by the resounding success or failure.

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The broader Tolerance is required in terms of ideas and opinions, imposing itself as the first condition of life and Masonic activity, and as necessary to postulate that the differences between the ideas do not hinder the achievement of solidarity and the spirit of fraternity that has always should reign among Masons.

That each is striving individually and in accordance with the possibilities of their intelligence and make the best and wisest use of their knowledge, but to take care not to criticize the other, either because he does not understand or because they do not already understand that occurs when one of the cases, and often both at once.

All sincere opinion deserves to be respected this right even if there may be disagreement on its merits. True freedom of thought is measured by the freedom that every individual knows granted to others.

The difference of ideas should never produce as a result of a lack of sympathy and even less antipathy between two brothers: those who do go to their duties as Masons.
They did this, to understand and treat each other to identify the best possible with the view contrary. All antipathy is fundamentally a lack of understanding, while understanding and sympathy are synonymous.

The Macon, Universal Order, is made up of men of all races and nationalities, hosted by initiating and gathered in shops, in which, aided by symbols and allegories, studying and working for the improvement of human society.

It is based on love and Fraternal in the hope that with love of God, the homeland, the family and the next, with tolerance and wisdom, constant research and freedom of Truth, with the evolution of human knowledge by the philosophy, science and arts, under the triad of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity and within the principles of ethics, of Reason and Justice, the world reach the general happiness and peace worldwide.

From this we can deduce the following statement:

* The Maçonaria proclaims, since its inception, the existence of a Creator Principle, which, in respect to all religions, called Great Architect of the Universe;
* The Maçonaria does not impose limits on the research of truth, and to ensure that freedom requires of all the greater tolerance;
* The Maçonaria is open to men of all races, classes and beliefs, whether religious or political, except those which deprive man of freedom of conscience, of expression of thought, restrict the rights and dignity of the human person and demand unconditional submission;
* The Maçonaria Symbols is made up of three Grade universally recognized and adopted: Apprentice, Brother and Master;
* The Maçonaria addition to combat ignorance in all its modalities, is a school, imposing the following program:
a) conform to the democratic laws of the country;
b) live according to the dictates of honor;
c) practice justice;
d) love the next;
e) work for the progress of mankind;

The discussion Maçonaria prohibits party-political and religious-sectarian in their Temples.

Alongside this definition to Macon, too, proclaims the following principles:
- Love of God, the homeland, the Family and Humanity;
- Practice the charity, so discreet, without humiliating;
- Practice the Masonic solidarity in cases fair, strengthening the ties of brotherhood;
- Defending the rights and individual guarantees;
- Consider the work as decent and lawful duty of man;
- Requiring members of its good reputation, moral, civic, social and family, campaigning for the improvement of customs;
- Require tolerance towards all forms of expressions of conscience, religion or philosophy, whose goals are to gain the truth, morality, peace and social good;
- Fighting for the principle of fairness, giving each one what is right according to their ability, work and merits;
- Fighting against fanaticism, the passions, the obscurantism and addictions.

The lessons masonic guide its members to focus on the happiness of your peers, not only because the reason and morality to impose such an obligation, but also because this feeling of solidarity makes them brothers.

Text taken from the page of GLESP