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Originally posted by screamo
May i assume (as someone who is not a mason) that the term "mother" and "grandmother" is not really referring to ones mom or grandma but rather a hidden way of asking what lodge they...reside to? Each lodge having their own identification number?
Originally posted by Masonic Light
Originally posted by screamo
May i assume (as someone who is not a mason) that the term "mother" and "grandmother" is not really referring to ones mom or grandma but rather a hidden way of asking what lodge they...reside to? Each lodge having their own identification number?
Yes. In this case "mother" means "Mother Lodge", i.e., the lodge one holds membership in. Every Lodge has a name and number. The Lodge chooses its own name; its number is assigned by the Grand Lodge. For example, Lodge No. 265 in Texas would be the 265th Lodge chartered in that state, while Lodge No. 1 is the oldest.