On June 21st our Texas Lodge no.46 Masonic Brother Wolfgang Lochner laid down his earthly working tools and ascended to the ethereal lodge, not made with hands in the heavens.
The Worshipful Master requests ALL TEXAS LODGE BROTHERS to attend this public ceremony on Sunday July 9th 2023
The Texas Lodge Limousine will leave the Lodge in San Juan Bautista @ 1:00pm for San Jose
RSVP for the limo to 831-582-1745 (Text or Call)
The Texas Lodge Limo will accommodate Brothers who would like to travel to the San Jose Scottish Rite Center, in honor of our Brother Wolfgang Lochner. RSVP for the limo to 831-582-1745 (Text or Call)
MASONRY OFFERS A ROADMAP TO A BETTER LIFE. THAT’S WHY IT PAYS HOMAGE TO DEATH.
By Tony Gilbert
Saying Farewell
“Our brother has reached the end of his earthly toils,” state the words of the California Masonic funeral ritual. It continues, “the brittle thread which bound him to earth has been severed and the liberated spirit has winged its flight to the unknown world. The silver cord is loosed … the spirit has returned to God who gave it.”
These words echo Ecclesiastes 12:6. There are layers of meaning in the symbols of the thread and the cord, both of which carry significance in Freemasonry. Heaven, in the Masonic service, is described as the “celestial lodge above.”
