Thursday, January 26, 2006
Friday the 13th
This post was written some time ago, but I had technical difficulties entering it. Thus, it appears a little late for the actual date, but I liked it and wanted to include it anyway.
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Friday the 13th is upon us. So, in honor of this historic date, it seems appropriate for me to begin a blog specifically for Freemasons and the Knights of the Temple. It is a date which will live in infamy among the members of our brotherhood as long as this world stands.
The alleged connection between modern day Masonry and this ancient monastic order is conclusive to some and ridiculous to others. Like much evidence of many historical events, proof of much of this legend is gone with the wind. My point is not to prove anything; there's no need to do so. We know what we know.
Still, the anniversary of the betrayal and destruction of the Templar Knights is here. The end of their order as a public entity, driving the few survivors underground, began the long tradition of the idea of Friday the 13th being a day of bad luck.
In the 699 years since their suppression, the Knights have not necessarily disappeared, but have certainly changed. Their original search for light and Godliness, although imperfect in this world, serves as an model of piety even to this day.
The Templars, who supported and protected pilgrims on their journey to the Holy Land during the Dark Ages of medieval Europe. So should we follow their devine example of supporting and protecting those contemporary pilgrims who today seek God's Light in this modern Dark Age.
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Friday the 13th is upon us. So, in honor of this historic date, it seems appropriate for me to begin a blog specifically for Freemasons and the Knights of the Temple. It is a date which will live in infamy among the members of our brotherhood as long as this world stands.
The alleged connection between modern day Masonry and this ancient monastic order is conclusive to some and ridiculous to others. Like much evidence of many historical events, proof of much of this legend is gone with the wind. My point is not to prove anything; there's no need to do so. We know what we know.
Still, the anniversary of the betrayal and destruction of the Templar Knights is here. The end of their order as a public entity, driving the few survivors underground, began the long tradition of the idea of Friday the 13th being a day of bad luck.
In the 699 years since their suppression, the Knights have not necessarily disappeared, but have certainly changed. Their original search for light and Godliness, although imperfect in this world, serves as an model of piety even to this day.
The Templars, who supported and protected pilgrims on their journey to the Holy Land during the Dark Ages of medieval Europe. So should we follow their devine example of supporting and protecting those contemporary pilgrims who today seek God's Light in this modern Dark Age.
