Associated Masonic Orders - The Grand College of the Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests

18 September 23

Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests

This is an exclusive Christian Order and requires every candidate to be a subscribing Master Master of a Craft Lodge, a subscribing Royal Arch Mason and a subscribing Knight Templar. Joining is by application on the prescribed form.

The main principles of the Order concern spiritual growth through a study of the Biblical aspect of priesthood. In the course of the ceremony, the candidate is conducted around seven pillars during readings from the Old and New Testaments. Each Pillar is associated with a word referring to the Lamb of God who opened the seven seals to reveal the seven spirits of God.

During the Ceremony, the candidate has 31 additional Degrees conferred upon him, but by name only.

The Symbol of the Order is an equilateral triangle on which are inscribed certain letters alluding to the secrets of the Order. The gathering is called a Tabernacle and the head of the Tabernacle is called the High Priest. He is assisted by seven Knight Priests who each officiate at one of the seven Pillars, and a Conductor, the equivalent of a Deacon in the Craft Ceremony.

The Tabernacle meets four times a year, one meeting being devoted to installation of a new High Priest.

Regalia

A Knight Templar Priest wears a white tunic with a Red Cross on the front, a plain white mantle and a Mitre with a

Cross on the front and back. The High Priest wears a taller Mitre with a Patriarchal Cross.

The Order

The Order is governed by the Grand College which is located in the City of York in the United Kingdom by the The Grand High Priest.

Tabernacles in District 11 for New South Wales and The Australian Capital Territory are:

• New South Wales No 16, meeting at Concord.
• Canberra No 43, meeting in Canberra.
• Hunter No 162, meeting at New Lambton.
• Cumberland No 181, meeting at Blacktown.

Website: knighttemplarpriests.com