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GRAND COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF THE STATE OF ILLINOISNEW MEMBERS PACKETT

THIS NEW MEMBER PACKETT IS GIVEN TO

SIR KNIGHT _______________ ON THIS_____DAY OF_______,______

WITH OUR HEARTFELT WISHES ON THIS, HIS KNIGHTING AND INDUCTION INTO THE VALIANT AND MAGNANIMOUS ORDER OF THE TEMPLE

ATTESTED BY ME ON THIS DATE

Enrique J. UnanueS.K. ENRIQUE J. UNANUERIGHT EMINENT GRAND COMMANDER NEED OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY OF ELECTRONICTHE STATE OF ILLINOIS FACSIMILE OF SEAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MISSION STATEMENT …………………………………………………..….

THE RIGHT EMINENT GRAND COMMANDERS MESSAGE…………….

OFFICERS OF THE GRAND COMMANDERY……………………………..

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR………………………..

A BRIEF HISTORY OF YOUR COMMANDERY…………………………..

OFFICERS OF YOUR COMMANDERY…………………………………….

EXPECTATIONS OF A NEW SIR KNIGHT…………………………………

PLEDGE……………………………………………………………………….

TEMPLAR YEAR SCHEDULE OF INSPECTIONS…………………………

AWARDS ……………………………………………………………………..

EXPLANATORY LECTURE…………………………………………………

COMMON TERMS……………………………………………………………

PHILANTHROPIES……………………………………………………………

REFERENCED MATERIAL FOR FURTHER READING…………………..

A PRAYER FOR THE NEW SIR KNIGHT………………………………….

MISSION STATEMENT

‘TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KNIGHTS TEMPLAR AND CHRISTIAN MASONS TO GROW BY PROMOTING

BROTHERHOOD, COMMUNITY, FAMILY, AND EDUCATION’

GRAND COMMANDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMPLAROF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

RIGHT EMINENT GRAND COMMANDER’S MESSAGE

Sir Enrique J. Unanue, REGCGrand Commander of Knights Templar of the State of Illinois

Message to our newest Sir Knight:

Congratulations, Companion! Today you have reached the highest degree in the York Rite.You are now and will forever be a Knight of the Valiant and Magnanimous Order of the Temple. To achieve this honor, you witnessed and have passed through The Chapter and Council Degrees as well as two additional Orders of Knighthood; the Order of the Red Cross, and the Order of Malta. Your Patience and Perseverance were tested; your courage and constancy were tried; your faith and humility were tested; and you are now our companion, a Knight Templar. Having achieved this honor, I must now remind you that with every trial and test you have committed yourself to honor and support the brotherhood and the York Rite. You will be expected to attend and participate in the conclaves of your chosen Commandery.You will be expected to participate in the practices and activities of your chosen Commandery.You are expected to attend and support the conclaves of surrounding Commanderies. The Rich History and Heritage of Templary is now part of yours. As a brother and companion, we welcome you and encourage you to attend, participate, and enjoy our fellowship.

Enrique J. Unanue, REGC


GRAND COMMANDERY OFFICERS

Enrique J. Unanue (Ann) Grand Commander1331 S. Dial Court................................ (217) [email protected]

William J. Smith (Fotina) R.E. Deputy Grand Commander 2326 N. Cleveland Ave. Chicago 60614 (773) 549-1735 [email protected]

Wendell E. Walch (Janet) Eminent Grand Generalissimo 3066 Moore Rd. Springfield 62707 (217) 546-7160 [email protected]

Mark A. Keagle (Sarah) Eminent Grand Capt. General1700 E. Washington, St. Clinton 61727 (309) [email protected] William J. Farris (Sandy) Eminent Grand Senior Warden4463 Sherwood Dr. Rockford 61101 (815) 965-5378 [email protected]

Auston E. “Gene” Smith (Cathy) Eminent Grand Junior Warden5205 Live Oak Drive (618) 405-4260Smithton, Illinois [email protected]

Pressley Alvin Laird (Jan) Eminent Grand Prelate 38856 Co. Hwy 2 (217) 242-7994Griggsville, Illinois [email protected]

Gary D. Hermann (Bonnie) Eminent Grand Treasurer 2675 Ashley Ct, Tremont 61568 H & Fax (309) 925-3616 [email protected] C (309) 678-6161

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H. Wayne Hoffman (Verbie) Eminent Grand Recorder PO Box 447, 107 Sherman St. (309) 244-7434 Delavan 61734 [email protected]


Matthew R. Stolz (Maria) Eminent Grand Standard Bearer1095 W. Macon St. (217) 201-2888Decatur, Illinois [email protected]

John C. Teaters (Billy) Eminent Grand Sword Bearer3613 Prairie Smoke Court (217) 971-4891Springfield, Illinois [email protected]

Randy M. Zaerr (Sherry) Eminent Grand Color Bearer405 Magnolia, Payson 62360 (217) [email protected]

Wayne Clark (Connie)) ) Eminent Grand Warder4605 Dickey John Road (217) 414-7983Auburn, Illinois [email protected] 4463 Shorewood Dr. Rockford 61101 (815) 965-5378Stuart S. Stone (Shelly) Eminent Grand Sentinel189 N. Lambert Rd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 (630) [email protected]

John B. Hall (Margarete) Eminent Grand Color Organist702 Hillcrest Dr., Lebanon 62254 (618) [email protected]

Richard B. Pugh Asst. Eminent Grand Organist48 Burgess Dr., Glendale Heights (630) [email protected]




John Sansone Divisional Commander Div. 16828 W. 97th Street, Oak Lawn (708) [email protected]

Jamie Emery Divisional Commander Div. 2P.O. Box 10, Oquawka (309) [email protected]

Wayne Clark Divisional Commander Div. 34605 Dickey John Road (217) 414-7983Auburn, Illinois [email protected]


Richard Thompson Divisional Commander Div. 4311 E. Pine Street (217) 649-5421Paxton, Illinois [email protected]

Vincent Riti Divisional Commander Div. 5401 St. Nicholas Drive, Cahokia (573) [email protected]



GRAND COMMANDERY ORGANIZATIONAL CHART


A Brief History of the Knights Templar

Knights Templar are Masons but not all Masons are Knights Templar.

The fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons is the largest, oldest and most widely known fraternal organization in the world. Thousands of books have been written about it. Yet, to most of the people of the world, the Masonic Fraternity remains a mystery.

The term “Knights Templar” describes the members of the Commandery, which exists as the final stage in the York Rite of Freemasonry. The first three degrees of Freemasonry are a basic requirement for joining the York Rite.

Modern day Knights Templar trace their origins to the medieval time of 1118 AD, when they were called “Poor Fellow Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon.” These ancient Templars were a military and religious order founded in Jerusalem during the Crusades. The founders were Hugh de Payens and Geoffrey de Saint-Omer, knights who established a religious community to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land. Baldwin II, Latin King of Jerusalem, gave them a dwelling on the ancient site of King Solomon’s Temple. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux drew up the Order’s rules, which included the notion of fighting the enemies of God under vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The Templars, segregated into knights, chaplains, sergeants, and craftsman, were organized under a grand master and general council and were responsible only to the pope and not to secular rulers. Wearing a white cloak with a Red Cross, they attracted many nobles and soon became an expert military force and a powerful and wealthy order. In Europe their churches were often round, and their Commanderies served as banks. After 1291, when the crusading forces were driven from Palestine, the Templars’ main activity became banking—the lending of money (even to kings)—and their enormous landholdings and financial strength aroused great hostility among rulers and clergy alike.

Philip IV of France, sorely in need of money, charged the Templars with heresy and immorality in 1307. The Templars were arrested and put on trial, and confessions were extracted only by torture. Similar attacks were mounted against the order in Spain and England, and Pope Clement V, after initially opposing the trials, suppressed the Knights Templar by papal bull at the Council of Vienne in 1312. When Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, and other leaders of the Templars retracted their forced confessions and declared their innocence and the innocence of the order, Philip had them burned at the stake in Paris on March 18, 1314.


The Templars’ holdings were dispersed, some going to the Knights Hospitalers and some to secular rulers, although Philip received none. The guilt of the Templars was hotly debated down to the 20th century. Most modern scholars, however, believe that the charges against them were fabricated.

In modern times, the warlike spirit of the Order has passed away; replaced by a spirit of refined moral chivalry, which prompts all of its members to be ever ready to defend the weak, the innocent, the helpless and the oppressed. In a brother’s cause we are to do all that may demanded by manhood and fraternity. These convictions become a reality by the charitable deeds resulting from the Knights Templar Eye and Educational Foundations and the Holy Land Pilgrimage.


GRAND COMANDERY’S AWARDS AND PROGRAMS

Cross and Crown Service Award

Jacques DeMolay Signet Ring Award

Commandery Mentoring Program Award

Divisional Commandery of the Year Award

Commandery of the Year Award

Most Improved Commandery Award

Past Commanders Jewel Award


MENTORING PROGRAM FOR COMMANDERIES

The purpose is to encourage the Illinois Commanderies to utilize their experienced Sir Knights and mentor newly knighted Sir Knights in participating and performing the Commandery ritual.

MENTORING PROGRAM AWARD

An Award Certificate and small trophy will be given to the Commandery that has received the larger number of points towards the Mentor of the Year Award.

The Award shall be based on a 50 point system. 50 being the highest number of points attainable and 0 identifying no participation. Commanderies are to report to the Grand Recorder and Each Divisional Commander the progress made by the Commandery on a bi-monthly basis.

REPORTING METHODOLOGY

The following items need to be reported in the attached form and distributed via mail to the recorders with an announcement and proclamation made by the Right Eminent Grand Commander:

1. Identification of the experienced Sir Knights in each Commandery willing to mentor and coach a newer Sir Knight in the Order of the Temple.

a. Position that the Sir Knight will assume responsibility to mentor new Sir Knight on.

b. Identification of the Newer Sir Knight willing to assume the position and learn the ritual.

c. Written commitment from the Mentor Knight to do the mentoring, and the Mentored Knight to learn the part and participate in a minimum of one Opening and Closing of the Commandery, Receive the Grand Officer, and the Order of the Temple.

2. A bi-monthly report of the mentoring activities that have occurred containing the following:

a. How many times per month the two sir Knights met to practice the ritual and tactics.

b. A record of when the ritual was performed in practice or during a stated meeting.


c. Identification of the Mentor Knight’s side by side participation along with the Mentored Knight during the practice or during a stated meeting.

3. Mentoring may occur for a single position or multiple positions. a. Each position engaged in mentoring must have its own

individual mentor and mentored Sir Knights. No mentor may provide training in more than one position, and no Sir Knight may receive mentoring on more than one position.

4. An individual record of each position having a mentor and mentoring Sir Knights shall be kept and the activities shall be reported for the points to be given.

5. Each position mentored shall be scored equally with mentor and mentoring occurrence scored.

6. Each time the mentored Knight performs the work (Mentoring Knight must sit side by side with the Sir Knight at the position and prompt and encourage the Sir Knight during the performance of the ritual).

7. Divisional Commanders and the Inspecting Officer of the Division will attend at least one stated meeting of the Commandery and witness the mentoring program being executed by the Commandery. The quality of the mentoring will be scored by both the Divisional Commander and the Inspecting Officer.

8. The mentored Sir Knight may perform the opening and closing, receiving the Grand Officer, and Order of the Temple, or one or several of the above depending on what he is most comfortable with.

9. The Sir Knight may not be mentored repeatedly for the same position during subsequent years.

10.COMMANDERY AWARDThe award to be given will be the Commandery Mentor of the Year Award, and it will be given to the Commandery with the highest point given. It will consist of a certificate from the Grand Commandery, a small

award plaque with the Commandery’s name and year, and recognition at the Grand Conclave. INDIVIDUAL AWARDThe mentor and Sir Knight receiving the highest score will be recognized at the Grand Conclave and receive a certificate of recognition.


MENTORING PROGRAM SCORE SHEET

The mentoring program will require that the mentor and new Sir Knight accomplish the following:

The Sir Knight is to learn the ritual for the part he has chosen. Both the Mentor and the Sir Knight are to meet and practice the part a t a

minimum of six (6) sessions during the Templar year. The mentor and Sir Knight are to be present and perform their parts at the

inspection, open, close, receive the Grand Office, Evening Work (optional), and perform their part in the Order of the Temple.

Full points will be awarded if both the mentor and the Sir Knight perform as required above and proper records are kept by the Recorder and given to the Inspecting Officer prior to the inspection.


MENTORING PROGRAM SCORE SHEETDATE OF REPORT _________COMMANDERY___________ No. ____ LOCATION___________________RECORDER_________________ COMMANDER_____________________TITLE OF POSITION

______________________________________NAME OF MENTOR /SIGNATURE________________________________NAME OF SIR KNIGHT/SIGNATURE_____________________________NOTE:The total number of points in the inspection log is to equal the total number of points to be awarded in the inspection report. The practice points and attendance scores are to be equal to the maximum score to be given for an elected or appointed officer performing the ritual and tactics in his own Commandery.

PRACTICE LOGFirst PracticeDate

Second PracticeDate

Third PracticeDate

Fourth PracticeDate

Fifth PracticeDate

Sixth PracticeDate

Additional Information

Mentor ScoreSK ScoreTotal Score

INSPECTION LOGOpeningScore

ClosingScore

OTScore

ReceivingScore

Night WorkScore

AdditionalInformationMentor ScoreSK ScoreTotal Score


CROSS AND CROWN AWARD

The Cross and Crown Award is designed to stimulate greater over-all efficiency in a Commandery’s Operations. While the newly elected Commander is the only one qualified to apply and achieve the awards, he cannot do it alone. The Requirements can only be met through the combined efforts of the entire Commandery. For their efforts, the Commandery will also receive recognition for their contribution to this achievement.

DIVISIONAL COMMANDERY OF THE YEAR AWARD

Every year at the annual conclave of the Grand Commandery, the Commandery receiving the highest score in their Division is recognized and issued a ribbon to place atop their Beauceant.

JACQUES DEMOLAY SIGNET RING AWARD

This award is given to the Sir Knights who have signed 5 new members for their Commanderies and knighted singly in their respective asylums since August 1, 2014

MOST IMPROVED COMMANDERY AWARD

This award is given statewide to the Commandery that has demonstrated the most improvement in their management structure, finances, membership, and ritual. The selection is made among the inspecting officers and announced at the Grand Conclave.

PAST COMMANDERS JEWEL AWARD

This award (jewel/pin) will be given to all New Past Eminent Commanders that can demonstrate that they served as dais officers in their respective Commanderies and performed the ritual for all three positions with proficiency and knowledge of the work. The three dais positions are Captain General, Generalissimo, and Eminent Commander. The jewel will be available for purchase by other past commanders that are able to provide documentation that they served and performed on these three positions in their Commanderies.


A BRIEF HISTORY OF YOUR COMMANDERY


YOUR COMMANDERY OFFICERS

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EXPLANATORY LECTUREOrder of the Temple

Sir Knight, in the ceremonies through which you have passed you represented a knight of the period that succeeded the Crusades – a civil Knight who had made a vow to visit the Sepulcher of our Ascended Master. As if you were such a Knight, allow me to address you.

Attracted by the chivalrous deeds of the Templars, for their deeds of charity and pure beneficence had spread their fame both far and wide, you sought admission to their ranks, the better to fulfill that vow.

The Commander of the Commandery of Knights Templar, to which you applied for admission, being satisfied with the report made to him of the uprightness of your character, was moved to grant your petition; but as a trial of your worthiness to be enrolled among the members of the Valiant and Magnanimous Order of the Temple, he enjoined upon you Seven Years of Preparation. Those years began with an unarmed pilgrimage in the direction of the Holy Shrine, and an escort was given you to guide and protect you. Without a sword or buckler, and forbidden to do acts unbecoming a mere Pilgrim, your journey began; and to a man of warlike spirit, such a pilgrimage was indeed a trial of patience and perseverance.

Three years passed as you trod your weary way, mostly in a friendly country, in which you received from pious anchorites, bread and water, as well as lessons of comfort and consolation. But day after day, during those years, your manhood asserted itself with accumulating vigor—when you beheld indignities offered not only to yourself but to other helpless Pilgrims, many of them delicate women, and you yearned to cast off the garb of a Pilgrim, and, laying aside the staff, to grasp the sword and perform deeds of exalted usefulness. Thus yearning, and pleading with your devoted escort, you reached another Commandery of the Templars. Three years of required preparation had passed, and you begged your escort to crave permission from the Commander to permit you to devote the four remaining years to deeds of more exalted usefulness.

At the second house of the Templars your escort made known your burning desires, vouched for your integrity, and that you had faithfully performed the duties of three years of preparation. The avouchment of your escort secured the favorable consideration of the Commander, who, after putting you under Vows, granted you permission to take up the sword and buckler, and go to forth under escort of a Templar warrior, manfully wielding your sword in the defense of innocent maidens, destitute widows, helpless orphans, and the Christian Religion. And such warfare was indeed a trial of your courage.

As a Pilgrim Warrior you pressed forward with fortitude undaunted, giving ample proof to your warrior escort that you were worthy to bear your sword in the


cause to which you had consecrated it. And the constant opportunities to display your valor and chivalry created in you an ardent desire to be admitted where honors and rewards await valorous deeds. Three years passed while you thus manfully fought your way toward the shrine of your Vow. At the close of the third year you reached another house of the Templars, and there you besought your escort to implore remission of the remaining year of preparation.

Your Templar escort presented your petition to the Commander of that Commandery, and avouched for your valor, courage and constancy, even recommending the remission asked for, if it were possible; and though the Commander was moved by the recital of your deeds of courage and constancy, the number of years of preparation could not be shortened. Moreover, he feared that the memories of those valorous deeds had filled your heart with pride, and that self-confidence had supplanted a humble reliance upon the strong arm of the Master. He therefore commanded you to devote the remaining year of your preparation to penance, as a trial of your faith and humility. The penitential year accomplished in and about that Commandery – during which you received lessons of piety, before the representations of the Sepulcher and the Ascension of our Savior – you were permitted to return to the Asylum and to participate in the Fifth Libation, thereby sealing your Faith, after illustrating both it and your humility. You were then enlisted under the banner of the Templars and of Emmanuel.

Such, Sir Knight, is the brief epitome of the solemn ceremonies through which you have passed. The Ancient Order of the Temple was suppressed and its members dispersed, and the warlike spirit of that Order has passed away; but in this modern Order of the Temple there remains a spirit of refined moral chivalry, which should prompt all of its members to be ever-ready to defend the weak, the innocent, the helpless and the oppressed, and in a brother’s cause to do all that may be demanded by manhood and the fraternity.

And now we hail you Knight as well as Brother. Sacredly we observe the Vows you have taken. These Vows bind you to the Order, and to each of us as comrades in arms. May we all be at last “Be greeted as Brethren, and received into the widely extended arms of the Blessed Emanuel”.


2015-2016 INSPECTION CALENDAR

Because the calendar is constantly in flux, please check the Grand Commandery website

for an up to date schedule of Inspections http://kt-il.org/inspection-schedule/


A Guide for the Newly Created Knight

1. CONCLAVES: Commanderies have conclaves, not meetings; and the room in which these conclaves are held is referred to as an “Asylum”, not a lodge room. Stated Conclaves are held once each month according to the by-laws of the local (constituent) Commandery. The Annual Conclave is held once each year for the election of officers for the ensuing year. Special Conclaves are held as scheduled to confer the Orders (Red Cross, Malta and Order of the Temple). A Grand Commandery is the governing body of the state jurisdiction and meets annually. The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America is the primary governing body of the Order and meets on a triennial basis.

2. OFFICERS: The officers within a Commandery consist of a: Commander,

Generalissimo, Captain General, Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Prelate, Treasurer, Recorder, Standard Bearer, Warder, Sword Bearer and Sentinel.

3. UNIFORMS: The dress uniform for a Sir Knight is a black C.P.O. style coat, worn with plain black trousers, tie, shoes and socks. Headgear is a black chapeau with white or black/white plume. Officers and members wear silver trimmed emblems. Current dais officers wear shoulder boards of green; past commanders wear shoulder boards of red. Past Grand Commanders and Grand Encampment Officers wear purple. The complete uniform is normally worn at Order conferrals, special observances, parades and Grand Conclaves. The consumption of alcoholic beverages while in uniform is not permissible. Shoulder cordons come in a variety of colors and are awarded to members who bring new candidates into the Order. Please refer to the rules and regulations of your jurisdiction governing the proper wearing of the uniform and accouterments. It is recommended that the chapeau be stored covered, dry and hanging upside down in order to extend the life and appearance of the plume.

4. PRACTICES: The work of the Commandery consists of both ritual and tactics. The regular exercising of each will improve the execution of the work. Ritualistic work consists of the drama portions of the three Orders. Tactical work consists of both asylum tactics, such as the ‘full-form’ opening and field drills, either exhibition or competition. Participation in all aspects of the work can be exciting and fun.


5. PROTOCOL: A Commandery confers Orders, not degrees. The presiding officer refers to himself as “Commander” and uses this title below

his signature of documents; however, is properly addressed and referred to by the honorary title of “Eminent Commander”.

A Commandery always opens in the “short form” or ‘full form”; the latter is never referred to as the long form.

When speaking of one Sir Knight, use the singular “Knight Templar”, and when speaking of two or more Sir Knights, use the plural “Knights Templar. The word is always “Templar” for both singular and plural, never “Templars”.

Knights Templar Philanthropies

The Knights Templar Eye Foundation

As a Knight Templar, one has many opportunities to help others that are less fortunate. One way is through the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. The Eye Foundation is a great humanitarian charity whose purpose is to provide research, surgical treatment and hospitalization to those who suffer from diseases or injury to the eyes. Cross-eye, which occurs in children under 16, is one affliction that can lead to blindness if not treated properly.Questions or comments regarding the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. can send e-mail to: [email protected].

The Knights Templar Educational Foundation

The Knights Templar Educational Foundation, the first of its kind, was organized in 1922. Since then, more than $32 million dollars has been loaned to students to complete their last two years of college. This financial assistance is given without regard to race, color, creed, age or Masonic affiliation.

In recent years, some Grand Commanderies have also been offering scholarship grants to students who are members of Masonic-related youth groups.

The Knights Templar Holy Land Pilgrimage

In addition to the many religious observances throughout the year, The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar sponsors an annual “Holy Land Pilgrimage”. The purpose of the pilgrimage is to send a Christian Minister to the Holy Land to enhance his ministry. Each jurisdiction raises funds to send these ministers, expenses paid, on these trips. Masonic membership is not required and the Minister can be male or female.

Reference Information, Materials & Reading

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR :1. A Capsule Chronicle of Templary2. Highlights of Templar History – by William Mosley Brown3. The York Rite of Freemasonry – by Frederick G. Speidel4. Drill Regulations or School of the Knight and Squad (Excerpts)5. Manual of Public Ceremonies6. A Pilgrim’s Path – by John J. Robinson7. Born in Blood – by John J. Robinson8. Dungeon, Fire and Sword – by John J. Robinson

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the USA Attn: Lawrence E. Tucker, Grand Recorder5909 West Loop South Suite 495Bellaire, Texas 77401-2402Ph. 713-349-8700Fax: 713-349-8710E-mail: [email protected]

FREEMASONRY:

1. Leadership Materials:Masonic Renewal Committee of North America Lake Falls Professional Building6115 Falls RoadBaltimore, Maryland 21209Ph. 800-336-6529Fax: 410-377-0591

2. Membership:The Masonic Service Association of the USA 8120 Fenton Street, Suite 203Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4785 Ph. 301-588-4010Fax: 301-608-3457

WEBSITES: Enter “Knights Templar” into any search engine

Examples of Websites: www.templarbooks.com www.amazon.com http://members.aol.com/YorkRiteFM/HomePage./html www.knightstemplar.org/about.html

A Prayer for the New Member

O God, our Father, whose command is over all and whose love never Faileth, Let us be aware of Thy Holy Presence and obedient to Thy Will. Encourage us in our endeavors to live above the common level of life. Make us to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never to be content with a half- truth when the whole can be won. Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy, that scorns to compromise with vice and injustice and knows no fear when Truth and Right are in jeopardy.

Empower these Sir Knights with the revitalized desire to go forth and grow our organization. Open all our minds to creative new ways of recruitment and retention to better fill the ranks of Templary in the 21st Century. Help us accept these responsibilities with strong hearts and cheerful minds. And let our uniformsremind each of us of our dedication to duty and of service to the Great Captain of our Salvation, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

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