Lodges of Sorrow

Lodges of Sorrow offers a comprehensive historical and ritual study of Masonic funeral traditions within the Scottish Rite, tracing their origins from early Craft practices and the Scots Master degree to the elaborate ceremonies later shaped by Albert Pike and successive generations of ritualists. The introduction examines prominent funeral ceremonies for Joseph Warren, George Washington, James A. Garfield, and Pike to show how Masonic mourning rites evolved. The volume also includes full transcriptions of early Rose Croix, Knight Kadosh, and Lodge of Sorrow rituals along with the Supreme Council's latest ceremonies. This hardback book was produced by Grand Historian and Grand Archivist Arturo De Hoyos, 33°, Grand Cross and Assistant Grand Historian B. Chris Ruli, 32°, KCCH, for the Scottish Rite Research Society's Limited-Edition series.