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The first Grand Lodge was formed on 24 June the feast day of John the Baptist in 1717. [1] This may arise from an old tradition, as the Baptist appears to have been regarded as the patron of stonemasons in continental Europe during the Middle Ages.
All over Europe "Saint John's fires" are lit on mountains and hilltops on the eve of his feast. As the first day of summer, Saint John's Day is considered in ancient folklore one of the great "charmed" festivals of the year. Hidden treasures are said to lie open in lonely places, waiting for the lucky finder. Divining rods should be cut on this ...
Bonfires (commonly called Saint John's Fires in various languages) were lit in honour of St. John on Saint John's Eve and Saint John's Day, [13] and served to repel witches and evil spirits. [14] A Christian interpretation of carrying lighted torches on St John's Eve is that they are "an emblem of St. John the Baptist, who was 'a burning and ...
A bishop speaking at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday at the ... as he attends the National Day of Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral. ... a Bible outside St John's Church ...
Two of those studies proposed new sanctoral calendars for the church. Prayer Book Study IX was published in 1957. It proposed more than 80 new feasts to the calendar, including new major feasts for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, Saint Mary Magdalene and Holy Cross Day. Prayer Book Study XVI was published in 1964 as Lesser Feasts and ...
WASHINGTON ― The pastor of an inauguration prayer service attended Tuesday by President Donald Trump urged the newly sworn-in president to "have mercy" on immigrants and transgender children ...