MASTER MASON DEGREE (Candidate(s) 1 section)

Bn, this lodge has been called and opened for the purpose of raising to the sublime degree of MM, Brother__________, of ____Lodge#_______, who has been regularly elected in his lodge to receive this degree. If I hear no objection, we will proceed with the Ceremony .

• WM: Br S and J Ss
• WM: Approach the Altar

WM: Brother SS, how should a Fellow Craft be prepared to be raised to the sublime degree of MM?

WM: Retire to the ante room where you will find in waiting Br full name, who has been regularly elected to receive this degree, and when you have thus prepared him, cause the usual alarm to be made at the inner door.

• WM: rises and salutes
• WM: sits after SS, JS leave the altar

WM: Attend the alarm and report the cause.

• WM: Br SD, is this still an act of his own free will and accord?
• SD: It is
• WM: Is he still worthy and well qualified?
• SD: He is
• WM: Duly and truly prepared and properly avouched for?
• SD: He is
• WM: Has he made suitable proficiency in the proceeding degrees to entitle him to this?
• SD: He Has
• WM: By what further right or benefit does he expect to obtain this important privilege?
• SD: By Benefit of the Pass
• WM: Has He the Pass?
• SD: He has it not, I have it for him
• WM: Communicate it for the benefit of the craft.
• SD: Tubal-Cain
• WM: Let him enter and be received in due form.

JW starts the wraps- 3x around

• WM: Who Comes Here?
• SD: explains who and what the brother wants.
• WM: Br last name, is this still an act of your own free will and accord?
• CA: Yes
• WM: Br SD, is he still worthy and well qualified?
• SD: He is
• WM: Duly and truly prepared and properly avouched for?
• SD: He is
• WM: Has He made suitable proficiency in the proceeding degrees to entitle him to this?
• SD: He has
• WM: By what further right or benefit does he expect to pbatain this important privallidge?
• SD: By benefit of the pass
• WM: Has he the Pass?
• SD: He has it not, I have it for him
• WM: Advance and communicate it.
• (WM remains behind pedestal)

• WM: When ce come ye weather traveling
• SD: I s o f l im
• WM: Further light in Masonry being your object, Br SD re-conduct the Br. to the SW in the West, who will instruct him how to approach the East, for the third time, in a proper manner. 
• (WM: sits after SD and CA have left)

• SW: t Br i i p a as y w a p
• WM: Br last name, you are now standing behind the consecrated altar of freemasonry, for the third time, where it will be necessary for you to take upon yourself, a solemn and binding obligation belonging to this degree, but as in the processing degrees, I give you the assurance that there is nothing therein contained which will conflict with any of your civil ,moral  or religious duties or privileges, be they what they may. With this assurance from me, are you still will to proceed?
• CA: responds
• WM: Br Sd, cause the brother to kneel in due form at the altar to receive the obligation.

• WM: wraps (***)
• Moves out of south side, squaring corners to B, advances west toward altar at a location where CA can hear WM.
• S and JS cope-
• WM: Bn, form parallel lines on the north and south side of the altar

• WM: removes hat
• after CA completes first statement

WM: Br last name, in token of your sincerity, and that you have voluntarily taken upon yourself the solemn and binding obligation, kiss the holy bible open before you.

WM: Br SD, release the Brother from the cable tow, as he is now bound to us by the strong cord of a moral obligation.

• Br last name, in your present condition, what do you most desire?
• CA: further light
• WM: Br SD, let him receive it.

• WM: My Br, upon being brought from darkness to light in this degree, your attention is first directed to the three great lights in masonry, as in the proceeding degrees, with this difference, now both points of the composes are elevated above the Square, with is to teach you that you are entitled to receive all the secrets that can be communicated to you in a MM lodge.
• WM: back up to cope

• WM: A MM advances with his left foot, bringing the heel of the right to the heel of the left, feet forming the angle of a square. This is the due guard and alludes to the position in which your hands were placed while receiving the obligation.This the sign, and alludes to the penalty for the violation of the obligation.
• WM: after the WM demonstrates and explains the sign, he comes off the step prior to finishing his explanations.)

WM: With this due-guard and sign, you are required to salute the WMN upon entering or retiring from a lodge while at labor in this degree.

WM: moves to altar

WM: Having confidence in your integrity, I have the pleasure of presenting you my right hand in token of a continuance of friendship and brotherly love, and will proceed to invest you with the pass grip and pass word of a MM, You being as yet uniformed , our brother the SD, who has heretofore answered for you, will continue to do so. Pay particular attention to his answers, as they are to be yours on all future occasions while under examination in this degree. Take me as I take you.

• WM: Will you be off or from?
• SD: From
• WM: From what unto what?
• SD: F t g o a FCM t t p g o a MM
• WM: assists CA with Grip
• WM: What is this?
• SD: T p-g o a MM
• WM: Has it name?
• SD: it has
• WM: give it me
• SD: I d n s r i, n w i s i i
• WM: How will you dispose of it?
• SD: I w s i w a Br.
• WM: Syllable and begin
• SD: You begin
• WM: Nay begin you
• SD: bal
• WM: tu
• SD: cain
• WM:tu
• SD:bal
• WM: cain 
• SD:Tubal Cain
• WM: who was Tuabl Cain
• SD: T f w k a i b a o m
• WM: arise my brother
• WM: assist the CA in rising, drops hands and finishes speaking to CA
• WM: and under direction of the SD, go and salute the J and SW as a master mason.
• WM: backs up to cope, turn east, back to seat.