‘Paschal Lamb next Thursday’

     
It’s that time of year again, when the lessons of the Passover feast and Good Friday are united in the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry’s ecumenical celebration of Light and Life.

Courtesy Valley of NYC

The Feast of the Paschal Lamb

New York City Chapter of Rose Croix

Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m.

(Seating at 7:30)

Masonic Hall, Grand Lodge Room

71 West 23rd Street, Manhattan

Open to the public, the Ceremonial Feast of the Paschal Lamb presents a rare opportunity for the Scottish Rite brethren to reveal a fundamental aspect of the Rite’s traditional mission: to employ meaningful ritual to convey urgent human truths.

The Feast of the Paschal Lamb is not a meal. The ritualists exemplify a symbolic banquet to communicate teachings from both the Passover Seder and the Last Supper. (In the Southern Jurisdiction, it is called Maundy Thursday, and, I guess, has a different ritual.)

I think it noteworthy that this event next week will be hosted in the Grand Lodge Room (third floor), which may indicate an anticipated large turn-out. You should be there.

The keynote speaker will be The Rev. Canon Clive Oscar Sang, 32º, of Trinity Episcopal Church. After the Feast, the brethren invite you to enjoy refreshments in the French Ionic Room on 10.

Photo ID is required to enter Masonic Hall.