Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Lodges of this rite conduct their work through its ritual and symbolic heritage. Tools, images and words form a coherent language that is gradually understood through participation, study and personal reflection.
ABOUT THE GRAND LODGE
A tradition that
calls us to responsibility.
The Count Sava Vladislavich Raguzinsky Grand Lodge, in the Orient of Novi Sad, brings together under its protection Lodges that cultivate different ritual expressions of Freemasonry.
A Lodge is a place of orderly work, attentive listening and fraternal fellowship. It is where knowledge is shared, views are examined and personal progress is joined with responsibility towards others.
Tradition is preserved through an understanding of its meaning. Words, symbols and practices acquire value through the way we apply them: in honouring our word, in our willingness to acknowledge a mistake and in the care we show another person.
The name borne by the Grand Lodge invites us to explore the life of Sava Vladislavich Raguzinsky — a diplomat, merchant and writer whose work connected distant lands, languages and cultures.
Worshipful Lodges under our protection
The following Worshipful Lodges work under the protection of the Count Sava Vladislavich Raguzinsky Grand Lodge:
- Worshipful Lodge Gvozdeni Puk
- Worshipful Lodge Patrijarh Pavle
- Worshipful Lodge Akacija
Each Lodge contributes to our common work through its brotherhood, dedication and cultivation of Masonic tradition.
RITES AND THE WORK OF THE LODGES
Different ritual expressions.
Dedicated work.
Under the protection of the Grand Lodge are Lodges working in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite and Lodges working in the Schröder / AFAM ritual.
Each of these traditions has its own way of shaping ritual work, its own rhythm and distinctive symbolic expression. These characteristics deserve careful study and respect.
Schröder / AFAM ritual
Lodges working in the Schröder / AFAM ritual cultivate their own ritual expression and orderly practice. An understanding of their tradition grows through careful attention to the ritual as a whole and to the place of each participant in the shared work.
ORIENT OF NOVI SAD
A meeting place.
A space for dedicated work.
In the Orient of Novi Sad, the Count Sava Vladislavich Raguzinsky Grand Lodge brings together the Lodges under its protection.
In Masonic language, the Orient denotes the place where a Lodge works. The East also carries a symbolic association with the coming of light, beginnings and the direction of the work.
Belonging to a place entails responsibility towards the society in which we live. The values on which we reflect find their fullest meaning through our actions and our contribution to the community.