{"id":206,"date":"2018-04-19T15:50:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T15:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/?page_id=206"},"modified":"2018-04-19T15:50:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T15:50:19","slug":"what-is-the-masonic-lodge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sunrisedaylight.org\/index.php\/history-of-freemasonry\/what-is-the-masonic-lodge\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is The Masonic Lodge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big>The word &#8220;Lodge&#8221; means both a group of Masons meeting together as well as the room or\u00a0building in which they meet. Masonic buildings are sometimes called &#8220;temples&#8221; because the\u00a0original meaning of the term was &#8220;place of knowledge&#8221; and Masonry encourages the\u00a0advancement of knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>Masonic Lodges usually meet once or twice a month to conduct regular business, vote upon petitions for membership, and bring new Masons into the Fraternity through three ceremonies called degrees. 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