Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

creatures, didst adorn us with greater and lesser
lights, thereby magnifying thy power, and
endearing thy goodness unto the sons of men, we
humbly adore and worship thine unspeakable
perfection. We bless thee, that, when man had
fallen from his
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innocence and his happiness, thou didst leave him
the powers of reasoning, and capacity of
improvement and pleasure. We thank thee, that,
amid the pains and calamities of our present state,
so many means of refreshment and satisfaction
are reserved to us, while travelling the rugged
path of life; especially would we, at this time,
render thee our thanksgiving and praise for the
institution, as members of which we are at this
time assembled, and for all the pleasures we have
derived from it. We thank thee, that the few here
assembled before thee have been favored with
new inducements, and been laid under new and
stronger obligations of virtue and holiness. May
these obligations, O blessed Father! have their
full effect upon us. Teach us, we pray thee, the
true reverence of thy great, mighty, and terrible
Name. Inspire us with a firm and unshaken
resolution in our virtuous pursuits. Give us grace
diligently to search thy word in the book of
nature, wherein the duties of our high vocation
are inculcated with Divine authority. May the
solemnity of the ceremonies of our institution be
duly impressed on our minds, and have a happy
and lasting effect on our lives! O Thou, who didst
aforetime appear unto thy servant Moses in a
flame of fire out of the midst of a bush, enkindle,
we beseech thee, in each of our hearts, a flame of
devotion to thee, of love to each other, and of
charity to all mankind! May all thy miracles and
mighty works fill us with thy dread, and thy
goodness impress us with a love of thy holy