Duncan's Ritual of Freemasonry.pdf - FatimaMovement

themselves with the fraternity. I have often
travelled this road from Babylon to Jerusalem,
and generally find it rough and rugged. However,
I think I never saw it much smoother than it is at
the present time.
The candidates, after passing the Living Arch,
stumble over the rugged road, and arrive again at
the entrance of the arch.
Principal Sojourner--Companions, here is a very
difficult and dangerous place ahead, which lies
directly in our way. Before we attempt to pass it,
we must kneel down and pray. (Reads Psalm
cxii. )
"Lord, I cry unto thee; make haste unto me; give
ear unto my voice.
"Let my prayer be set forth before thee as
incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the
evening sacrifice.
"Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the
door of my lips.
'Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice
wicked works with men that work iniquity.
"Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a
kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an
excellent oil.
"Mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in
thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
"Keep me from the snare which they have laid
before me, and the gins of the workers of
iniquity.