Originally posted by Eyeofhorus
I heard/read somewhere that masons have phrases that they can say in times of dire necessity/need, that when spoken, a mason cannot ignore the plea, and must do everything in his power to releive the mason of his troubles.
The phrase:
"Is there no releif for the son of a widow?"
Fact or fiction: you tell me.
There are several words, phrases, etc. that we are taught to use to recognize each other "in the darkness as well as in the light"
The phrase "widow's son" is a reference to Hiram the builder, the Widow's son of Haphtali who figures in to the "legend of the Temple" an important allegory of the Master Mason degree.
A really GOOD explanation of this is found in Brother Allen E. Roberts book "The Craft and It's Symbols" which is available from Macoy Publishing & Supply
www.macoy.com
