My Brothers,

There are parts of the year that tend to give off and create specific feelings and cause the mind to go in certain directions. January and April seem to lead the mind into thoughts of new beginnings, the beginning of the year in January and the rebirth of Nature with Spring starting in April. June tends to bring on the feeling of rest and relaxation with the ending of school and the start of the summer months and vacation season. November is a month that brings on reflection and introspection, and I have come to think that it makes perfect sense that Thanksgiving would be celebrated in the second to last month of the year and I believe it was made so by design, not by man’s design, but God’s. We started to celebrate Thanksgiving in November because it is tied to harvest season, but there is no better time to reflect on the year that has passed, any earlier and we would still have too much to come to really be able to make a proper reflection, if it was later we would be too preoccupied with preparing for the end of one year and the beginning of another, so in God’s infinite wisdom, He made harvest season fall in the month of November! With this in mind, I will be sure to take the time to reflect on what has passed this year and take stock of all the blessings our Great Creator has bestowed on me, and I encourage you to do the same. One thing that comes to mind immediately is the opportunity I have been given to be Master of this amazing Lodge in the oldest and best fraternity in the world, and for this I thank Him and all of you.

November also leads the mind to think about tradition, it is definitely the most traditional time of the year with the holiday season and the ending of the year. I am convinced that there is no group that cherishes their traditions more than Masons, our traditions tie us to the Brothers that came before us and keep us grounded to the most solid foundation on which Masonry was erected. We just had our Table Lodge, which is one of the great traditions of our lodge, in Memorial of such a Brother, and I would like to thank all that were able to attend and make it a successful and memorable evening. I enjoin you to come to lodge to take part in the traditions we hold so dear and be part of passing them down to the next generation, we have a very special class of degrees starting this month and it would mean the world to me if you could join us in doing just that.

I hope to see you soon!

Fraternally,

~ Júlio A. Calvão

Worshipful Master 2025