Chaplain - Lodge Officer
Duties:
His Jewel
of office is an opened book,
symbolizing the Volume of Sacred
Law (the Christian Bible,
Hebrew Torah or Tanach, the
Muslim Qur'an, the Hindu Vedas
or other Holy Books).
The Chaplain
of a Masonic Lodge is an
appointed officer of the Lodge.
He sits to the left of the
Senior Warden.
The Chaplain is the spiritual
leader of the Lodge. While
he may or may not be a
real-world Minister, Priest,
Rabbi or Imam,
the Chaplain is responsible for
non-denominational prayers at
both the opening and closing of
meetings, during degree ritual
ceremonies and before meals.
Most Chaplains have no religious
training and prayers are
non-denominational.
