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Each Mason in a Lodge who has a role to play in the Ritual has their own symbol or sign. The two main supporting officers have two each, and the Master three.
The Master of the Lodge sits before the Tracing Boards, which contain the plan of work for the Lodge, a position dating back to the time of operative Masons, and the directions the Apprentices and Journeymen would be given from the architectural plans held by the Master Builder.
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The Consecration of a Lodge usually happens just once, when the Lodge is first opened officially by their Grand Master, and the Charter of the Lodge is handed over as recognition that this new Lodge is Just and Regular.
In East Germany, in the early Nineties, many Lodges forced to close by the National Socialists were re-opened and Consecrated once more, allowing them to work after almost fifty years of darkness.
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Some forms of Freemasonry, especially in Europe, like to trace their history back to the Knights of Jerusalem and the days when - in the eleventh century - pilgrims to Jerusalem needed to be protected and cared for. As a symbol of this connection they carry a sword.
Whether there is truly a connection is debatable, but the sword has a specific meaning for Masons: we will protect those in need, as much as we would protect ourselves.