There are three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. By faith, we believe in God and believe all that he has revealed to us and that our religion proposes for our belief. By hope we desire, and with steadfast trust wait from God, eternal life and the graces to merit it. By charity, we love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves for love of God. Charity, the form of all the virtues, "binds everything together in perfect harmony" (Col 3:14).
Faith is the virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith "man freely commits his entire self to God." For this reason, the believer seeks to know and do God's will. "The righteous shall live by faith." Living faith "work[s] through charity."
Hope is the virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing trust in Christ's promises and not on our own strength, but the grace of the Holy Spirit. Hope responds to the aspiration to happiness which God has placed in the heart of every man; it is hope that inspires men purifies them. He is preserved from selfishness and led to the happiness that flows from charity.
Charity is the virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. Jesus makes charity the new commandment. Whence Jesus says: "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love." And again: "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."
Faith is the virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief, because he is truth itself. By faith "man freely commits his entire self to God." For this reason, the believer seeks to know and do God's will. "The righteous shall live by faith." Living faith "work[s] through charity."
Hope is the virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing trust in Christ's promises and not on our own strength, but the grace of the Holy Spirit. Hope responds to the aspiration to happiness which God has placed in the heart of every man; it is hope that inspires men purifies them. He is preserved from selfishness and led to the happiness that flows from charity.
Charity is the virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God. Jesus makes charity the new commandment. Whence Jesus says: "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love." And again: "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."
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about prince hall masonry........
Prince Hall Masonry may as well be called the science of self-improvement. As an institution, it uses the implements of operative freemasonry to teach moral and ethical lessons, but these are only the beginning of our working tools.
Our plan is simple. Begin with a man, just one man at a time, as good a man as possible, one that is respected in his community, lives according to the laws of the land, that believes in the dignity and worth of the individual, and in his God-ordained right to achieve his destiny through his own effort.
Our plan is simple. Begin with a man, just one man at a time, as good a man as possible, one that is respected in his community, lives according to the laws of the land, that believes in the dignity and worth of the individual, and in his God-ordained right to achieve his destiny through his own effort.
These men are committed to uphold a life of honesty, integrity, and forthrightness and are strong supporters of the fundamental principles of physical, intellectual, moral, political, and religious freedom. Through Prince Hall Masonry these men, again and again, are shown how they can become better -- not better than their fellow man, but better than themselves.
Under the leadership of God Almighty and in the honor of Prince Hall; We will continue in making men better, we will build a better community, create a better nation, and enjoy a better world.
Under the leadership of God Almighty and in the honor of Prince Hall; We will continue in making men better, we will build a better community, create a better nation, and enjoy a better world.
District iii spotlight
Piedmont District III veterans were honored at the Armed Services Monument Dedication at our Grand Lodge in Columbia , SC Pictured are SD Kenneth Gause & WM Bill Little of Tuscan Lodge #21
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Mwphglsc annual sessionRegistration is now open for the Grand Lodge Annual Session to be held in Columbia SC in December.
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