My husband is a 32nd degree Mason and his father was a 33rd degree Mason.
The 33rd degree is very special and is usually swore in by presidents or some other 33rd degree Mason. His father was also Scottish Rite. Hub mainly got his 32nd for his dad's benefit.
The Masons, as I understand it, is an organization set up to protect and serve in
times of emergency here in America. They help each other. They were usually comprised of business people in the community. There are Masonic homes where families of free masons can live out their elder days, if desired, and
the wives of free masons are members of the "Order of the Eastern Star". My MIL belonged to it.
The 33rd degree is very special and is usually swore in by presidents or some other 33rd degree Mason. His father was also Scottish Rite. Hub mainly got his 32nd for his dad's benefit.
The Masons, as I understand it, is an organization set up to protect and serve in
times of emergency here in America. They help each other. They were usually comprised of business people in the community. There are Masonic homes where families of free masons can live out their elder days, if desired, and
the wives of free masons are members of the "Order of the Eastern Star". My MIL belonged to it.