Fraternity Lodge No 1111 A F & A M

Fraternity Lodge No 1111 A F & A M Since 1915. An institution where character is forged, leadership is earned, and legacy endures. Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.

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08/29/2026

🇺🇸 Before he became President, he was already a Brother.

Harry S. Truman is remembered as the 33rd President of the United States, but his journey in Freemasonry began decades before he entered the White House.

Initiated in 1909, Truman remained deeply committed to the Craft. In 1940, his Brethren elected him Grand Master of Masons in Missouri.

His titles would eventually include President and Commander in Chief, but among Freemasons, there was another title that remained simple and enduring:

Brother.

Harry S. Truman | 1884–1972
President • Grand Master • Freemason

🔹 Saturday Brother Spotlight
Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.
El Paso, Texas

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🇺🇸 SATURDAY BROTHER SPOTLIGHT | HARRY S. TRUMANHistory remembers Harry S. Truman as the 33rd President of the United Sta...
08/29/2026

🇺🇸 SATURDAY BROTHER SPOTLIGHT | HARRY S. TRUMAN

History remembers Harry S. Truman as the 33rd President of the United States. The Craft remembers another part of his remarkable life: Brother Truman.

Truman was initiated into Freemasonry in 1909 and remained deeply involved in the fraternity throughout his life. His commitment eventually led his Brethren to elect him Grand Master of Masons in Missouri in 1940, years before he assumed the presidency.

For Truman, Freemasonry was not simply an association attached to a famous name. It was a lifelong commitment that accompanied him through military service, public office, the presidency, and beyond.

President. Soldier. Grand Master. Brother.

His story reminds us that titles may change and offices eventually end, but the principles by which a man chooses to live can remain with him for a lifetime.

Harry S. Truman | 1884–1972

From Fraternity Lodge No. 1111, we remember a Brother whose journey carried him from the Lodge room to the highest office in the nation. 🇺🇸

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🇺🇸 SEPTEMBER STATED MEETING | WE WILL NEVER FORGETBrothers, our September Stated Meeting will carry special meaning.As o...
08/28/2026

🇺🇸 SEPTEMBER STATED MEETING | WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Brothers, our September Stated Meeting will carry special meaning.

As our nation approaches the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 will gather in Brotherhood and take time to remember the innocent lives lost, the first responders who ran toward danger, and all those whose lives were forever changed that day.

We invite our Brothers to be present.

Show up. Participate. Do the work.

And don’t come alone. Reach out to a Brother from another Lodge and invite him to join us for an evening of fellowship, remembrance, and Masonic Brotherhood.

🇺🇸 Tuesday, September 8, 2026
🍽️ Dinner: 6:30 PM
🔹 Stated Meeting to follow
đź“Ť 301 W. Missouri Ave.
El Paso, TX 79901

Let us fill the Lodge.

Let us remember together.

And let us demonstrate what Brotherhood looks like when Brothers make the effort to be there.

Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.

WE WILL NEVER FORGET. 🇺🇸

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08/26/2026

Perfection was never the lesson.

The Perfect Ashlar represents something far more attainable, and far more demanding.

To measure ourselves.
To recognize what needs correction. To improve through deliberate work.

Not perfection. Progress.

Because becoming a better man is not the work of a single degree, meeting, or moment.

It is the work of a lifetime.

The work continues.

Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.
El Paso, Texas

A Perfect Ashlar is not the symbol of a perfect man.In Freemasonry, the stone that has been shaped and prepared reminds ...
08/26/2026

A Perfect Ashlar is not the symbol of a perfect man.

In Freemasonry, the stone that has been shaped and prepared reminds us of something far more attainable: improvement through work.

The Rough Ashlar represents what is unfinished. The Perfect Ashlar represents what can emerge when knowledge, discipline, experience, and virtue are continually applied.

But there is an important distinction.

A Mason does not suddenly become “finished.”

There will always be another rough edge to address. Another lesson to learn. Another opportunity to practice patience, integrity, charity, or self-control.

The Perfect Ashlar therefore gives us an ideal toward which to labor, not permission to believe we have already arrived.

Measure your actions.
Correct what is out of square.
Keep working.

Because perhaps the greatest evidence of progress is recognizing how much work remains.

Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.
El Paso, Texas

08/23/2026

He challenged the establishment.
He defied an empire.
He defended a republic.

And he was a Freemason.

🇲🇽 Benito Juárez (1806–1872) remains one of the most consequential and debated figures in Mexican history.

Born into poverty in Oaxaca, Juárez rose to become President of Mexico and became a defining figure of La Reforma, the struggle for constitutional government, and the resistance against the French Intervention and the Second Mexican Empire.

His connection to Freemasonry adds another fascinating chapter to his legacy, but like much of Masonic history, the details deserve something better than legends and internet folklore.

History is rarely simple. Neither are the men who shape it.

SATURDAY BROTHER SPOTLIGHT
Fraternity Lodge No. 1111
El Paso, Texas

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🇲🇽 He confronted a powerful Church establishment. He resisted an emperor. He fought to preserve a republic. And he was a...
08/23/2026

🇲🇽 He confronted a powerful Church establishment. He resisted an emperor. He fought to preserve a republic. And he was a Freemason.

Brother Benito Juárez remains one of the most consequential and controversial figures in Mexican history.

Born into a Zapotec family in Oaxaca in 1806, Juárez rose from extraordinary circumstances to become President of Mexico and one of the defining figures of the Mexican Republic.

His political generation fought over fundamental questions: Who should govern? What authority should the Church possess over civil society? Should privilege determine a man’s place before the law? And could Mexico survive as a constitutional republic?

Juárez chose his side.

His government became inseparably associated with La Reforma, the separation of civil government from ecclesiastical power, and the defense of the Republic during the French Intervention and the empire of Maximilian.

But there is another part of his story.

Benito Juárez was a Freemason.

Historical scholarship generally accepts his initiation into Mexico’s Rito Nacional Mexicano, traditionally dated to January 15, 1847, in Independencia No. 2. What remains debated among historians is the full extent of his subsequent Masonic degrees and activity.

And that distinction matters.

We don’t need legend when the documented history is already remarkable.

Juárez lived during an era when questions of liberty, conscience, education, equality before the law, republican government and resistance to tyranny were not philosophical abstractions.

Nations were being decided by them.

More than 150 years after his death, Mexico still debates his legacy.

Perhaps that is precisely why he is worth studying.

Not because every Mason must agree with Benito Juárez.

But because every Mason should be willing to examine the principles by which a man chose to live.

Brother Benito Juárez.

🇲🇽 President. Reformer. Freemason.

Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.

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THE WORK CONTINUES.Becoming a Mason is not the destination.It is the beginning.An Entered Apprentice takes his first ste...
08/21/2026

THE WORK CONTINUES.

Becoming a Mason is not the destination.

It is the beginning.

An Entered Apprentice takes his first step into the Craft, but what follows is where much of the real work begins: learning, studying, listening, building relationships with his Brothers, serving others, and applying the lessons of Freemasonry to everyday life.

And that work is not reserved for the newest Mason.

Whether a Brother entered the Craft last week or has worn the apron for fifty years, there is always another lesson to learn, another opportunity to serve, and another rough edge of our own character that can be improved.

Freemasonry does not ask a man simply to know its principles.

It challenges him to live them.

The first step brings a man through the door.

What he builds afterward is the work of a lifetime.

Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.
El Paso, Texas

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WISDOM • STRENGTH • BEAUTYThree words. Three pillars. One enduring lesson.In Freemasonry, the Lodge is symbolically supp...
08/19/2026

WISDOM • STRENGTH • BEAUTY

Three words. Three pillars. One enduring lesson.

In Freemasonry, the Lodge is symbolically supported by three great pillars: Wisdom, Strength, and Beauty.

Wisdom to conceive and direct.
Strength to support and sustain.
Beauty to adorn and complete.

But like so much in Masonry, the lesson extends far beyond the walls of a Lodge.

Wisdom reminds us to think before we act and seek understanding before judgment.

Strength is more than physical power. It is the character to stand firm in our principles, keep our word, and do what is right even when doing so is difficult.

Beauty reminds us that what we build should have purpose and harmony, whether we are building our character, strengthening our families, serving our communities, or supporting a Brother.

And for Fraternity Lodge No. 1111, these words carry a special significance.

Look closely at our Lodge emblem and you will find them written across it:

WISDOM • STRENGTH • BEAUTY

They are not merely words decorating an emblem. They are a reminder of the kind of work every Mason is called upon to undertake.

Because Freemasonry is not simply about knowing its symbols.

It is about living their lessons.

Fraternity Lodge No. 1111 A.F. & A.M.
El Paso, Texas

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SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT | MIRABEAU B. LAMARBefore Texas became a state, it was a republic still trying to define what its fut...
08/16/2026

SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT | MIRABEAU B. LAMAR

Before Texas became a state, it was a republic still trying to define what its future would become.

One of the men who helped shape that future was Mirabeau B. Lamar.

Lamar served as the second President of the Republic of Texas from 1838 to 1841. His presidency was ambitious and sometimes controversial, but one part of his legacy has endured for generations: public education.

Lamar strongly advocated setting aside public land to support schools and universities. In 1839, the Republic of Texas Congress designated land for public schools, helping lay the foundation for the educational system that would develop across Texas. His efforts earned him the enduring title “Father of Texas Education”.

His story also intersects with the history of Freemasonry in Texas. Masonic sources identify Lamar as a Freemason, and his legacy continues to be honored by Texas Masons through the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence, recognizing outstanding achievement in education.

Soldier. Statesman. Educator. Brother.

More than 180 years later, Mirabeau B. Lamar remains part of the story of the Republic of Texas and the history of Texas Freemasonry.

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