York Rite Appendant Bodies of the MWPHGL of Illinois	Prince Hall York Rite of Freemasonry, State of Illinois	About Us
Navigation Menu § Home § About Us § Comments/Suggestions § Contact Us Male York Rite Houses § Royal Arch Masons § Royal and Select Masters § Knights Templar § Knights York Cross of Honor Female York Rite Houses § Heroines of Jericho § Ladies of the Circle of Perfection § Heroines Templar Crusades § Princess York Cross of Honor Related Masonic Links § MWPHGL of Illinois § Eureka Grand Chapter OES	What is the York Rite? "When a man is initiated, passed and raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason, he receives the foundation of Freemasonry. This is the basis on which he can build his Masonic education and his spiritual temple. This portion of his Masonic education can be equated to Elementary School. The York Rite is one path that gives a broader knowledge of the Symbolic or Blue Lodge degrees. These degrees can be equated to High School. Without these degrees and orders our Masonic education cannot be considered complete." - M.E.C. Lorenzo P. Pious, PMEGHP, MEPHGC HRAM of IL The York Rite is a branch of Freemasonry in the United States in which a Master Mason may decide to join for further exposure to Masonic knowledge. The divisions within the York Rite and the requirements for membership differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the essentials are the same. In all the workings the one requirement is that all male applicants be in possession of the third degree, that of Master Mason, and that all female applicants to the appendant bodies of the York Rite be members of the Order of the Eastern Star. The origins of the Prince Hall York Rite of Illinois begin just after the United States Civil War with the establishment of Holy Royal Arch Masonry and the Heroines of Jericho and now include the following Grand Bodies: § Most Excellent Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Holy Royal Arch Masons § Most Ancient Prince Hall Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho § Most Illustrious Prince Hall Grand Council, Royal and Select Masters § Levi H. Morris Grand Court, Ladies of the Cirlce of Perfection § Prince Hall Grand Commandery, Knights Templar § Prince Hall Grand Guild, Heroines of the Templar Crusades § John W. Thompson Priory No. 3, Knights of the York Cross of Honour § Levi L. Rose Priorate No. 1, Princesses of the York Cross of Honour	Capitular Cryptic Chivalric Honor