Les Loges du Droit Humain au Canada
Each Lodge has its particularities according to the people who compose it. The Presidents of the Lodges will be able to direct you to the Lodge that best suits your profile. However, there are other important criteria to consider. For example, attendance at Masonic work is an essential element in the journey of a Freemason. Be sure to contact a Lodge that meets on days that match your availability.
Note: because of our history and our values all lodges welcome both men and women.
Lodges in the Quebec Province
by size
L'Égrégore
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1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7pm
Montreal
French
Black suit mandatory
“L’Égrégore” was recently created from the decision of some members of a Lodge existing in Quebec since the beginning of the twentieth century to join the International Order of Freemasonry for Men and Women “Le Droit Humain”. Indeed, the way in which humanistic values, openness to the world and freedom of conscience are conveyed by “Le Droit Humain” is more in line with the aspirations of the founders of our Lodge.
Freemasonry being a traditional initiatory Order, our Lodge focuses on initiation and education, on helping members of our community to grow individually and collectively, and on achieving an enriching level of reflection for all, regardless of gender, origin or way of life.
But “L’Égrégore” is not so closed in on itself, for it encourages its members to participate actively in the life of the city and, when they are judged ready, to visit other Lodges and Obediences, in order to open their minds to the fruitful diversity of Freemasonry.
The peculiarities of our Lodge are based not only on the firm and voluntary ritualistic discipline (like the mandatory “business dress code”), on the careful selection of its future adherents, but also on the exercise of a rational thought that never excludes tradition, symbolism and spirituality. Thus, our members, coming from different socio-economic backgrounds and beliefs, can enrich each other and practice tolerance, solidarity and conviviality, thus reaching “L’Égrégore”, that is to say this privileged moment during which the spirits of all work in unison.
Liberté
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1st and 3rd Fridays at 7pm
Montreal
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Loge indépendante, créée en 1975 et composée d’hommes et de femmes, la Loge Liberté s’est affiliée à l’ordre Maçonnique Mixte International le Droit Humain en 1980. Elle fut donc la première Loge de cette obédience à voir le jour au Québec. La grande majorité des autres loges du Droit Humain fut constituée par ses membres, au cours d’essaimages successifs, à partir de 1992.
Son ambiance dynamique et conviviale favorise un travail en profondeur tant sur le plan symbolique que dans ses engagements humanitaires.
Elle a d’ailleurs organisé de nombreuses présentations de la franc-maçonnerie auprès du grand public. De plus elle est intervenue publiquement en quelques occasions, soit pour contester contre la présence de groupes racistes ou sectaires au Québec comme le Ku Klux Klan, soit comme principale instigatrice d’un mémoire, présenté par un groupe de Francs-maçons montréalais, à la commission sur les accommodements raisonnables.
Elle accueille et initie en son sein des personnes issues de diverses origines philosophiques, ethniques, sociales, économiques et professionnelles, car elle estime que la diversité est une source d’enrichissement. De plus, comme l’ensemble des Loges libérales, ses membres refusent toutes formes de dogmatisme et privilégient la plus grande liberté de conscience, le respect d’une stricte égalité et une fraternité tolérante et solidaire.
Enfin, dans le droit fil de la tradition maçonnique, la Loge Liberté constitue un centre initiatique au sein duquel chacun peut puiser à sa mesure la connaissance de soi et des autres, par l’intermédiaire des outils symboliques qui lui sont proposés.
The Lodge in the Ontario Province
Humanity
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Toronto
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Humanity is the first lodge of the Canadian Federation of “Le Droit Humain” in Ontario and the only English-speaking lodge in Canada. It meets in Toronto. Membership is open to men and women, without distinction of ethnicity, or personal beliefs.
Freemasons are people who seek knowledge of themselves, and the world around them, through the study of, and participation in, symbolic rituals. Being a Mason is not to benefit a career or progress in the commercial sense, nor to simply partake in a healthy social life. Masons work through self-understanding and improvement to achieve harmony with the wider world and thereby to benefit mankind.
Our Order is founded on the ancient teachings and traditions of Freemasonry and works a system of initiatory continuity from the 1st to the 33rd degree in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
We invite Toronto-area liberal Freemasons who wish to work with us, as well as anyone who is considering becoming a DH Freemason, to contact us.
