The Master's Message
August 2025
Greetings from the East,
While the weather remains warm, our August and September Stated Meetings will be in casual dress. Our officers will dedicate the month of August to prepare for our upcoming Raisings in September.
Reseda Lodge had a spectacular month of July, as we began with our annual 4th of July BBQ at Bro. Jose Alvarez's residence, enjoyed fellowship at the Grand Master's Annual Breakfast at the LAX Hilton, and welcomed three new brothers into our lodge. Brothers Michael Guarnera, Antonello Stornelli, and Nicholas Spera: Welcome to Reseda Lodge No. 666!!
We finalized the month with Masonic education from Wor. Bro. Martin Faulks, Assistant Grand Pursuivant of the United Grand Lodge of England, and Managing Director of Lewis Masonic, the UK's oldest and largest Masonic publisher. How good it is to see our lodge prosper in brotherly love and Masonic light!
Reseda Masonic Lodge No. 666 was founded in 1928, being chartered after the Grand Lodge of California had formed 665 other lodges. We take our name from the city of Reseda, with which we share much history. The name itself refers to a fragrant flower, Reseda odorata, prized at the turn of the 20th century for its beauty and pleasing scent. This same flower was also valued for its medicinal properties, being utilized by the ancient Romans for its soothing effect. Reseda flowers were also used for centuries to produce a golden yellow dye, as well as in perfumery.
How fitting that our Masonic lodge, named after a flower, is known near and far for the beauty of our brotherly love, our harmony and friendliness; for the soothing relief we offer to our sick and distressed, widows, youth orders, and community at large. We share the golden light of our Masonic education, and offer the pleasing fragrance of ritual excellence. Even our lodge number, 666, alludes to the radiance of the Sun, to the Kabbalistic Sphere of Beauty and Harmony, to all that is best in humanity.
May Reseda No. 666 continue to flourish and to shine thanks to your talents, to your time and to your efforts. May we remain a beacon of light and true brotherhood for years to come!
Cordially and Fraternally,
Daniel Rivera, PM
Master, Reseda No. 666
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