A white 33rdDegree cap that is surrounded by a band of red velvet bordered in gold is the cap of a Deputy of the Supreme Council.
A Thirty-Second DegreeMason, Master of the Royal Secret, is identified with the jewel of the Degree: a gold Teutonic Cross with the numerals XXXII surrounded by a laurel wreath in the center and suspended from a white ribbon.
Its crown signifies that the Thirty-third Degree is the administrative Degree of the Rite, and this symbolism of proper administration is continued with the sword of strength, the hand of justice, and the scales in balance.
Ritual for the (33rd) degree of Sovereign Grand-Inspector
My Brother, the Order of the 33rdDegree will only let the Princes of the Royal Secret pass, whose Freemasonry carrier they have followed and that they in advance be worthy examined to belong to the body, burdened with the regulations and the preserving the Rites.
The Symbols and the Words of this Degree are as follows: The first Symbol is made by kneeling-down, the hands crossed at the chest, the finger-tips on the shoulders, the body bent to the ground.
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