About us — Národ Lodge

The Just and Perfect Národ Lodge is one of the constituent lodges of the Order of Freemasons under the Grand Lodge of the Czech Republic. We are an association in which free-thinking men of different standing, education, professions and background — but shared interests — meet together. Our common aim is, through improving ourselves, to achieve at least a small advance in the moral and spiritual level of the whole society of which each of us is a part.

We are the longest-standing Masonic lodge in the Czech Republic with a continuous tradition. We are proud of our predecessors and cherish our ritual, rooted in traditions established at the beginning of the 18th century in the lodges that united in 1717 into the first Grand Lodge of England. We maintain frequent international ties with Masons from around the world.

We are proud that our Národ Lodge was founded by such figures as František Sís, Alois Rašín, Ladislav Syllaba, the Čapek brothers and many other outstanding men of our national history. It is our honour to carry the torch of light they lit a century ago onward into the future.

History of the lodge

An ancient system of work on oneself

Freemasonry is an initiatory tradition more than three centuries old, bringing together the ideals of the Enlightenment, fraternity and personal responsibility. It symbolically draws on the builders of Solomon’s Temple and the medieval stonemasons’ guilds, transforming their tools into images of human character and moral conduct.

The compass, square and other builders’ tools are not mere decoration. They invite reflection on measure, balance, truthfulness and responsibility for one’s own decisions. Masonic symbolism does not provide a single ready-made answer; each member relates it to his own life and experience.

This work takes place in the lodge: through regular meetings, ritual, lectures and open conversation among brethren. Its purpose is not an escape from everyday life, but a more attentive relationship with oneself, with others and with the society of which we are a part.

Freemasonry is neither a religion nor a political organisation. It imposes no dogma or single view of the world on its members; they are united by respect for higher moral values, freedom of conscience and a willingness to work on themselves over time.

To the Glory of the Great Architect of the Universe!