On the occasion of the death of Pope John XXIII, June 3, 1963, the Mexican Freemasonry paid for an ad to be published in Mexican newspapers.
At right, the original ad by The Mexican Western Grand Lodge published in the June 4, 1963 issue of El Informador.
Below, our translation from Spanish.
THE MEXICAN WESTERN GRAND LODGE
of free and accepted Masons,
at thedeath of
POPE JOHN XXIII
Publicly expresses its sorrow for the loss of this great man, who made a revolution in the ideas, thoughts and forms of the Roman Catholic liturgy.
THE ENCYCLICALS "MOTHER AND TEACHER" and "PEACE ON EARTH"
Made a revolution in concepts favoring
THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND HIS LIBERTY
Mankind has lost a great man, and we
the Freemasons recognize his elevated principles, his humanitarianism and his condition as a GRAND LIBERAL.
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, June 3, 1963
THE MEXICAN WESTERN GRAND LODGE
Jose Guadalupe Zuno Hernandez, Esquire
(Paid announcement)
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