Rectified Rite: Beneficent Knights of the Holy City, Ritual for the Novitiate

The Master of Ceremonies leads the Novice to the Almoner, he then presents him to the Knights, to whom the Novice himself gives all the movements of the sign, the touch, and all the words; after which, passing to the rank of the Novices, the Most Reverend will again give them all the reciprocal movements of the sign and the touch, as well as the words in the prescribed form; from there, the Master of Ceremonies leads him to the Brother Secretary to sign his reception in the protocol of the day. Finally, he places him in his rank among the Novices.

Closing of the Chapter of Novices.

The Most Reverend, having had the alms box presented to all the brothers, closes the Chapter of Novices by saying:

Venerable Brother Prior? of..... Do you deem it appropriate that I close the Chapter of the Novitiate?

Yes, Most Reverend Brother, for the work of the day is accomplished.

The Most Reverend strikes the battery of the degree with 9 blows on the table with the pommel of his sword and says:

To the glory of Almighty God, in the name of the authority of our legitimate superiors, and by the power I hold from them, I close the Chapter of Novices in the Prefecture of.....

My brothers, the Chapter of Novices is closed.