https://opensiddur.org/?p=49463[Prayers] in Memoriam, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)2023-04-06 08:57:13Basil L.Q. Henriques's prayer "In Memoriam" was first published in <em>The Fratres Book of Prayer</em> for the Oxford and St. George's Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the <em><a href="https://opensiddur.org/?p=48734">Prayer Book of the St. George's Settlement Synagogue</a></em> (1929), "Special Prayers" section, pages 98-99.Textthe Open Siddur ProjectAharon N. Varady (transcription)Aharon N. Varady (transcription)Basil Lucas Quixano Henriqueshttps://opensiddur.org/copyright-policy/Aharon N. Varady (transcription)https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Interment20th century C.E.57th century A.M.British JewryEnglish vernacular prayerteḥinot in EnglishLiberal Movement for Progressive Judaism in Britain
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It has been Thy will, O Lord,
to take unto Thee the spirit of (name: ……).
Praised, glorified and exalted
be Thy holy name.
Into Thy hand I commend his soul,
for it has returned to the God Who gave it.
May the memory of his life remain with me
for evermore.
I give thanks unto Thee, O Lord,
for the blessing of the gift of his friendship
which Thou didst bestow upon me
and which Thou hast now taken from me.
Make me at all times worthy of it.
Open now my heart
to the breath of Thy holiness,
so that by Thy love and mercy
I may receive strength and comfort;
and grant, I beseech Thee,
that I may one day behold his countenance
in Thy eternal Presence. Amen.
Ⅱ.
Grant, O Lord,
that the soul of my beloved (name: ……)
may rest for evermore
in the fulness of joy
in Thy presence.
Father of mercy,
may Thy consolation strengthen me,
as I remember (name: ……)
who has gone to his/her “eternal rest.
Grant, I beseech Thee, O Lord,
that I may at all times
be faithful to his/her memory,
and that I may ever live worthily
of the great and abiding love
that bound us together
in Thy Service. Amen.
Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “In Memoriam” was first published in The Fratres Book of Prayer for the Oxford and St. George’s Synagogue Jewish Lads Club in 1916, and later reprinted in the Prayer Book of the St. George’s Settlement Synagogue (1929), “Special Prayers” section, pages 98-99.
Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeniשְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)
Sir Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques CBE JP (17 October 1890 – 2 December 1961) was a British philanthropist of Portuguese Jewish descent, concentrating his work in the East End of London during the first half of the 20th century.
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