[Prayer] for Reconciliation, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

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Date: 2023-04-06

Last Updated: 2024-12-17

Categories: Repenting, Resetting, and Reconciliation

Tags: 20th century C.E., 57th century A.M., British Jewry, English vernacular prayer, Liberal Movement for Progressive Judaism in Britain, teḥinot in English, זמן תשובה Zman teshuvah, תשובה teshuvah

Excerpt: Basil L.Q. Henriques's prayer "For reconciliation" 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, page 99. . . .

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	For reconciliation.
	As I seek to be at peace with thee, so may I strive to be at peace with all my fellow-men.
	If my conscience smites me because of any wrong or injustice done to them, I feel that I dare not ask thy pardon before I have tried my utmost to undo the evil I have caused, and to be at peace with those against whom I have offended.
	If it is I who have been in the wrong, give me the courage to acknowledge my mistake to them, and so to restore the bonds of friendship and heal the wounds I have inflicted.
	Thus, reconciled to my fellow-men, may I appear before Thee, O my Father, on this Day, and so may my prayers be acceptable unto Thee. Amen.

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Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For reconciliation” 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, page 99.

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Contributor: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

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  Name: Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques
  Bio: 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.
  Website: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Henriques
  Profile Link: https://opensiddur.org/profile/basil-lucas-quixano-henriques
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  Name: Aharon N. Varady (transcription)
  Bio: 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 naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת 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.)
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Title: for reconciliation (Basil L.Q. Henriques 1929)
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