[Prayers] in Memoriam, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

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Date: 2023-04-06

Last Updated: 2025-02-18

Categories: Interment

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

Excerpt: 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. . . .

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	In memoriam.
	Ⅰ. 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.

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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.

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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.)
  Website: https://aharon.varady.net
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