[Prayer] for Those in Sorrow, by Basil Lucas Quixano Henriques (1916)

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Date: 2023-04-06

Last Updated: 2025-02-05

Categories: Mourning

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 "For those in sorrow" 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 those in sorrow.
	Merciful Father, be very near to those who mourn the loss of dear ones.
	Open their hearts to Thy love, so that they may receive Thy consolation.
	May they smile in the knowledge of Thy comfort, and grant unto them the power to have faith in the works of Thy hand.
	Bind up, I beseech Thee, their aching wounds, and fill their hearts with joy at the thought that those whom they love and mourn are with Thee and at peace.
	Make them to feel that the spirit of their loved ones is ever near to them, inspiring them with courage and strength to continue bravely in their daily tasks.
	Fill them, O God, with the glorious hope that the souls of those who have loved one another upon earth shall once more be united in the life that is everlasting. Amen.

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Basil L.Q. Henriques’s prayer “For those in sorrow” 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 those in sorrow (Basil L.Q. Henriques 1929)
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