Lent 2023 - Return
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Join us on this Lenten JourneyReorient your mind and heart this Lent so you can more fully experience the joy of Easter—Christ’s victory over sin and death. In this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation, Fr. John Burns—author of the bestselling and award-winning book Adore—invites you to strip away your confusion, attachments, and sin so you can return to the Lord and undergo real and lasting conversion.
To sign up to receive a book and accompanying videos please fill out the registration below.Each week throughout Lent, Burns breaks down these two verses:
- Week 1, return to me—recognize the need to reorient our lives through Lent;
- Week 2, return to me with your whole heart—reorient not only the mind but also the heart to the Lord;
- Week 3, return to me with fasting—acknowledge hardness of heart and the value of discipline;
- Week 4, return to me with weeping and mourning—bring forward personal agonies and unbind hidden bitterness that divides us from God; and
- Week 5, Rend your hearts, not your garments, return to the Lord, your God.
Then, during Holy Week and the Resurrection on Easter, you are invited to weave your own stories into that of the Paschal Mystery.
Each day of Return includes the prayer from the Collect, an inspiring meditation, thought-provoking reflection questions, and a prayer. There’s plenty of space for journaling as well.
Each week participants will receive accompanying videos which go along with the book. This Lent we are also offering an optional weekly discussion group. See below.
Adult Group 1 begins Wednesday, March 1 and runs till Wednesday, April 5 from 9:45-10:45 a.m. in the Auditorium.
Adult Group 2 begins Monday, February 27 and runs till Monday April 3 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Auditorium.
Young Adult Group begins Wednesday, March 1 and runs until Wednesday, April 5 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.
High School Group begins Sunday, February 26 and runs until Sunday April 2 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Youth Room.
In addition,if you would like to join a group please select your group time. Books will be handed out after each Mass on February 18 & 19. Free will offerings accepted below to offset the cost of the book. Thank you for your donation.
Book Donation