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“Even now, says the Lord, return to me, with your whole heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning, rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the Lord, your God” (Jl 2:12–13).
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Return: The Book
Ash Wednesday’s First Reading from the Prophet Joel proclaims, Even now, return to me with your whole heart. In addition to the other Lenten practices and disciplines in which you will enter, join other parishioners reading Return by Father John Burns. Reorient 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. Each day of Return includes the Collect (the Opening Prayer from each day’s Mass from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday, an inspiring meditation, thought-provoking reflection questions, space to write your own reflections and thoughts, and a concluding prayer.
Accompanying videos are posted below.
Available in the Narthex for $10.
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Return: The Lenten Evening Retreat
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Join us for one or both of two evening retreats in the church based on the book Return, though you do not have to read the book in order to come to this event! We will gather for communal prayer and song, reflections offered by Father Michael and other parishioners, and time for silent meditation. Wish you could get away and rest, but can’t? This is a “mini-retreat” at your Parish Church for refreshment with and connection to the Lord.
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Thursday, March 2 at 7:00 PM
Walk the Talk: Following through on Your Lenten Resolutions
We will reflect and pray that if we’ve not begun our Lenten practices, or if we’ve started and slipped, there’s still time to begin again and follow through on our resolutions for this holy season: “Behold, now is a very acceptable time!” (2 Corinthians 6:2)
Thursday, March 23 at 7:00 PM
From Casual Spectator to Engaged Believer: Returning to God with Your Whole Heart
Each Sunday, even though we come to Mass, we may realize that we are simply observing and yet failing to fully enter into the Sacred Mystery. We will gather communally to reflect on how we can move from being merely physically in the room as a casual spectator to being fully present as an engaged believer!
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Return Companion Videos
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Contact Us
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Bob Vallebvallesjpdg.orgDirector of Adult Faith Formation
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