Return: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation
by John Burns · illustrated by Josiah Henley
From $10.88 / copy at 25+ copies; lower per-copy prices at higher quantities (see Volume pricing) As low as $9.63 at 1,000+
Total $272.00
Format
The more copies, the less each one costs
Applied automatically in your cart. No code needed.
Equip your whole group
For small groups, church-wide reading plans and ministry gifts. We'll get the books where they need to go.
Tell us about your group and we'll suggest books that fit your season and study.
Group sales Make it yoursBranded cover stickers on paperbacks from 100 copies, plus bookplates, inserts and belly bands. Your specialist confirms what fits your title.
Customization options Ship to every readerOne address, many sites or individual recipients' homes, in the US and abroad.
Fulfillment options Pair it with a branded journalJournals with your logo or each reader's name, for the same group.
Branded journals
Bring in a speaker
BookPal is partnering with Talezo to help you find and book authors, speakers and performers for your event.
BookPal × TalezoReturn
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.
In the liturgy’s first reading on Ash Wednesday, the prophet Joel call us to wholehearted conversion: “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).
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.
Burns uses the opening prayer of each day’s Mass—called the Collect—as a starting point for your meditations through the forty days leading up to Easter Sunday. He also focuses on the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, which come together as our sacred penance during this solemn season, and ultimately lead us to heaven.
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.
Return features stunning original art by Josiah Henley of Heart of IESVS. Free weekly companion videos, a downloadable discussion guide, and other resources make this book perfect for parish-wide, individual, and book club use leading up to Easter.
Details
- Publisher
- Ave Maria Press
- Author
- John Burns
- Illustrator
- Josiah Henley
- Format
- Paperback
- Published
- Jan 2, 2023
- ISBN-13
- 9781646802166
- ISBN-10
- 1646802160
- Pages
- 224
- Carton quantity
- 52 copies
Return for groups: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $10.88 | 22% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $10.46 | 25% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $10.32 | 26% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $9.90 | 29% off list |
| 1,000+ | $9.63 | 31% off list |
Popular for
A copy for everyone in the group, delivered before the first meeting.
One book for the whole congregation for a season.
For volunteers, staff, guests and community events.
Where can I buy 100 copies of Return?
BookPal sells Return in quantity. At 100 copies the price is $10.46 a copy, against a list price of $13.95, and the cart applies the volume tier automatically. Free shipping on most orders over $95 in the contiguous US. A specialist can quote a larger or mixed order.
- New books only, straight from the publisher
- Volume prices apply automatically in the cart, with no code needed
- Order at least 10 business days before you need the books (11 from mid-November through December)
What does Return cost when I buy for a group?
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart, with no code needed. Price per copy: 25 to 99 copies, $10.88 (22% off list); 100 to 249 copies, $10.46 (25% off list); 250 to 499 copies, $10.32 (26% off list); 500 to 999 copies, $9.90 (29% off list); 1,000+ copies, $9.63 (31% off list). Need a different quantity, or a quote to forward for approval? Ask a specialist and we will confirm pricing before you pay.
How fast can I get copies of Return?
Need them by a specific date? Request a quote and we'll confirm timing before you pay.
Can you ship to several locations or people's homes?
Yes. We ship group orders to one address, to multiple sites, or to individual recipients, in the US and internationally. See fulfillment options.
Can I get a formal quote for approval before ordering?
Yes. Request a quote and we'll send a PDF you can forward for approval.
Do you accept purchase orders and tax-exempt orders?
Yes. We accept purchase orders upon approval, as well as cards, PayPal, ACH, wire transfers and checks. BookPal is a tax-exempt supplier in all 50 states. See purchase orders and sales tax exemption.
What if I find a lower price?
Send us the link. We match prices from other booksellers and distributors on a new copy in the same edition, available to ship in the quantity you need. Clearance sales and pricing errors are the exception, and we'll tell you quickly if that's the case. Start a price match.
Write a Review
Return: A Guided Lent Journal for Prayer and Meditation
Groups also order
A colleague asked you to approve this order
Your quote list
Add books as you browse, then request one quote for all of them.