February 22, 2026
We are LED Into Lent The word LED is pivotal to our Gospel this weekend and, therefore to all of Lent. The passage from Matthew begins with Jesus being LED into the desert. It goes on to tell us that the devil LED Jesus to the Temple in the Holy City of Jerusalem and then LED Him to a very high mountain. According to Matthew, this follows immediately upon the Baptism of Jesus, concluding with God affirming that Jesus is His beloved. This is significant because Jesus’ response to temptation indicates that He is truly Beloved. The Holy Spirit leads us all. Unfortunately, so does evil. I encourage you to reference two important prayers that address this LEADING. We pray the following prayer as part of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. It is called The Act of Contrition: My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to







