Lent 2026

Journey Through Lent with Bishop Dennis Spies

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The season of Lent invites us as Catholics to step back, take an honest look at our lives, and make space for God through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Join Bishop Dennis Spies in journeying through Lent as we let these practices gently reshape our hearts and our relationship with Jesus in anticipation of the promise of Easter.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
“Whatever we’re doing for Lent, let it serve our relationship with the Lord Jesus.”

Reflection for Ash Wednesday

Mass Readings

Sunday, February 22, 2026
“Our identify in the Lord Jesus makes us who we are, and that’s where our dignity comes from.”

Reflection for the First Sunday of Lent

Mass Readings

Sunday, March 1, 2026
“Jesus is inviting us to be more than we ever thought we could be, that we may experience this transfiguration in our own hearts in our own minds as we grow through our life.”

Reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent

Mass Readings

Sunday, March 8, 2026
“Jesus reveals himself in such a manner that the woman at the well realizes that she just needs him!”

Reflection for the Third Sunday of Lent

Mass Readings

Sunday, March 15, 2026
“This is the kind of impact that God wants to make in your life—as if we are blind and cannot see—he wants us to invite him in and give him permission to allow us to grow in our faith.”

Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Lent