The Exorcist Files Jesus and Satan: Lent Series, Ep 3
Mar 4, 2026
Father Carlos Martins, a renowned Catholic priest and exorcist with nearly two decades in ministry, offers a Lenten retreat reflection. He explores Peter's weakness and forgiveness. He discusses Jesus' hidden youth, kenosis, baptism's empowerment, desert temptations as identity attacks, the Transfiguration's mission confirmation, and Jesus' agony and obedient suffering.
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Incarnation, Kenosis, and Baptism Empowerment
- Jesus voluntarily emptied his divine power at the incarnation but received it back at his baptism to be empowered for his messianic mission.
- Father Carlos Martins ties Paul’s kenosis and the Spirit descending at the Jordan to explain why the Spirit then drives Jesus into the desert to face Satan’s challenge of his identity.
Transfiguration Triggers Satanic Mockery
- At the Transfiguration the Father again affirms Jesus, signaling the start of the Passion, and Satan responds with mockery rather than direct questions.
- Martins notes demons later speak by statements of recognition, and Satan uses mockery to cast doubt and agitate Jesus through others.
Spectacle Exorcism With Hat Passing And Scribes
- A spectacle exorcism draws crowds and scribes reading prayers while a father markets his possessed son's manifestations for donations.
- Father Carlos Martins describes the scene to explain why Jesus is repulsed and rebukes the crowd's faithlessness sharply.