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What is the St Michael's Lent Challenge?

Renew the practice of asceticism and take stock of the spiritual life

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Exodus 90's Saint Michale's Lent Challenge

Dates: Saint Michael's Lent runs August 5 through September 29

Scripture: First Samuel

Spiritual Guide: New Testament Selections, mostly Ephesians and Colossians

During this angelic summer lenten season, dedicated to St. Michael, we will pull back the veil to look more deeply into the nature of reality. God and the angels are even more real than what we see with our eyes because this world is passing away while they will endure forever. Through faith, we can see more deeply who we are as spiritual-bodily beings, who are connected to a world much bigger than our immediate surroundings. Focusing on the spiritual world will help us to grow in prayer and to fight the spiritual battle against temptation and sin. Following St. Francis of Assisi, who withdrew to a mountaintop for St. Michael’s Lent, we will pull back from distractions and focus on the things that matter most.

The team at Exodus 90 has purposefully crafted spiritual exercises that coincide with the liturgical calendar and help men live uncommon freedom throughout the year. Learn more about the Seasonal Exercises.

A man should make an Exodus because the Lord is calling him to uncommon freedom.

Kings of Summer Challenge Disciplines

  1. Read the daily Reading & Reflection

  2. 30 Minutes of Silent Prayer each day

  3. Pray the Creed daily

  4. Hold Vigil for 1 Hour at 2am Friday Morning

  5. Get a Full Night's Sleep (8 hours)

  6. Wake Up at the Same Time each day, including weekends

  7. No Snoozing the Alarm Clock in the morning

  8. No Social Media / News for the whole of St. Michael's Lent

  9. Fast on Wednesday & Friday

  10. No Meat on Wednesday & Friday

  11. Take a Cold Shower on Wednesday & Friday

  12. Check in with your Anchor each day

  13. Weekly Fraternity Meeting

  14. Celebrate the Lord's Day on Sundays

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Protestants do Saint Michael's Lent?

Yes. All our programs are spiritual exercises for men based on prayer, asceticism, and fraternity and rooted in the traditions of the early Church. All men are welcome. More and more Protestant, Evangelical, and other non-Catholic, Christian participants continue to find the spiritual exercise to be very fruitful for their freedom and relationship with Christ every year.

Is this an addiction or recovery program?

Exodus 90 is not an addiction or recovery program. It is a lifestyle that orients us toward the uncommon freedom that the Lord gives us when we become who we truly are. It's an opportunity to conform one's whole life to that of Christ and become the renewal in the Church. This will inevitably bring forth abundant graces and greater freedom.

The Lord can do anything: he has used Exodus 90 to bring forth the grace of complete freedom to men who have been struggling with addictions for decades. Exodus 90 helps dispose us to accept the grace and freedom God wants to give us.

We highly recommend that those struggling with an addiction get the help they need from a licensed therapist. Check out CatholicTherapists.com.

Why does Exodus cost money?

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