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Maxodus 365 is a spiritual exercise designed to help all Christians perpetually grow in holiness and virtue by gradually integrating a more disciplined, ascetic way of life.  With this program, individuals would increasingly die to themselves, detach from unuseful or harmful attachments, and "detox" spiritually so that virtues have more room to take root and grow.  What good is asceticism?  It can't be enjoyable.  Are there any other alternatives? Yes: sin.

In this world, we experience something we call the "Freedom Paradox," which is something unrelated to Clive Hamilton's book regarding capitalism.  The Freedom Paradox in the spiritual sense is this: The more one exercises one's freedom, the more bound one is by sin; the more temperate and prudent one is in exercising one's freedom, the more free one is to do the will of God.  Therefore, practicing ascetism and coupling it with prayer is fundamental to carrying out the will of God to the greatest degree.

Maxodus 365 is broken down into four rounds: Maxodus 90 Round 1, Maxodus 90 Round 2, Maxodus 90 Round 3, and Maxodus 90 Round 4, all revolving around the Easter Sunday holiday.  Round 1 begins 91 days before Easter Sunday, Round 2 begins Easter Monday, Round 3 begins the Monday 13 weeks after Easter, and Round 4 begins the Monday 26 weeks after Easter.  Please see the registration section below for the exact dates.

The program is a personally customizable spiritual exercise that merges the Exodus 90 and Magnify 90 programs in such a way that promotes growth in virtue and sanctity for all--individuals, couples, and families.  The goal is to run the program back-to-back-to-back so that the disciplined lifestyle is maintained and also so that the withdrawal symptoms from various attachments is minimized.  Use this spiritual exercise / examination of conscience to see if Maxodus 365 can help you or someone you know.

Maxodus 365 allows the participants to meet God exactly where they're at.  It is completely customizable such that the participant should never endure prolonging, excessive stress...

Slow and Steady--Think Marathon, not Sprint

We are commanded to be holy because God is holy (cf. Lv 11:44-45, 1 Pt. 1:15-16). We are also commanded to love perfectly as our Heavenly Father loves perfectly (cf. Mt. 5:43-48). To become holy and to love perfectly can take a lifetime to master. It cannot happen over night!  But with the grace of God, this level of sanctity can be attained.

This perpetual spiritual exercise is designed to help us grow steadily in holiness and love/charity, helping us to become more effective living stones that build up the Church.  Using wisdom from Aesop's fable of the Tortoise and the Hare, slow and steady wins the race, attaining for us that imperishable crown.

Overcoming Cyclical Time and Recurring Bad Habits

In this realm, we experience cyclical time: a day determined by the earth's spin, a year determined by the earth revolving around the sun, creating seasons within that year, etc.  Maxodus 365 attempts at transcending cyclical rhythms to transition us to a constant, eternal state.

We remember that we are created in God's image and likeness (cf. Gn 1:27), and some of His attributes is that He's abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness (cf. Ps. 86:15).

• Steadfast - firm, unwavering

• Love - patient, kind, not jealous, not pompous, not inflated, not rude, etc. (cf. 1 Cor 13:4-13)

• Faithfulness - loyal, reliable

One of the core objectives of this perpetual spiritual exercise is to help us to become steadfast, loving, and faithful to God, detaching from impediments that hinder our relationship with Him, addressing the various bad habits that get in the way.

Being born into Original Sin and having wounded senses, what is the proper transition between fasting and feasting such that spirits don't retaliate and return with their friends (cf. Mt 12:43-45)?  We address that question at an individual level.

Custom-Tailoring the Program

Below are the disciplines of the program.  Because time is the limited resource that we each receive equally, the practical approach is to examine the disciplines and categorize them by time - (potentially) time-consuming and (potentially) time-saving.  The two most common reasons why people experience stress and burnout from attempting to complete Exodus 90 and Magnify 90 is not only because the disciplines be challenging, e.g. a vice such as gluttony or greed is directly targeted, but also because of the time constraint.  Ninety-day spiritual exercises should be challenging, but each person's tolerance to stress can vary.  Maxodus 365 addresses this issue, and each person, couple, or family can take on a custom set of disciplines that factors in their current situation in life.  There may be more harm to take on too much as opposed to taking on too little.  As we grow in virtue, we'll be able to take on more disciplines.

Lenten Disciplines

Some Advanced Disciplines

Please do not attempt to do more unless you feel God calling you to do so. Even so, some of these ascetic practices can be dangerous at the physical or psychological level. Please seek advice from a medical professional and/or a spiritual director before attempting to take on more.

Prayer

• Daily recitation of the other devotions

  • Chaplet of St. Michael

  • Chaplet of Divine Mercy

  • Chaplet of Seven Sorrows

  • Perpetual Novenas

  • Litanies

• Bible in a Year

• Catechism in a Year

• 33-day consecrations (to the Holy Trinity, Mary, Joseph, St. Michael, etc.)

• Go to Mass and receive Communion twice per day

• Set a timer--hourly, semi-hourly, or quarter-hourly--during conscious times of the day to pray

Asceticism

• Daily Intermittent fasting (12 hours, 15 hours, 18 hours, 20 hours)

• Weekly 24+ hour fasts

• Fasting from water for X hours

• Fasting from sleep X hours one night per week to keep Vigil with the Lord (Thursday night/Friday morning is the preferred time)

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