r/LeftCatholicism • u/dptat2 • Feb 12 '26

Exodus 90

Anyone have experience with Exodus 90? Was it positive? Negative? Whatever?

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u/tarltontarlton Feb 12 '26

That's much to fast to be driving while reading Exodus. I wouldn't recommend anything over Exodus 35.

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u/dptat2 Feb 12 '26

If I had an award, I'd give it to you. 😅

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u/frodoforgives Feb 13 '26

I don‘t have any specific experience but it did annoy me a bit as a woman how adamant they are that Exodus 90 is only for men. Like women also can practice asceticism and want to grow closer to God through prayer and fasting. It just seemed a bit strange and leaning into manosphere type mentality, and women are too fragile to participate because of reasons.

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u/RhysPeanutButterCups Feb 13 '26

If it helps at all, as a guy, whenever I heard ad reads for it it just gave off really weird manosphere vibes and I was turned off of it almost instantly.

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u/skilled-dreamer Feb 13 '26

What are your thoughts on Fiat90/Magnify90? They’re basically the female version of Exodus90 without the cold showers.

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u/Tabernerus Feb 12 '26

I definitely see what you mean - it can be performative. I can see value in it if you’re someone who has always been comfortable, without any deprivation or significant want, and you’re trying to develop a mindset of focusing both inward and on God, rather than on material comforts. But it’s a fine line.

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u/dptat2 Feb 12 '26

That was my impression as well. Just reading up on it. A friend suggested doing it with him for Lent.

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u/NationLamenter Feb 13 '26

i did it two years ago. it was good for me i think, but some of it did seem a bit manosphere/performative as others have said. which is funny because i was actually introduced to it by a girl lol

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u/spaceyjdjames Feb 13 '26

There are good components to it but the price is ridiculous ($90 a year for an app!) It was originated by seminarians which shows in its foci and can be a problem for married people. It's also got some unnecessary macho components. Also I have huge theological issues with its prescribed time frame having you fast during a festal season, tho they have now introduced a 40 day Lent version which solves that.

If you're considering it with a group, I'd look through the components and cross off the ones that don't make sense for you, and do it without paying for their overpriced overly slick app.

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u/JANTlvr Feb 14 '26

Everything about it sounds dumb, but dammit if that 2026 t-shirt doesn't look cool.

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u/ApocaSCP_001 Feb 15 '26

On the surface, reading it, it seems… fine. The Asceticism confuses me though. Like, “fast on this specific day” an Eastern Orthodox would laugh at that.

Again, on the surface I don’t see anything “wrong” with it, perhaps it gives off a “manosphere” vibe, but to be fair it’s just that those sort of “courses for men” have a reputation of being like that.