<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Trexo: Gym for your Soul: Seasonal Intensives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fasting and Vigil. Practices that align us personally and communally with the ancient and eternal rhythm of God’s saving actions in the world - and our response.
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Cathie Caimano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:35:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1ShL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F149a6360-fe1c-4ea2-b3d4-c3403328b413_1063x1063.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1ShL!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F149a6360-fe1c-4ea2-b3d4-c3403328b413_1063x1063.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Complaining. If you're going to skip lunch, do it with JOY. Otherwise, just eat the sandwich..&#8217;</h3><ul><li><p>St. John Chrysostom (paraphrased)</p></li></ul>
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Cathie Caimano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ixf8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba115b9c-d62a-4a21-a57d-18e675d44f9d_1000x1000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ixf8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba115b9c-d62a-4a21-a57d-18e675d44f9d_1000x1000.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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He was there with the Lord for forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.&#8217;</h3><ul><li><p>Exodus 34:27-28</p></li></ul><p></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fasting: Where the Practice comes from]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's an ancient human tradition that predates recorded history]]></description><link>https://www.trexogym.org/p/fasting-where-the-practice-comes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.trexogym.org/p/fasting-where-the-practice-comes</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fr. Cathie Caimano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ixf8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba115b9c-d62a-4a21-a57d-18e675d44f9d_1000x1000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ixf8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba115b9c-d62a-4a21-a57d-18e675d44f9d_1000x1000.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Cathie Caimano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 16:24:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ixf8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba115b9c-d62a-4a21-a57d-18e675d44f9d_1000x1000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ixf8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba115b9c-d62a-4a21-a57d-18e675d44f9d_1000x1000.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry."</h3><ul><li><p><strong>Matthew 4:1-2</strong></p></li></ul><p><br>Fasting is our call to spiritual endurance training. To hearing God&#8217;s voice, and nothing else. To remembering our dependence on God, and our preparation for standing on holy ground.</p>
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