Venerable
Venerable Maximus Kausokalyvia
January 13 Old CalendarJanuary 26 New Calendar
Life
In the fourteenth century he practiced asceticism as a monk on the Holy Mountain in his own peculiar way; namely, he pretended to be somewhat foolish and constantly changed his dwelling place. And his dwelling place was a hut made of branches. One hut after another he built and burned, for which reason he was called Kausokalyvia, that is, Hut-Burner. He was considered a madman until Saint Gregory of Sinai came to the Holy Mountain, who in Maximus discovered a unique ascetic, a wonder-working man of prayer and "an angel in the flesh." He presented himself to the Lord in the year 1320.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, January 13. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on January 13
The full reading for January 13 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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