Maximus and Domatius

1. St Maximus
And
St. Domatius

2. Introduction
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• What can I do to help poor and
sick people?
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3. What were the two
brothers doing for the
sick and poor?

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• They were healing and
helping with their hands
• Not by money
• Not by commanding others
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5. Who they
are?
• St. Maximus and St. Domadius
were two brothers.
• They’re dad was an emperor
who feared God and was
Orthodox in faith.
• His name was Walendianus.
• They were a very good Christian
family.
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6. The two sons
Were angelic in their purity and holiness since
their young ageAlways praying and reading holy
books

7. They asked their father to allow them to go to the city of
Nicea, to pray in the place where the first universal
council was held in 325 A .D .
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8. The two
brothers
Their father rejoiced, and he sent
an entourage of soldiers and
servants with them, as was the
custom for the children of kings .

9. The two
brothers
When they arrived, they asked the
soldiers to go back to their father
and tell him that they wanted to
stay there for some time.

10. • Then they revealed their thoughts to one saintly
monk that they wanted to put on the holy garb of
the monks.
• The monk did not agree with them because he
feared their father, and he told them to go to Syria
where Saint Agabius abided.
• They went and stayed there for six years until
his departure.
• Before he departed, He told them that he had
desired to see Saint Macarius of Scetis in the
flesh, but that he has seen him in the spirit.
• He commanded them to go to Saint Macarius
and become his children.
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11. • God granted them the gift of healing.
• Their report was heard in all the countries, especially among
the sea merchants and the travellers.
• They learned the trade of making ships sails, and they were
able to support themselves with money earned by selling their
work and they gave the rest to charity.
• One day, one of their father's stewards saw a sail boat on which
it was written, ``Maximus and Domatius’’.
• He tried to get some information from the ship owner who said
to him, ``These are the names of two monk brothers which I have
written on my ship as a blessing, so that God may prosper my
business.’’
• He described them to him. The steward recognized them and
took the man to the Emperor.
• He sent their mother and the princess, their sister, to meet
them.
• When they met with the two saints and recognized them, they
wept.
• Their mother wanted them to return with her, but they refused.
Meanwhile, they soothed the hearts of their mother and their
sister. 11

12. • The Patriarch of Rome departed, and they remembered
Maximus, whom they wanted to ordain in his place.
• His father rejoiced when he heard this. When the news arrived
to Maximus and his brother, they remembered the command of
their father Saint Agabius.
• They disguised themselves, and went to the road along the
Mediterranean, and when they were thirsty, God transformed the
salty water into fresh water. Finally, they reached the
wilderness of Scetis, where Saint Macarius was residing. They
told him that they wanted to live with him and be his disciples.
• When Saint Macarius saw that they were rich, he thought that
they would not be able to live in the desert because of its
harshness. They answered him saying, ``If we are not able to live
here, our father, we will return to where we came from.’’
• He then gave them a shovel and asked them to dig a cave for
them in a solid rock. He thought that they would be too tired to
complete it and leave. Then he taught them how to plait palm
leaves, told them about someone who would take their crafts to
sell and left them. 12

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14. • They lived in this manner for three full years, never meeting
anyone;
• they only went to Church on Sundays to partake of the Holy
Communion silently. Saint Macarius marvelled that they did not
go to him all these years to seek his advice.
• After praying for God to reveal their secret for a whole week, he
went to visit them in their cell where he also spent the night.
When he woke up at midnight, as was his custom to pray,
• He saw the two Saints praying and a ray of light like fire, going
from their mouths to heaven, and the devils were all around them
like flies, and the angel of the Lord standing with a sword of fire
protecting them.
• At dawn, they pretended they were asleep and they all got up.
• Saint Macarius put on them the holy garb of the monks, and
asked them to pray for him.
• They bowed to the ground before him and they were silent.
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15. • When they completed their course, and the Lord wanted to take them
away from this sad temporal world, Saint Maximus became sick, and
sent to Saint Macarius to come and visit him.
• When Saint Macarius arrived, he found him ill with a fever. He
consoled him, and Saint Macarius saw a crowd of prophets and saints,
including Saint John the Baptist, gathered around him until he gave up
his pure spirit in dignity and honor.
• Saint Domatius, his brother, was weeping bitterly, and asked Saint
Macarius to pray to Christ to take him also to be with his brother.
• After three days, he became sick, and Saint Macarius visited him. On
his way, he saw the crowd of saints who have carried his brother before
carrying the soul of Saint Domatius up to Heaven. When he arrived at
the cave, he found that he had passed away. He put his body with his
brother's.
• When Saint Macarius was asked about these two Saints not going to
consult his wisdom, he replied that they were very wise themselves,
perfect and humble; they didn't want to make that be known to the
monks for not to be praised for attaining such spiritual levels in their
young age.
• May their prayers be with us and Glory be to God forever. Amen. 15

16. The fruit of the spirit is
love, joy, peace.
(Galatians 5:22).