Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . joiningthe castle, and their words wereblessed by God with wonderful re-sults. The people came in greatnumbers to listen to the eloquentwords of the friars, and many whohad been seduced by the new er- rors, repented of their apostacyand returned to the bosom of thetrue Church. This infuriated theleaders of the heretics, and theyformed the design of murderingthe saintly missionaries. A few daysbefore thiswicked plotwas carriedout, Bl. Ray-mond, whileengaged inprayer, sawa shin-i n g crownd e s cen dfrom heavenand restover thecastle inwhich heand his com-p a n i
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . joiningthe castle, and their words wereblessed by God with wonderful re-sults. The people came in greatnumbers to listen to the eloquentwords of the friars, and many whohad been seduced by the new er- rors, repented of their apostacyand returned to the bosom of thetrue Church. This infuriated theleaders of the heretics, and theyformed the design of murderingthe saintly missionaries. A few daysbefore thiswicked plotwas carriedout, Bl. Ray-mond, whileengaged inprayer, sawa shin-i n g crownd e s cen dfrom heavenand restover thecastle inwhich heand his com-p a n i o n swere hemade knownh i s vision,Bl. WilliamArnaud ex-claimed fullof joy,Know, myb r e t h -ren, that ina few dayswe shall re-i e i v e the and Raymond ,rOWn of martyrdom. The event soon veri-fied the prediction. The com-mander of the castle, RaymonddAlf aro, was secretly a member ofthe heretical sect, and though hewas bound to protect the religious,he undertook to put into executionthe plot formed against them. On. FRANCISCAN HERALD 217 May 29, the eve of the Ascension, ahundred of the heretics, armedwith swords and axes, appeared be-fore the gates of the castle. Thegates were opened by Raymond d-Alfaro, and the murderers were ledto the apartments occupied by themissionaries. The latter, hearingfurious shouts and violent blowsagainst the doors, knew that thehour of trial had come. Falling ontheir knees, they entoned the TeDeum, rejoicing that they werefound worthy to shed their bloodfor Christ. After battering downthe doors, the heretics fell upontheir unresisting victims and cruel-ly put them to death. God was pleased to glorify theseheroic confessors of the faith bymany miracles which werewrought on the scene of their mar-tyrdom and at their tombs. Theremains of the two Franciscanswere placed in the church of theFriars Minor at Toulouse, and theywere venerated there until thechurch and the tombs were dese-crated and sacked during the disas-trous times of the F
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