ThefuneralofFatherOlavidawasattendedbyanextraordinarycircumstance。Hewasinterredinaneighboringconvent。andthereputationofhissanctity，joinedtotheinterestcausedbyhisextraordinarydeath，collectedvastnumbersattheceremony。Hisfuneralsermonwaspreachedbyamonkofdistinguishedeloquence，appointedforthepurpose。Torendertheeffectofhisdiscoursemorepowerful，thecorse，extendedonabier，withitsfaceuncovered，wasplacedintheaisle。Themonktookhistextfromoneoftheprophets，——Deathisgoneupintoourpalaces。Heexpatiatedonmortality，whoseapproach，whetherabruptorlingering，isalikeawfultoman——Hespokeofthevicisstudesofempireswithmucheloquenceandlearning，buthisaudiencewerenotobservedtobemuchaffected——Hecitedvariouspassagesfromthelivesofthesaints，descriptiveofthegloriesofmartyrdom，andtheheroismofthosewhohadbledandblazedforChristandhisblessedmother，buttheyappearedstillwaitingforsomethingtotouchthemmoredeeply。Whenheinveighedagainstthetyrantsunderwhosebloodypersecutionthoseholymensuffered，hishearerswererousedforamoment，foritisalwayseasiertoexciteapassionthanamoralfeeling。Butwhenhespokeofthedead，andpointedwithemphaticgesturetothecorse，asitlaybeforethemcoldandmotionless，everyeyewasfixed，andeveryearbecameattentive。Eventhelovers，who，underpretenseofdippingtheirfingersintotheholywater，werecontrivingtoexchangeamorousbillets，forboreforonemomentthisinterestingintercourse，tolistentothepreacher。Hedweltwithmuchenergyonthevirtuesofthedeceased，whomhedeclaredtobeaparticularfavoriteoftheVirgin。andenumeratingthevariouslossesthatwouldbecausedbyhisdeparturetothecommunitytowhichhebelonged，tosociety，andtoreligionatlarge。heatlastworkeduphimselftoavehementexpostulationwiththeDeityontheoccasion。Whyhastthou，heexclaimed，whyhastthou，OhGod！thusdealtwithus？
Whyhastthousnatchedfromoursightthisglorioussaint，whosemerits，ifproperlyapplied，doubtlesswouldhavebeensufficienttoatonefortheapostasyofSt。Peter，theoppositionofSt。Paulprevioustohisconversion，andeventhetreacheryofJudashimself？Whyhastthou，OhGod！snatchedhimfromus？——andadeepandhollowvoicefromamongthecongregationanswered，——Becausehedeservedhisfate。Themurmursofapprobationwithwhichthecongregationhonoredthisapostrophehalfdrownedthisextraordinaryinterruption。andthoughtherewassomelittlecommotionintheimmediatevicinityofthespeaker，therestoftheaudiencecontinuedtolistenintently。What，proceededthepreacher，pointingtothecorse，whathathlaidtheethere，servantofGod？——Pride，ignorance，andfear，answeredthesamevoice，inaccentsstillmorethrilling。Thedisturbancenowbecameuniversal。Thepreacherpaused，andacircleopening，disclosedthefigureofamonkbelongingtotheconvent，whostoodamongthem……
Afteralltheusualmodesofadmonition，exhortation，anddisciplinehadbeenemployed，andthebishopofthediocese，who，underthereportoftheseextraordinarycircumstances，hadvisitedtheconventinpersontoobtainsomeexplanationfromthecontumaciousmonkinvain，itwasagreed，inachapterextraordinary，tosurrenderhimtothepoweroftheInquisition。
Hetestifiedgreathorrorwhenthisdeterminationwasmadeknowntohim，——andofferedtotelloverandoveragainallthatheCOULD
relateofthecauseofFatherOlavida’sdeath。Hishumiliation，andrepeatedoffersofconfession，cametoolate。HewasconveyedtotheInquisition。Theproceedingsofthattribunalarerarelydisclosed，butthereisasecretreportIcannotanswerforitstruthofwhathesaidandsufferedthere。Onhisfirstexamination，hesaidhewouldrelateallheCOULD。Hewastoldthatwasnotenough，hemustrelateallheknew……