The Marian Martyrs of Rosica

65 Eyewitness Accounts color. Someone’s scorched but not burned hand was lying sep- arately, with a strongly clenched fist and a rosary in it, also unburned. Some corpses could be recognized by their clothing because there were fragments of their clothes that had remained unburned on the side next to the ground. For example, one woman was wearing a blouse, a sweater and a jacket: part of one side was not totally burned and underneath were pieces of this clothing. If the Sisters had had more time, they might have found someone, but time ran out. Looking at this terrible sight, the Sisters saw themselves in these corpses because the same fate had been intended for them, but they were saved by some miracle. We believe that this grace was obtained for them by Fr. A. Leszczewicz because he was very godly and therefore the Lord God granted his prayer. For a long time afterward, the Sisters intensely relived those terrible scenes because they were extremely grieved for those innocent people of good will and especially for the godly priests who worked on their behalf, making great sacrifices. God showed His grace to these people in that the priests and Sisters had been able to prepare them for the Holy Sacraments. They were so eager to learn religion and to partake in the Holy Sacraments, as if they had a premonition of what was in store for them.