The Marian Martyrs of Rosica

74 The Marian Martyrs of Rosica ing, and assigned her to a camp together with us. The priests were well aware of the threat and danger, but they did not save themselves by running away. They did not abandon their flock, but instead they stayed at the post assigned to them by their superiors. In their priestly consciences, they regarded this as their holy obligation arising out of their voca- tion. They stayed to help us. They did so out of love for Christ and their fellow men. This was the prevalent opinion predomi- nant among the people, both those condemned to burning and the survivors in the camp. They went to death voluntarily.