The Marian Martyrs of Rosica

95 Eyewitness Accounts a.m., Fr. George Kaszyra was taken away. In front of the church, he was ordered to mount the sledge. He was taken away among many other sledges. He bade farewell to us, turned toward Druja, and then said: “Pray and ask forgiveness from God for my sins, because I will face God’s judgment in a few minutes.” Together with Sister Rozalia Marcilonek, we went back to the rectory and we looked through the window at the entire convoy. Fr. George Kaszyra was in the first sledge. They went uphill and turned right. A moment later, the entire hut erupted in flames. Rosica and the neighboring villages were being burned. The whole sky was on fire; and when the fires burned out, partially burned bodies, piled together, could be seen. I am unshakably convinced that the priests consciously and voluntarily stayed with the people and didn’t want to leave their flock, even though they had a chance to gain their freedom many times. They wanted to remain with their parishioners until the end, until death. They accepted martyrdom for the Faith.