Burning Strength Homilies

It was shortly after that response that the death march began. It was a two day journey by foot to their eventual place of martyrdom. One of the eldest boys knew what was coming, but also wanted to help the younger boys to keep the faith. The boy, Matthias Kalemba, began to shout words of encouragement along the way. It was said that his final words to his executors were: "God will rescue me. But you will not see how he does it, because he will take my soul and leave you only my body." Angry and annoyed with him, the executors decided to do away with Matthias early. They cut him up and left him along the way to die on the road.