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Novena to End Florida’s Death Penalty
August 08, 2025
Florida has already executed nine persons this year and plans to execute two more this month. This sets a new state record and leads the nation in executions. Governor Ron DeSantis has overseen more executions in a single year than any other Florida governor since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.
You are invited to join the Catholic Bishops of Florida who are dedicating nine days of prayer with a Novena to End Florida’s Death Penalty. The Novena starts August 6 and concludes August 14, the feast day of St. Maximilian Kolbe, OFM, a priest who was executed by lethal injection in the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz.
Learn more or Sign up to receive (or view all) Novena prayers and accompanying scripture verses for reflection here.
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