FLORIDA & GEORGIA

This is an exciting cause! A group of laity started this effort to "tell Rome" about their martyrs who served the missions in the Gulf Coast area of now northern Florida and southern Alabama from 1549-1715. The cause was opened in 2015 and is the effort of several dioceses. led by the Pensacola-Tallahassee Diocese. In 2025, the documents on the Martyrs of La Florida were sent to Rome. Efforts are underway to build the Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Martyrs, in Tallahassee. It will be amazing! Find more information here. 

Prayer for the Beatification of Servants of God Antonio Inija and Companions

O God, Father of many nations, Who through the grace of baptism have chosen us
to be citizens of Your one Kingdom: You called Antonio Inija and Companions to accept Your gift of faith,
professing their hope in Your Only Begotten Son.
Help us with Your grace to imitate their courage and humility in the face of suffering and death.
May the blood of the martyrs of La Florida inspire our hearts to follow You without delay.
And, if it be Your Holy Will, grant the Beatification of Antonio Inija and Companions, and through their intercession, grant the request we hereby make (state your intention),
in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
With ecclesiastical approval 
William A. Wack, CSC
Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee

Read the blog post about this Catholic  husband, father and CEO who started a world wide mission promoting the love of God the Father. and Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He died in 2015 and is buried in Doral, Florida. The US Bishops voted to further his cause on June 10, 2026. The Archdiocese of Miami opened his cause. You can read more at johnrickmiller.org

Read this blog post for the upcoming Beatification of the Georgia Martyrs on October 31, 2026 in Savannah, GA! You will find links with more information in the blog.