Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Stirke, who commanded the 8th Dublins, had the following praise for Fr Doyle in a note that he wrote on this day in 1917:
He was one of the finest fellows I ever met, utterly fearless, always with a cheery word on his lips, and ever ready to go out and attend the wounded and dying under the heaviest fire. He was genuinely loved by everyone, and thoroughly deserved the unstinted praise he got from all ranks for his rare pluck and devotion to duty.
September 13, 2024
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on 13 September 1917: Praise for Fr Doyle from Lt. Col. Stirke.
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“…devotion to duty…” Father Doyle’s duty as a priest, as a human being, gave proof a noble man, and a genuine man of God.
Out of love for God, he made himself available to all under great hardship and danger, until he paid the ultimate sacrifice- only then his earthly duty ceased. No doubt, in Eternity, Father Doyle interceded and prayed continuously for his men and for all those who called upon him here on earth.
Father Doyle, graciously pray for us that with God’s grace we, too, can be devoted to our duty even when it’s demanding.