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The Father Willie Doyle Association

Father Willie Doyle Association

Official site for the canonisation cause of the Servant of God Fr Willie Doyle SJ

14 January 1916

I want you to know what I went through by volunteering for the Front. God made me feel with absolute certainty – I suppose to increase the merit of the offering – that I shall be killed. The struggle was hard, for I did not want to die; not indeed that i am afraid of death, but the thought that I could never again do more for God or suffer for Him in heaven made the sacrifice too bitter for words.

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January 14, 2026

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on 14 January 1916.
  1. Sister M. Michele S.C.M.C.
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    The depth of love that Father Doyle had ( and still has) for God is so edifying. He knew, loved, and served God without restriction, such was his love for God. The question can be asked of us: How do we serve God?
    Father Doyle, intercede for us that we, too, will want to serve God more and more, particularly, in serving our neighbor.

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