(Top image: Fr Philip Sainter, Ratcliffe College; Dr. Patrick Kenny, President, Father Willie Doyle Association; Mrs Sam Spillane, Chair of Governors, Ratcliffe College and Fr John Hogan, Postulator, at official opening of the building) The Father Willie Doyle Association has warmly welcomed the decision of Ratcliffe College, Leicestershire, to name their new English Centre in honour of the Servant of God, Fr. Willie Doyle. The new building has been developed …
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May 19, 2023
March 6, 2023
We are very happy to announce that relics of Fr Willie – cloth blessed and then touched to his crucifix and hair – are now available for distribution. Relics, prayer cards and leaflets can be requested via the following page: https://williedoyle.org/request-prayer-cards/ This is a very exciting development – it is the first time since the 1930’s that relics of Fr Willie have been available for distribution. It is our hope …
March 1, 2023
Come & pray on Fr Willie’s 150th birthday! WHAT: Mass, blessing with Fr Willie’s crucifix, Holy Hour with reflections from Fr Willie’s writings. Confession available. WHEN: Friday March 3rd, starting at 6pm WHERE: St Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin. Please cone along to pray if you are in Dublin, and spread the word!
February 26, 2023
The following article by Fr John Hogan, Postulator for the cause of Fr Willie, appeared in Simply Catholic. Three Things Father Willie Doyle Can Teach Us
January 11, 2023
For those who cannot attend the opening session of Fr Willie’s cause, the live stream can be found here: https://www.mullingarparish.ie/livestream
November 20, 2022
November 18, 2022
The Irish Catholic Cause for WWI hero Fr Willie Doyle’s canonisation opened The Irish Catholic Fr Willie Doyle SJ: ‘In the shoes of a saint’ The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/history/2022/10/27/irish-priest-killed-in-first-world-war-put-forward-for-canonisation/ The Irish Examiner https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/ourview/arid-40994678.html The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/news/father-willie-doyle-a-new-saint-for-ireland The National Catholic Register https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-personal-reflection-on-father-willie-doyle The Tablet https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/16055/cause-opens-for-canonisation-of-fr-willie-doyle Catholic News Agency https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252700/will-war-chaplain-willie-doyle-be-ireland-s-next-saint Westmeath Examiner Cause to have Irish war chaplain canonised to open in Mullingar next month
November 4, 2022
Patrick Corkery SJ’s newest book – Fr Willie: Much in the Presence of God – is an excellent introduction to the life and spirit of Fr Willie. It is published by Messenger Publications, the official publishing house of the Irish Jesuits. Buy a copy for yourself here, and also get a few more for your friends. It is an affordable booklet that makes an ideal, simple gift to pass out …
May 25, 2022
We have received multiple new prayer requests in recent days. We are happy to recommend these requests to Fr Willie’s intercession. For L. who has cancer. M. asks for prayers for her husband and her son who seem lost to anxiety and depression. J.T needs prayers for stage 4 liver cancer. I.L asks for prayers to pay off college debt so that she can enter religious life. F.N asks for …
April 18, 2022