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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

Mary

Posts dealing with Mary and Marian devotion

Almost the first thing which caught my eye at the grotto was our Lady’s words: “Penitence, penitence, penitence”. On leaving, I …

February 11, 2014

I contrast the obedience of St. Joseph with my obedience. His so prompt, unquestioning, uncomplaining, perfect; mine given so grudgingly; perhaps …

January 6, 2014

A New Year! What visions of almost boundless good, hidden in the fair bosom of the new-born year, rise up before …

January 1, 2014

What impressed me most in the meditation on the Nativity was the thought that Jesus could have been born in wealth …

December 25, 2013

Don’t lose sight of this principle, that true holiness is based on humility. COMMENT: There is only one place in the Gospel …

December 22, 2013

I am sorry to see you suffer and yet glad that the cross is your portion. If I had at this …

December 12, 2013

God delights to honour His saints by bestowing upon them special graces which mark them off from the rest of mankind. …

December 9, 2013

What must have been Mary’s thoughts when first she felt the infant child within her womb, and realised that from her …

December 4, 2013

As part of the Second week, St Ignatius recommends a meditation on the early life of Christ. Here are his points …

October 21, 2013

To Mary’s feet in heaven today the angels come in never-ending stream to lay before her the offerings of her loving …

October 7, 2013