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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

Prayer

Posts dealing with prayer and the interior life in general

Make your prayer simple, as simple as you can; reason little, love much, and you will pray well.

March 27, 2019

  Passion of Christ, comfort me! Comfort me, for the day is long and weary. Comfort me as I fight my way up the …

March 20, 2019

The merit of living under religious rule may be gathered from the difficulty of always and faithfully keeping that rule. Holiness and …

February 28, 2019

A habit of ejaculatory prayer is a sign of nearness to God, for our own holiness will be in proportion to our …

February 25, 2019

How often have we murmured against the good God because He has refused our petitions or frustrated our plans. Can we …

February 24, 2019

The effect of fervour may be likened to that of fire on water. When cold, water is motionless and chills all that …

February 12, 2019

You seem to be a little troubled at finding yourself cold at prayer and as if our Lord had abandoned you. Were …

February 10, 2019

Some of Fr Doyle’s favourite aspirations: l. My Crucified Jesus, help me to crucify myself. 2. Lord, teach me how to pray …

February 6, 2019

St Thomas Aquinas As to any practice of piety there is a double danger: recommending it as infallible, or condemning it as …

January 28, 2019

Last night I rose at 1am and went down to the church, renewing before the crucifix my desire and promise absolutely to …

January 27, 2019