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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

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

February 28, 2015

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

February 25, 2015

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

February 10, 2015

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, 2015

I would like you to note down in a little book the following things. Every day read each item over and …

February 1, 2015

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

January 28, 2015

Each look of love to the Tabernacle causes a beat of grace-laden love in the Sacred Heart. COMMENT: The Lord awaits …

January 27, 2015

St Francis de Sales There is nothing better than the practice of aspirations, steadily growing in number. Keep a little book and …

January 24, 2015

As regards prayer, you should try to follow the attraction of the Holy Spirit, for all souls are not led by the …

January 12, 2015

The life of Jesus was a continual prayer. Even during His public life He began, continued and ended everything He did …

November 25, 2014