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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

Reparation

Posts dealing with themes of reparation

What is it to be a saint? Does it mean that we must macerate this flesh of ours with cruel austerities, …

February 14, 2018

What I intended to imply was that I thought God had special designs on your soul and very great graces in store …

February 13, 2018

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

February 11, 2018

Christian abnegation is not composed merely of renunciation: it leads to something tangible and definite. We abandon what is false to cling …

February 9, 2018

To-day while praying in the Chapel, suddenly it seemed to me as if I were standing before a narrow path all choked …

February 5, 2018

Last night I rose at twelve and knelt in the cellar for an hour to suffer from the cold. It was a …

January 22, 2018

I see more and more that self-indulgence even in lawful things brings only unhappiness; and I realise I can never be truly …

January 15, 2018

During Exposition jesus asked me if I would give up taking second course at dinner. This would be a very great sacrifice; …

January 5, 2018

Feast of Mary, Mother of God A New Year! What visions of almost boundless good, hidden in the fair bosom of the …

January 1, 2018

I believe that Our Lord is asking for victims who are willing to suffer much in reparation for sins, especially those of …

December 8, 2017