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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

Self-conquest

Posts dealing with penance and self-conquest

I do not want, in fact I forbid you, to be imprudent in the matter of corporal penances. But, my dear child, …

July 23, 2023

I gave way today to indulgence, with the usual result. Jesus seemed to reproach me bitterly, reminding me that He seeks a …

July 18, 2023

Lord, give me grace and strength of character to tear myself away promptly from what, if not bad, is less good, and …

July 8, 2023

This morning at Mass, our Blessed Lord gave me grace to see what a fool I am to let my life slip …

July 5, 2023

The conviction has been growing that nocturnal adoration will be established only if I spend much time myself before the Blessed Sacrament …

July 2, 2023

Devotion to the Sacred Heart cannot exist without self-denial; the flames and thorns around that Heart, the cross that crowns It, point …

June 30, 2023

The misery of the past few days has proved to me that I can be happy only by doing what Jesus wants, …

June 27, 2023

Today is the feast of St Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei. Instead of a message from Fr Willie, we have …

June 26, 2023

You need not fear whatever He may send you to bear, since His grace will come with it; but you should always …

June 19, 2023

A great desire to know our Lord better, His attractive character, His personal love for me, the resolve to read the life …

June 18, 2023