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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

My poor orderly has nearly emptied the well, of course leaving the six dead Germans behind, in his efforts to make enough …

July 31, 2020

During a visit our Lord seemed to urge me not to wait till the end of the war, but to begin my …

July 26, 2020

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

July 23, 2020

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

July 18, 2020

I have often wondered what Jesus meant by the ‘work’, but I could never bring myself to ask you what you thought …

July 7, 2020

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

July 5, 2020

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

June 30, 2020

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

June 27, 2020

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

June 26, 2020

  “Most loving Jesus, kneeling before You in the Blessed Sacrament, I solemnly consecrate myself to Your Sacred Heart by vow. …

June 19, 2020