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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

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

July 26, 2014

Do not give up prayer on any account, no matter how dry or rotten you feel; every moment, especially before Him in …

July 24, 2014

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

July 23, 2014

St Lawrence of Brindisi “I will give thee hidden treasures.” Isaiah 45. 3. Jesus has treasures which He hides from those …

July 21, 2014

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

July 18, 2014

Blesseds Louis and Zelie Martin But remember the devil will spoil the work if he can and by every means in …

July 12, 2014

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

July 8, 2014

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

June 26, 2014

Try to grasp the fact – a very hard thing to do – that in the spiritual life ‘feelings’ count for nothing, …

June 25, 2014

I felt the presence of Jesus very near to me while praying in the chapel at Ramsgrange. He seemed to want …

June 16, 2014