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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

The Third Degree of Humility. 1. Accepto. I will receive with joy all unpleasant things which I must bear : (a) pain, …

June 12, 2014

I think it is evident that, in these days of awful sin and hatred of God, our Blessed Lord wants to …

June 3, 2014

Are you not foolish in wishing to be free from these attacks of impatience, etc.? I know how violent they can …

May 22, 2014

St Simon Stock Are you weary of the fight already and willing to give in to the enemy? Never mind, come back, …

May 16, 2014

My way is sure. I think I can say now without a shade of doubt or hesitation that the path by …

May 8, 2014

Sometimes God seems to leave me to my weakness and I tremble with fear. At other times I have so much …

May 6, 2014

At the community Mass this morning I again felt an overpowering desire to become a saint. It came suddenly, filling my soul …

May 3, 2014

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

April 29, 2014

I have just returned from a mission. Before going I made up my mind to give up for the week my …

April 23, 2014

St Benedict Joseph Labre Second pilgrimage to Amettes from Locre. During the journey I felt our Lord wanted to give me some …

April 16, 2014