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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

WWI

Posts dealing with WWI

  May every Easter blessing be yours, and may our crucified Jesus, Who has certainly drawn you to Him on the …

April 12, 2020

On Spy Wednesday evening after Benediction, I told the men I wanted nine volunteers to watch an hour during the following night …

April 8, 2020

The events described in Fr Doyle’s letter below occurred on 18 March 1917 (Passion Sunday in that year). The statue Fr Doyle …

March 18, 2020

On the way I noticed that heavy firing was going on ahead, but it was only when I reached a bend in …

March 5, 2020

Fr Doyle left his training camp and headed to the continent 104 years ago today. Here are his sentiments on this occasion, …

February 17, 2020

We are having desperate work these days. The good God is simply pouring out His grace on these poor fellows and reconciling …

February 14, 2020

Today, however, I was able to offer the Holy Sacrifice in the trenches, my chapel being a dug-out capable of holding ten …

February 2, 2020

‘Pork & Beans’ is quite a standing joke, though not a pleasant one, at the Front. A committee of food experts, having …

January 16, 2020

I want you to know what I went through by volunteering for the Front. God made me feel with absolute certainty – …

January 14, 2020

103 years ago tonight Fr Doyle was awoken to absolve some dying soldiers. This is his description of the event, sent home …

January 13, 2020