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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

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To Mary’s feet in heaven today the angels come in never-ending stream to lay before her the offerings of her loving …

October 7, 2012

Blessed Columba Marmion I cannot deny that I love Jesus, love Him passionately, love Him with every fibre of my heart. He …

October 3, 2012

A little child is born into this world and as it opens its eyes for the first time to God’s blessed …

October 2, 2012

St Jerome, Father and Doctor of the Church Don’t dwell on what you have not done, for I think that want of …

September 30, 2012

We continue the narrative from O’Rahilly’s biography which recounts the events of September 5, 1916. Please note: this excerpt reveals the true …

September 5, 2012

A German Krupp gun Today we continue the narrative and consider the events of September 4, 1916. Next morning there was a …

September 4, 2012

The above image was published in an Irish newspaper at the end of 1916. The priest is unidentified, but we can …

September 3, 2012

Fr William Doyle SJ3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917 My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake. Darling Mother Mary, in preparation for the …

August 16, 2012

The feast of the Assumption was an important feast for Fr Doyle. He made his religious vows on this feast in …

August 15, 2012

I have told you all my escapes, dearest Father, because I think what I have written will give you the same confidence …

August 14, 2012