This year, for the first time, a special pilgrimage to Knock in honour of Fr Willie Doyle will take place on Sunday 11th August, presided over by Bishop Tom Deenihan, Bishop of Meath. Knock Shrine, Ireland’s International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine, has kindly granted permission for this official pilgrimage to take place each year on the second Sunday of August.

The Association would like to invite Fr Willie’s devotees to come to Knock on that day to pray for the success of the canonisation process. Devotees are encouraged to organise buses for pilgrims from their local area to join in the pilgrimage. Sick pilgrims are especially welcome. Devotees from outside Ireland are also welcome.

Knock can be reached via Ireland West Airport near Knock, and accommodation can be arranged at hotels and hostels in and around the Shrine. The pilgrimage will follow the traditional station: the Stations of the Cross, Rosary, Sacrament of the Sick for those who need it, and the Pilgrimage Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady, Queen of Ireland, at 3pm, presided over by Bishop Deenihan.

Confession is also available, and adoration is ongoing at the Shrine’s Blessed Sacrament Chapel. The Association will also host an exhibition of Fr Willie’s relics, and information and devotional materials will be available. Members of the Association will be available to speak to pilgrims, as will the Postulator of the Cause.

Further details of Pilgrimage will be released closer to the date. If people are interested in organising a group to join the pilgrimage, please let us know at info@williedoyle.org.