A habit of ejaculatory prayer is a sign of nearness to God, for our own holiness will be in proportion to our love and thought of Him all day long.
COMMENT: St Paul tells us to pray always. The great saints and mystics lived constantly in God’s presence, almost unconsciously making everything they did a prayer. Yet, unless they have received many graces, it is unlikely that they started out with this constant presence of God. For many, it required much effort and discipline to overcome their natural human tendency towards dissipation.
One technique for living more completely in God’s presence is the use of aspirations – short prayers interspersed throughout the day to help remind us that we are in the presence of God.
If we love someone with a human passion, it is normal that we think about them throughout the day. Can we really say that we love God as we ought if we only think of Him during our times of formal prayer, or when we want His help with something?
Father Doyle lifted up his mind and heart to God throughout the day and night. That intimate connection with God kept him close to God, and so strong in order to be better able to accept and respond to His will. Too often the technology we have today postpones our contact with God and our neighbor. Father Doyle didn’t have such distractions, may he lead us into a close spiritual life with God, and all of Heaven; and may he show us how we can throughout the day, be of service to our neighbor, for Jesus Himself reminded us that whatever we do to others, we do to Him.