Lord, You know I love you less than any other, but I long and desire to love You more than all the rest. Take my heart, dear Lord, and hide it in Your own so that I may only love what You love and desire what You desire. May I find no pleasure in the things of this world, its pleasures and amusement; but may my one delight be in thinking of You, working for You, loving You and staying in Your sweet presence before the Tabernacle. Why do You want my love, dear Jesus, and why have You left me no rest all these years till I gave You at last my poor heart to love You, and You alone? This ceaseless pleading for my love fills me with hope and confidence that, sinful as my life has been in the past, You have forgiven and forgotten it all. Thanks a million times, dearest Jesus, for all Your goodness. I will love and serve you now till death.
This certainly is proof of the deep devotion and faithfulness that energized Father Doyle to serve, love, and give his life for the glory of God, especially by his continual sacrifice for his fellowmen.
Father Doyle, please help the world with priests who are driven by faith and charity to serve God and all His children, as you were, even in the midst of toil and sacrifice.