Fr. Willie Doyle, SJ: A Brave Soldier Who Was Merry In God.

Father Willie Doyle, S.J.

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Fr. Willie Doyle, SJ:

A Brave Soldier Who Was Merry In God.

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William Joseph Gabriel Doyle, MC (3 March 1873 – 16 August 1917), better known as Willie Doyle, was an Irish Roman Catholic Priest, who was killed in action while serving as a Military Chaplain to The Royal Dublin Fusiliers during The First World War.[1]

Doyle was born in Dalkey, Ireland, the youngest of seven children of Hugh and Christine Doyle (née Byrne).[1] He was educated at Ratcliffe College, Leicester.[2]

After reading Saint Alphonsus’ book, “Instructions And Consideration On The Religious State”, he was inspired to enter the Priesthood; he initially studied at Clonliffe College before 1891, when he entered Saint Stanislaus Tullabeg College,[3] and was an Ordained Jesuit Priest in 1907.[4] He served for five years on The Mission Staff.

Doyle served in the The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department of The British Army during The First World War, appointed as a Chaplain to The 48th Brigade of The 16th Irish Division.[4]

During The Battle of Loos, Doyle was caught in a German gas attack and for his conduct was Mentioned in Dispatches.[5]

A recommendation for a Military Cross was rejected as “he had not been long enough at The Front”.[5] Doyle was presented with “The Parchment of Merit” of The 49th (Irish) Brigade, instead. He was killed in The Battle of Langemarck, on 16 August 1917.[6]

General William Hickie, Commander-in-Chief of The 16th (Irish) Division, described Father Doyle as “one of the bravest men who fought or served out here.”[5]

Father Doyle’s body was never recovered, but he is Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial.[1]

Father Doyle was proposed for Canonisation in 1938, but this was not followed through.[2] His papers can be found in the Jesuit archives, Leeson Street, Dublin.[2]

A Stained-Glass Window, dedicated to his memory, is present in Saint Finnian’s Church, Dromin, County Louth, Ireland.

Despite his troubled relationship with The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, Irish author and playwright Brendan Behan is known to have always felt a great admiration for Father William Doyle. He praised Father Doyle in his 1958 Memoir “Borstal Boy”. Also, Alfred O'Rahilly’s biography of the fallen Chaplain is known to have been one of Behan’s favourite books.[7]

Irish folk singer Willie “Liam” Clancy was named after him due to his mother’s fondness for Doyle, although they never met.[8]

Doyle was awarded The Military Cross for his bravery during the assault on the village of Ginchy, during the The Battle of The Somme in 1916.[1][5]

He was also posthumously recommended for both The Victoria Cross and The Distinguished Service Order,[9] but was awarded neither.[2]

According to Patrick Kenny, anti-Catholicism may have played a role in The British Army’s decision not to grant Father Doyle both awards.[10]

In August 2022, The Father Willie Doyle Association was established to petition The Catholic Church to introduce a cause for Canonisation for Doyle.

In January 2022, “The Supplex Libellus”, the formal petition, was presented to Bishop Thomas Deenihan.

Having consulted with the Irish Bishops’ Conference and The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, Deenihan issued an edict on 27 October 2022 announcing the opening of a Cause.

The opening session is due to take place on 20 November 2022 at The Cathedral of Christ the King, Mullingar, Ireland.

“Tommy” Bows His Head For His Fallen Comrades.

The “Tommy” statue,

officially named “1101”.

On Terrace Green,

Seaham, County Durham.

Picture Credit: OWEN HUMPHREYS/PA WIRE.

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Lance-Sergeant Stuart Laing,

1st Battalion Welsh Guards, plays “The Last Post” 

during a small Armistice Day Ceremony at The Cenotaph,

in Whitehall, London, marking over 100 years since the inauguration of the permanent version of The Cenotaph.

The bugle was found next to the body of a Welsh Guard

who fought during The Battle of The Somme in 1916.

Picture Credit: YUI MOK / PA WIRE.

Illustration: BBC NEWS

Remembrance Day. 11 November 2022.

 

Faure Requiem Op.48.

Durufle Requiem Op.9.

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They shall grow not old,

as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them,

nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the Sun,

and in the morning,

We will remember them.

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We will remember them.

Remembrance Day. At The Eleventh Hour. Of The Eleventh Day. Of The Eleventh Month. The Guns Fell Silent. Lest We Forget.

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LEST WE FORGET

HYMN TO THE FALLEN

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SUPPORTERS' VISIT TO THE SOMME BATTLEFIELDS

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“IN FLANDERS FIELDS”.

“LEST WE FORGET”.

Remembrance Day at the John McCrae House (birthplace, museum, and Memorial) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. A detail shot of the "Altar" of the Memorial, with the complete poem "In Flanders Fields"and the line "LEST WE FORGET" inscribed.

Photo: 11 November 2009.

Source: Own work.

Author: Lx 121.

Note: Part of a series of photographs taken at the John McCrae site in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, on 11 November 2009 (Remembrance Day).

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Portrait photo of John Alexander McCrae (1872–1918).

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae

was a Soldier, Physician and Poet.

Date: 1918 or earlier.

Image from "In Flanders Fields, And Other Poems", 

by Lieut.-Col. John McCrae, M.D., with an essay

in character, by Sir Andrew Macphail (New York, London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1919): http://www.archive.org/

details/inflandersfields00mccr.

Author: Unknown.

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An autographed copy of the poem "In Flanders Fields".

Unlike the printed copy in the same book, McCrae's handwritten version ends the first line with "grow". Facsimile of handwritten version of McCrae's "In Flanders Fields", in a volume of his poetry where an acknowledgement is given "The reproduction of the autograph poem is from a copy belonging to Carleton Noyes, Esq., of Cambridge, Mass., who kindly permitted its use."

Date: 1919.

Source: Scan of McCrae's "In Flanders Fields And Other Poems", obtained from archive.org, converted to PNG and Black and White, slight rotation.

Author: John McCrae.

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Illustrated Page by Ernest Clegg.

Note that the first line ends with "grow".

Page 1 of the main content from a Limited Edition Book containing an Illustrated Poem,

"In Flanders Fields".

Date: 1921.

Source: JP2 zip data at fieldsinflanders00mccrrich archive.org

Author: John McCrae and Ernest Clegg.

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The first chapter of "In Flanders Fields and Other Poems",

a 1919 collection of McCrae's works, gives the text of the poem as follows:

IN FLANDERS FIELDS

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

That mark our place; and in the sky

The Larks, still bravely singing, fly,

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die,

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

"Bleuet de France".

Circa 1950.

Source: Own work.

Author: Unknown.

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Remembrance Day (11 November) is a national holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates The Armistice, signed between The Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on The Western Front, which took effect at 11:00 a.m. — the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month."

Illustration: LABOUR UNCUT

Armistice Day is one the most important military celebrations in France, since it was a major French victory and the French paid a heavy price in blood to achieve it. The First World War was considered in France as the "Great Patriotic War". Almost all French villages feature Memorials dedicated to the Fallen. In France, the Blue Cornflower (Bleuet de France) is used symbolically, rather than the Poppy.

"Ghosts of Vimy Ridge"

depicts the ghosts of The Canadian Corps on Vimy Ridge,

surrounding The Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Date: 1931.

Source: Canadian House of Commons Collection, 

(AN: O-4714) [1]

Author: William Longstaff

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English: The Australian Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, Somme, France.

Français: Villers-Bretonneux (Somme, France).

La croix du cimetière militaire et la tour

du Mémorial National Australien.

Photo: April 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL).

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Australian Remembrance Day.

Image: STITCHERS CORNER

"De Profundis.".

Psalm 129

(Douay–Rheims Bible).

By Orlando de Lassus.

Taken from The Prayers for The Dead.

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Psalm CXXIX.

De Profundis.

Out of the depths

I have cried unto Thee, O Lord !

Lord, hear my voice.

Let Thine ears be attentive

To the voice of my supplication.

If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark iniquities,

Lord, who shall endureth ?

For with The Lord there is merciful forgiveness,

And by reason of Thy law

I have waited upon Thee, O Lord.

My Soul doth rely on His word:

My Soul doth hope in The Lord.

From the Morning Watch, even unto night,

Let Israel hope in The Lord.

For with The Lord there is mercy,

And with Him plentiful redemption.

And He shall redeem Israel,

From all his iniquities.

V. Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.

R. And let Perpetual Light shine upon them.

De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine:

Domine, exaudi vocem meam.

Fiant aures tuae intendentes:

In vocem deprecationis meae.

Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine:

Domine, quis sustinebit ?

Quia apud te propitiatio est:

Et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine.

Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus:

Speravit anima mea in Domino.

A custodia matutina usque ad noctem:

Speret Israel in Domino.

Quia apud Dominum misericordia:

Et copiosa apud eum redemptio.

Et ipse redimet Israel,

Ex omnibus iniquitatibus ejus.

V. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.

R. Et lux perpetua luceat eis.

". . . If ye break faith,

With us who die,

We shall not sleep,

Though Poppies grow

In Flanders fields."

Photo: 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Zephyrinus.

South African Infantry Soldier stands guard

at The Johannesburg Memorial

on the 90th Remembrance Day Ceremony.

Image: DIGITAL JOURNAL

Delville Wood, near Longueval, The Somme, France.

Image: WORLD WAR ONE BATTLEFIELDS

Delville Wood was sometimes known as Devil's Wood, and the fighting there during The Battle of The Somme was particularly ferocious. The majority of Delville Wood was eventually taken by South African Soldiers on 15 July 1916, and they held on grimly during numerous German counter-attacks for six days, until they were relieved.

After the War, South Africa purchased the site in 1920, and it serves as a Memorial to those of that Nation who fell, not just there, but elsewhere.

The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, immediately following the Remembrance Day Ceremonies, 11 November, 2006. Since its installation, it has become traditional to place Poppies on the Tomb, after the formal Ceremony has concluded.

Photo: 11 November 2006.

Source: Own work.

Author: Mikkel Paulson.

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New Zealand Remembrance Day Ceremony.

NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE WEB-SITE

Armistice Day (also referred to as Remembrance Day) marks the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War One and commemorates the sacrifice of those who died serving New Zealand in this War, and all Wars and armed conflict.

The Great War of 1914 to 1918 was one of the most devastating events in human history. New Zealand, with a population of

1.1 million in 1914, sent 100,000 men and women abroad. 16,700 died and over 40,000 were wounded – a higher per capita casualty rate than any other country involved.

The coming of Peace, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, brought Blessed Relief for all involved.

They shall grow not old,

as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them,

nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the Sun,

and in the morning.

We will remember them.

We will remember them.

(Fourth stanza of Laurence Binyon's Poem "For the Fallen")

Illustration: IN CAELO ET IN TERRA

No-Man’s Land (“Flowers Of The Forest”).

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

"No-Man's Land".

(Flowers of the Forest).

Sung by June Tabor.

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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

For The Anzacs And All The Fallen At Gallipoli.

  

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

"The Band Played Waltzing Matilda".

Sung by June Tabor.

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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

“The Return”.

"The Return".

Artist: Charles Bosseron Chambers (1882 - 1964).

This painting can be found at Holy Innocents Church in New York. The artist had just attended Mass, when he noticed a young Soldier kneeling at the foot of a Crucifix. He was so moved that he started work on this painting.

Illustration: DYMPHNA'S ROAD

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Charles Bosseron Chambers (1882 - 1964) was a painter, illustrator and teacher. Known as the "Norman Rockwell of Catholic art", his Religious paintings have become highly collectable. He is best known for "The Light Of The World, the most popular Religious Print in America during the first half of the 20th-Century.

For The Fallen. Lest We Forget.

"Abide With Me".

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“Requiescant In Pace”. Rest In Peace.

Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Poland.

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"Schindler's List.".

Composer: John Williams.

Violin solos by Itzhak Perlman (see, below).

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Photograph from the Soviet Film of the liberation of Auschwitz, taken by the film unit of The First Ukrainian Front,. by Alexander Voronzow and others in his group. Child survivors of Auschwitz, wearing adult-size prisoner jackets, stand behind a barbed wire fence. Among those pictured are Tomasz Szwarz; Alicja Gruenbaum; Solomon Rozalin; Gita Sztrauss; Wiera Sadler; Marta Wiess; Boro Eksztein; Josef Rozenwaser; Rafael Szlezinger; Gabriel Nejman; Gugiel Appelbaum; Mark Berkowitz (a twin); Pesa Balter; Rut Muszkies (later Webber); Miriam Friedman; and twins

Miriam Mozes and Eva Mozes wearing knitted hats.

Date: 1945.

Source: USHMM/Belarusian State Archive of Documentary Film and Photography

http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/pa14532

Author: Alexander Voronzow and others in his group,

ordered by Mikhael Oschurkow, head of the photography unit.

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"Arbeit Macht Frei".

"Work Makes You Free".

This was a sign commonly seen throughout Concentration Camps, such as Auschwitz, often seen on The Front Gate, upon entry. It was essentially psychological torment, as most prisoners were aware that the only way to earn "Freedom" was to die.

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Ed Sullivan congratulates a young Itzhak Perlman

after a concert at ZOA House in Tel Aviv.

Photo: 28 August 1958.

Source: http://147.237.72.31/topsrch/

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Author: PINN HANS

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Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv in 1945, then the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel. His parents, Chaim and Shoshana Perlman, were natives of Poland and had independently migrated to Palestine in the mid-1930s before they met and later married.

Perlman first became interested in the violin after hearing a classical music performance on the radio. At the age of three, he was denied admission to the Shulamit Conservatory for being too small to hold a violin. He, instead, taught himself how to play the instrument, using a toy fiddle, until he was old enough to study with Rivka Goldgart, at the Shulamit Conservatory, and at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv, where he gave his first recital at age ten, before moving to The United States to study at The Juilliard School, with the violin pedagogue, Ivan Galamian, and his assistant, Dorothy DeLay.

Perlman contracted polio at age four. He made a good recovery, learning to walk with crutches. Today, he uses crutches, or an electric Amigo scooter, for mobility, and plays the violin while seated.

Violinist Itzhak Perlman plays during The White House State Dinner in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Photo: 7 May 2007.

Source: The White House

Author: Shealah Craighead

(United States Federal Government).

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Lest We Forget. “Requiescant In Pace”.

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“I Am The Resurrection And The Life”, Saith The Lord.

"I Am The Resurrection And The Life", Saith The Lord.

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Saint Mennas. Martyr. Feast Day 11 November.

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Saint Mennas.
   Martyr.
   Feast Day 11 November.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Saint Mennas and Jesus.

6th-Century A.D. icon from Bawit in Egypt.

Currently at The Louvre, Paris.

One of the oldest-known icons in existence.

Source/Photographer: Clio20

Author: Unknown.

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Saint Mennas, an Egyptian Soldier in The Roman Army, suffered a glorious Martyrdom at Cotyea, in Phrygia, under the Emperor Diocletian in 295 A.D.

Mass: Lætábitur.

Collects: From The Mass: In Virtúte.

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Saint Mennas (also Mina, Minas, Menas, Meena; Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲙⲏⲛⲁ; 285 A.D. – circa 309 A.D.), a Martyr and Wonder-Worker, is one of the most well-known Coptic Saints in The East and The West, due to the many Miracles that are attributed to his Intercession and Prayers.

Saint Mennas was a Coptic Soldier in The Roman Army, Martyred because he refused to recant his Christian Faith. The common date of his Commemoration is 11 November, which occurs thirteen days later (24 November) on The Julian Calendar.

His Feast Day is Celebrated every year on 15 Hathor in The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, which corresponds to November 24 on The Gregorian Calendar. In Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the old style or Julian calendar, it is likewise celebrated on 24 November. In The Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the new style or Revised Julian calendar, as well as in The Catholic Church, it is Celebrated on 11 November.

Although Saint Mennas is recognised as a Minor Saint in Western Churches, it is considered likely by many historians that he is Celebrated in these Churches under the name of Saint Christopher (i.e. the "Christ-Bearer"), as one of the legends associated with Saint Mennas has him, like Christopher, carrying The Christ Child.

Jacqueline Hurley. The Artist And Her Work. “Remembrance Day Is Every Day”.

“The Scarlet Corn Poppy”.

The Scarlet Corn Poppy, which is one of the features of Jacqueline Hurley’s work, grows naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. Its use as a symbol of remembrance was first inspired by The World War I poem “In Flanders Fields”, by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, after witnessing the death of his friend,

a fellow soldier, on 2 May 1915.

Illustration: POSH ORIGINAL ART

Jacqueline Hurley's War Poppy Collection is available at POSH ORIGINAL ART

Jacqueline started painting The War Poppy Collection in 2014. Her first work, ‘We Remember, We Fight On’ was painted as a tribute to her friend, Royal Marine Neil Dunstan, who tragically lost his life in an IED explosion whilst serving in Afghanistan in 2008.

Since then, Jacqueline’s artwork has helped raise over £230,000 for Military Charities.

Being one of the final generation whose grandparents served during The Second World War, and whose great grandparents served during The First World War, Jacqueline has a strong desire to remind people, through her imagery, that the freedom they are blessed with today wasn’t free.

Jacqueline’s Military Poppy Prints have been well received by an international audience, and have very quickly proved extremely popular; she is now widely regarded as the country’s foremost Remembrance Artist.

Jacqueline paints in both expressionism and impressionism styles. Her original works are painted impasto in acrylic, using texture to create mood and depth, with Red Remembrance Poppies juxtaposed against gritty impressionistic landscapes.

Her paintings feature silhouettes, which help her audience connect with the works in a more personal, emotional and sentimental way; encouraging the people she paints for to relate to the subjective nature of the paintings.

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