Father Marco Testa
Father Testa is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica: A Universal Call to Holiness.
Brothers and sisters, you are Godâs building. ... For Godâs temple is holy, and you are that temple. (1 Cor 3:9, 17)
Today we celebrate the...
All Saints, All Souls, All Hope
The month of November begins with the celebration of the glorious Feast of All Saints and the sacred liturgy directs our gaze to the...
The Bishops of Ontario Prepare for the Second Vatican Council
This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council and also the sixty-third anniversary of the opening of the...
Twenty Seventh Sunday: Esther, Our Lady and the Message of Fatima
Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise (Hab. 1:3). ⧟
Our first reading today is taken from the book of the Prophet...
Saint Michael and the Eucharistic Eschatological Battle
The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who had deceived all the world, was hurled down to the earth...
Twenty-Sixth Sunday: Lazarus and Helping the Poor
As for you, man of God; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness (1 Tim. 6:11).
The parable of Lazarus and the rich man is...
Twenty-Fifth Sunday and Using Wealth Wisely
You cannot serve God and mammon (Lk. 16:13). ⧟
At face value, it would seem that that the Gospel text of the Mass appears to be...
Triumph of the Holy Cross
We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and...
Twenty Third Sunday: The Cross, the Eucharist, and Eternal Life
âWhoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my discipleâ (Lk. 14:27). ⧟
This saying of Our Lord is very...
Twentieth Sunday: Casting Fire Upon the Earth!
I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! I have a baptism with which to be...
