Father Marco Testa

Father Testa is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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Fifteenth Sunday: Applying the Parables

Then the disciples came and asked Jesus, ā€˜Why do you speak to them in parables?’ He answered, ā€˜To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to...

Fourteenth Sunday: Following Christ, Meek and Humble of Heart

ā€˜Come to me all you that are weary and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in...

Thirteenth Sunday: Accipe Crucem Tuam!

ā€˜Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me’ (Mt. 10:38). ā§¾ The whole content of the gospel at least as it concerns us individually, is given to us...

Twelfth Sunday and Trusting in God to the End

Fear no one….Everyone therefore who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father in heaven (Mt. 10: 26, 32). Our Lord addresses these words to us as He did to His Apostles;...

Corpus Christi: The Gift of the Holy Eucharist

(Here in Canada, Corpus Christi is transferred to the following Sunday, even if, as mentioned, the traditional day is the Thursday after Pentecost. We were a bit delayed in posting this previous but classic...

The Most Holy Trinity

He who believes in him is not condemned; he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only son of God (Jn. 3:18). Each year, the...

Pentecost and Witnessing to Truth

To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good (1 Cor. 12:7). Today, with joy and thanksgiving we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost. The seven weeks of Easter have come to...

The Ascension and Discipleship

ā€˜And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age’ (Mt. 28:20). Our Lord’s Ascension which we celebrate today (or as in the universal Church, at the proper time last Thursday) marks...

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