Father Marco Testa

Father Testa is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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Thirteenth Sunday: Accipe Crucem Tuam!

‘Whoever does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me’ (Mt. 10:38). ⧾ 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

‘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...

Fifth Sunday of Easter: Offering Diakonia

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people; in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of Him who called you out of darkness into his...

Fourth Sunday and Obeying the Good Shepherd

‘My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish’ (Jn. 10:27). In this brief statement we have everything we need to know...

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