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Father Marco Testa

Father Testa is a priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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No Ambition Except to Do Good: Mary, Mother of God and A New Year

January 1st begins the new calendar year and it also brings to an end the celebration of the Christmas Octave with the celebration of the Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, a feast...

O Mary, Conceived Without Sin

(Father Marco Testa was planning to submit this reflection back on December 8th, but due to technical difficulties, the article could only be sent along now. Since we turn our attention in these last...

The Fourth Sunday of Advent: With Haste, Let Us Meet the Lord!

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled (Lk. 1:45). On this the fourth and last Sunday of Advent, the Sacred Liturgy invites us to be...

Third Sunday of Advent: Rejoice, in Integrity and Constancy

The Lord your God, is in your midst…He will renew you in His love (Zeph. 3:17). ā§¾ The third Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is Latin for Rejoice, the first word...

Time, Hope and the First Sunday of Advent

Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength…to stand before the Son of Man (Lk.21: 36). ā§¾ The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year; and...

28th Sunday: Eucharist Means Thanksgiving

(From our archives, for this Thanksgiving Sunday) On this mountain the Lord of Hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich foodĀ (Is 25:6). Throughout our nation in what we can claim as a truly...

19th Sunday: The Merciful Presence of God

And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silenceĀ (1 KingsĀ 19: 12). The Prophet Elijah’s mysterious encounter with the Lord in the...

18th Sunday: The Bread of Life and the Canon of Holy Mass

For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.Ā (JnĀ 6:33) As we listen to our Lord’s Eucharistic discourse, our Lord Himself teaches us about the Eucharist, the...

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