Greetings
Father Fernando,
My name
is Gail Volpe and I recently attended your Healilng Mass at
St. Joseph's Church in Downers Grove. I wanted to say thank
you for honoring your spirit and loving doing God's work as
he intended you to do. You are a wonderful example as well as
your stories from moving beyond fear to God's Truth in his devine
plan for you. The holy spirit has touched my heart with you
has his vessel. I thank you for being that vessel and moving
forward in God's love. The healing of letting go and letting
God is still working through me, even as I am typing this to
you. I am still crying tears of love and joy as the presence
of thrinty lives in my spirit. I will only do God's work in
each and every moment and to go forth with the Divine presence
of God's love for all mankind. I thank God and you for touching
my life and my spirit, as we all work togehter in oneness, for
the greater good of the Love of God, for all mankind. I do hope
that we will meet again someday and pray together in knowing
that we are all children of God.
Blessings
of Love,
Gail
V.
Downers Grove
April 16, 2005
Dear Father
Fernando,
First of
all I would like to say thank you so much for sharing the gift
that our Lord Jesus gave you. I, my wife (Fe) and my children
ever felt so much Love and Peace the weekend you have spent
with us here in Rockford. Please Father continue to include
us in your prayers and we will continue to pray for you so you
can so the Lord Jesus with the help of the holy spirit give
you strength each day. Please pray for us that Holy Spirit so
that Holy Spirit will enlighten, give us strength each day and
so we can share the gift of healing . As you pray for us . I
pray for you that the Lord Jesus will bless you and your friends
Abundantly.
Peace.
Elvis
B.
Rockford, Illinois
April 19, 2005
I came to
the healing mass that morning just to sing during the mass,
I didn't plan to stay that long. I had a lot of other plans.
However, after I heard Father talk during the Homily, there
seems to be a pull for me to hang around. I didnot know what
to expect during the Healing itself..but as I saw and heard
people talk about how great they felt I cannot wait for my turn.
I was a little bit nervous, tho..
He came
to me and asked me what was bothering me the most. I have a
lot of back pains but most of all I have a lot of heartaches
and cares and concerns that I wished to convey to him, I didn't
get the chance. He touched my back and asked me to bend forward
and stand straight again and all of a sudden there seemed to
be a force pulling me down. I woke up and he pulled me up and
again touched me and then I fell again. There was this uncontrollable
emotion that made me cry and I still cannot understand. I stood
up and I felt my pains are still there but I thought I needed
a little more time to heal compared to everybody else.
I decided
to stay for the afternoon session, I felt I need to hear more
of his words. Right after lunch, on the way back to the gym,
Jackie said something about how nice it will be to make amends
with people that we have had misgivings in the past. Without
even thinking, I walked around to find the one person that I
haven't spoken to for amost eight years. He was outside the
gym with his wife and two other people that I know. I just went
there and asked if I can speak to him and he said it was alright.
I extended my hand to shake his and I told him that it has been
a long time since I've spoken to him and I would like us to
bury the hatchet and start taking again. He rose up and gave
me a hug, so did his wife and he said that we do not need to
explain anything.. I thought that was so beautiful and it seemed
that some of the things that I usually carry on my shoulder
got lighter a little bit. I did the same thing to another person
that I saw that night at Dr. Alhambra's house. I left that night
with even a lighter load.
I came to
the Sunday session, too, to bring my son Ryan. The praise and
worship part was beautiful.. and Father's talk as inspiring
as ever. During the healing session I went to the front to bring
Ryan and Laura. Ryan's turn came and I felt him falling,I let
go. I expected Father to go to Laura next but instead he touched
me, I was caught unaware. I heard him saying my name and then
he said, everything is forgiven and then I felt this powerful
push and then nothing.
I woke up
crying. I still do not quite understand what he meant, but I
know one of these days I will. My back pain, I still have it,
maybe a little less than usual, but I think he left me with
my physical problems to help me keep my feet on the ground,
to remind me everyday that I am human. What I am most thankful
about is the spiritual healing that he has given me.. my load
seems lighter.. thank you Father and thank you, Jesus !
EL D. R.
Rockford, IL
April 24, 2005
Hello Fr.
Fernando
I am a member of the St Martin of Tours Parish, Prayer group
and Prayer group Choir. My name is Babra . Last night at the
healing mass I was the one who did the reading of the Psalm.
This is just to put a face to a name. I hope you remember me.
Now to my story. Last October at the healing mass I came to
you for healing and while I was waiting at the alter I began
to cry uncontrollable. By the time you got to me I could hardly
speak. It was earlier that day I went to the Doctors' and he
told me that the result of an abdominal ultra sound I had done
came back and it shows that I have an ovarian cyst about 3ins.
in size (right). I was very distraught and worried, thinking
the worst. Before you came to church another member and I went
to say the Rosary and for the first time in my life I forgot
the rosary. Anyway I managed somehow to say it and when the
time came for the choir to go for healing I went. When you came
to me you asked me what is it that I would like you to pray
for, I told you my sad story. As you put your hand on me and
began to pray I felt a warmth come over me and I fell to the
ground. That night and I felt like a different person. I felt
lighter. I told my children and a girlfriend of my experience
and a that I think I was healed. After three months I went back
to the doctors' for a follow up appointment and I did another
ultra sound and this time it show a significantly reduction
in the size of the cyst. I thank God for your healing touch
and prayers. I praise the Lord every day and I thank him for
healing me and now I am asking you Fr. Fernando to please continue
to pray for me. Thank U Fr. Fernando for the gift of healing,
Thank you for your touch and I pray that The Lord Jesus will
continue to bless you with the gift of healing. Please Fr. Fernando
pray for me and my family. I have three boys and I am having
a difficult time getting them to go to church because of what's
been happening in the parish. You know what I mean. I need your
prayers Fr Fernando.
God Bless
.
Babra
Toronto, ON
April 26, 2005
For eight
years now, I have had severe allergies to certain foods,
chemicals, smoke, perfume, religious incense and to various
environmental
factors (pollen, dust, trees, grass, and dandelions).
I arrived at Fr. Fernando's healing mass feeling pretty ill.
In the middle
of the service, I had a severe allergic reaction due to the
big crowd in the
church. This reaction was one of the worst I had experienced
in years. The
side effects were very serious. I was coughing and wheezing.
I had a
migraine and felt very dizzy and nauseous. My face and neck
were swollen.
The left side of my face was rigid and droopy. The right side
of my body
was paralyzed. I could barely walk, if so, only with assistance.
I went up for prayer towards the end of the service that night.
Fr.
Fernando put my head against his chest and rocked me for a few
seconds
before I fell in the Spirit. It felt like Jesus was holding
me in His arms.
My rest in the Spirit was very short, yet extremely peaceful.
I felt this
wave of warmth come over my body. It was as if I was floating
away from the
pain I was experiencing during my allergic reaction. I felt
very serene.
When I got up, all of the symptoms of my allergic reaction had
completely
disappeared. I had recovered in a matter of a few minutes. This
is nothing
short of a miracle because normally, it takes me hours to recover
completely
from an allergic reaction.
I went home feeling energized and refreshed. During that night,
I could
feel a tingling sensation in my right foot. My right foot has
always been
turned outwards since birth which makes it hard to walk with
my foot and leg
completely straight. I woke up the next morning, got out of
bed and stood
up. When I looked down, I noticed that my foot had turned inwards
considerably. I can now walk with my foot straight and the limp
in my foot
has lessened. This is very exciting because doctors had told
me there was
nothing they could do to correct this problem (i.e., brace,
cast).
During that week, I started noticing changes in my physical
health. The
black marks under my eyes (side effect of all my allergies)
have lightened
considerably. My face has found its rosy pink color again. There
is very
little swelling under my chin and neck and in my cheeks, and
some days none
at all. I have also been able to enjoy the outdoors more now
because my
environmental allergies seem to have lessened considerably.
However, the biggest gift I have received from the Lord at the
healing mass
was healing from my severe allergy to religious incense. Usually,
when I am
exposed to incense, I start to cough, feel faint and dizzy.
I cannot stay
in the Sanctuary. Normally, I have to go outside and get fresh
air. I wind
up spending the duration of the service in the foyer or at the
back of the
church which leaves me unable to fully and actively participate
in most of
the Mass. On two separate occasions since the healing mass,
I have gone to
Mass and Adoration where incense was being used. I sat right
in the front
of the church, and as the incense was brought down the aisle
up to the
altar, I had no allergic reaction whatsoever to the smell and
smoke. I felt
fine. For the first time since I can remember, I was able to
enjoy Mass and
tolerate the smell and smoke from the incense without getting
sick. This is
a miracle because incense has always been one of my most severe
allergies.
I am rejoicing in my new found healing. I know there is still
a long way to
go before I can say that I am fully healthy. However, I know
that through a
strong faith, prayer, perseverance and trust in Jesus, the Lord
will restore
me to complete health. Until then, I will stand firm in Christ,
take up my
sufferings with pride and rejoice in the gifts that the Lord
has given me.
I will continue to fight the good fight with the Cross as my
shield and God
as my victory.
Anne-Marie
V.
May 2005
Good-day
to you Father
My name
is Shayne Gibbons and I am an alter server at the Cathedral
in Dominica. We met during the charismatic mass we had on Sunday
1st May. You asked that I may e-mail you and so I have.
Father,
I believe God may be calling me to do his will yet I am not
sure what His will may be exactly. I am propelled to do good
in my community, byserving God and by serving others. I have
a passion for chemistry because I believe that I may help others
from illnesses by means of medicine. However,
during the past few weeks, my knowledge of the Catholic Church
has grown so much and I have seen so much that the church has
to offer. I still have many questions about the church and what
it means to do God's will. Before I met you I had doubts about
my faith. I believed that God abandoned me. But
just by your touch, it renewed me. I have found my faith once
again. For the first time in many weeks there was peace in my
heart.
There are
so many things I want to do or what I believe God wants me to
do. I am unsure of many of these ideas that I have as one may
contradict the other. Right now there are two paths that I can
take that i bear in mind. One is that I may become married and
continue with my chemistry program, so
that I may become wealthy and return to Dominica one day to
help my country which can be seen in somewhat of dire poverty
and overwhelmed with problems associated with development. The
reasons for this is because I would like to have a family similar
to the one I grew up in. Also, I hate to see
people suffer. I want to help my country because I believe Dominica
is suffering from many burdens in two aspects, social and economic
depression. I believe that God has blessed me with good leadership
skills and I would like to put those skills into good use.
The other
thought is that I may become a priest, and continue to learn
about the catholic church and all that it has to offer. I was
suprised recently about the work that the cardinals play in
moving the church forward. I also learned of many of the responsibilities
that archbishops, bishops and
priests have to take. It all gains my interests. I
am not sure what God is calling me to do. I pray often but I
prefer to serve God upon the alter and to give Him praise by
song. Lately I haven't been praying because I believed God was
ignoring me. However thanks to you I no longer have this problem.
Father, what do you believe is the right decision for me?
Today I
said a special prayer for you, that God may keep you and bless
you as you have touched my life. God works in mysterious ways
and that was very clear to me today. Thank you for your ministry
in healing many persons of this church. May God bless you and
keep you all the days of your life.
Yours in
Christ
Shayne
Dominica
May 2, 2005
Dear Father
Fernando,
I was priviledged
and very blessed to attend ur youth healing mass yesterday on
May 5th, 2005. I was touched by the Holy Spirit during service
and felt like it was an electric current going into my back
and bringing restoration and freedom from pain in my back that
i was feeling as i sat in the pew. I have been experiencing
a lot of upper back pain, neck pains and shoulder pains due
to stress and anxiety. I felt the peace of God strongly before
the mass started and for the whole mass i was very calm. I really
enjoyed the music ministry and the songs they led us in worshipping
our King. I feel a
call to minister in song for the Lord myself. That is my dream,
so that i may bless others in the Lord. This was my first time
at your healing mass and i really enjoyed it. I go to non-denominational
charismatic church usually. I was comfortable there at Christ
the King. When I went up for prayer for
healing through you, I felt the Lord's presence strong, the
current of electricity of His Spirit. I felt like i would fall
before being prayed over but made sure i would stay up and stay
calm. The lies in my head that i was fighting, the anxiety in
my mind completely left after you prayed over me. Although i
felt
peace of God i could still feel a dark force coming against
my mind.
Please keep me in prayer for shoulder pains. It has reoccured
today as well as the headaches i have been experiencing. Last
night, i felt very bad pains in the back of my head, inflammation.
Also, healing for skin- itchiness and cystic acne, for good
health and peace of mind. I want to do the Lord's will whatever
that may be. I have dreams that I know He will answer through
me FOR HIS
GLORY HONOUR AND PRAISE:)! I pray and hope that you will have
more healing masses in the Mississauga area in the near future.
I want to bring friends. They will be greatly
blessed through your ministry as I was. God bless you and your
family abundantly, and as well as your ministry. Nothing is
impossible with HIM:)!
Thank you
from the bottom of my heart for your inspiring, loving words:)!!!!
*The Joy
of the Lord Is Our Strength!!!!*
Blessings
and love,
Grace
H.
May
6, 2005
Mississauga, ON
PS. I forgot
to write what Jehovah Rapha, the Great Healer has done for me
from just last nite....Feeling the Father so close to me, His
heart beating with mine...revealing to me His Love in a deeper
way, my right knee pain that would hurt when standing and sitting,
neck pain/tension, anxiety/fear but would still like prayer
for that to be completely free. I know that when I'm out and
around people it made me very nervous, also speaking in front
of others which is what I
do at work. I pray daily for confidence and no fear! Thank God
for His Strength, Hope, Mercy, Love and Grace!!!! Praise Him
for the battles He's won for us! We are victorious in Him! I
felt fear just lift off of me last
night!
Praise the
Lord! Believing Him for great things:)! I pray that I will be
greatly used for the Lord and a blessing to all. Please also
keep my family in prayer for financial breakthrough and complete
healing for my Dad's back.
I have been
suffering from Gout (from the family of Arthritis) for the past
18 years. Currently the pains used to be severe if I ate anything
outside of my strict diet that I maintained. I have been attending
the healing masses with my family since April. I truly believe
the Holy Spirit has come into me and cured me through Fr. Fernando's
healing touch. I can now eat anything and no longer need to
keep a strict diet. I do not have any more gout attacks. Fr
Fernando has all along been saying believe in Jesus, do not
loose faith, trust in HIM and He will send us the Holy Spirit;
Now I can confidently confirm "YES" as Jesus will
definitely send the Holy Spirit through Fr. Fernando to heal
us all. Thank you Fr. Fernando; Thank you Jesus; Praise the
Lord
Joseph
Mississauga, ON
May 28, 2005
Hi Father
Fernando:
When you
prayed over my finger, the pain disappeared immediately.
Praise the Lord and Our Lady for the healing power through your
hand.
Thank you
again for the blessing and wonderful talk you gave!
Have a nice
trip!
L.Y.
June 7, 2005
Hi
Father:
Greeting in the wonderful name of our loving and all mercyful
GOD.I also sent warm wishes to u from the beautiful country
Dominica. I met u when u visited Dominica I'm the guy u had
breakfast with with Sister Flora and the few other ladies when
u came out to our Parish to celebrate Mass the Sunday morning
at 7am.
Father u are the first person who allowed me to exprience resting
in the spirit after being prayed with and I can't begin to tell
u how good it felt and continue to feel. For me it was a real
test of Faith and prayed and longed for the day I would reach
that level of Faith. Thanks for the prays and blessings.
I will pray that God through his Holy Spirit continue to Bless
you and enlarge your territory and His hand be with you always.
God Bless you now and forever
Donald
R.
Jun 10, 2005
Dominica
My 4 year
old son contracted a rare illness called HSP. This illness can
affect the kidneys and in the rarest cases cause serious problems
and damage. Since the end of April our son had been to many
doctors and his kidney problems continued to worsen. After our
last visit to the specialist on May 27/05, it was decided that
tests would be repeated and if things did not improve significantly
a kidney biopsy would need to be done and then treatment with
steroids started The tests results confirmed that he had acute
kidney disease and a biopsy was scheduled for June 9th. On June
3, Father was conducting a healing mass in Stratford. My husband
and I took our son and hoped for the best. When Father prayed
overr him and then took my hand something seemed to hit me hard
and I staggered to the floor. I felt that something sucked all
of my problems away.
Yesterday, June 9, the biopsy was done. The doctors had told
us in advance that following the biopsy results our son would
begin 3 days of IV steroids and then he would be on oral steroids
for anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months. Well much to the bewilderment
of the doctors, the biopsy did not show any problems, blood
and urine tests showed a significant change for the better and
no treatment was required. He still needs to return for follow
up check ups and he is not completely 100%, but we thank God
for the blessing he has given our son. The doctors were surprised,
but my husband and I were not. We believed that the Holy Spirit
did indeed touch our lives that night and we will be forever
grateful. We are sharing our story with many people and all
respond, "I wish I had been there". Keep up your wonderful
work. God bless you.
Brian
& Gloria
June 10, 2005
Hi Father
Fernando:
A bad swelling
of my finger was gone instantly after your healing touch (before
you start the prayer). Now I can bend/stretch my finger freely
without any pain. (Actually,the pain was gone at once at the
healing mass on June 7/05, if I did't move my finger there was
no pain at all).
I would
like to praise, glorify and thank the Lord, Jesus, the Holy
Spirit and Our Lady for giving you the gift of healing.Have
a safe and wonderful trip!
L.Y.
June
10, 2005
Praise
the Lord for using Father Fernando to minister and heal people
who are sick. Father Fernando was in Vienna yesterday to conduct
a healing mass. Last night my friend Babes who lived in Vienna
called and she told me what had happened during the healing
mass. The church was packed with large numbers of people and
many who were standing to attend this healing mass. The mass
started at 6:30 PM and it lasted for more than 4 hours because
parishioners were crying and proclaiming about their healing
and the wonderful experience they had encountered. She said
that even Filipinos who turned away from Catholicism were present
and were converted back from being born-again Christians to
their Catholic faith. They had healing masses also in Vienna
but this is the first time that they experience the healing
touch of Jesus through the laying of hands of Fr. Fernando Suarez.
My friend had rheumatoid arthritis and she have to be injected
in order to walk but after being touched by Father Fernando
she can now walk properly and the pain was gone. Because of
the large number of parishioners coming to him requesting for
another healing mass in order for other people to experience
God's power through him, Father Ron scheduled another healing
mass this Saturday (June 25).
Father Fernando also spread news about BLD and my friend said
that I was blessed to be in BLD because we are continuously
being nurtured through his healing masses, retreats and encounters.Praise
the Lord for He is good!!!
God bless.
Lito and Arlene
June 23, 2005
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