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Dear
Fr.Fernando,
I
hope that you remember me.
Last
month when you were in Vienna we meet many times and I only the one person requested
your prayer to pass a very difficult exam. And when ever you saw me, You rememberd
me and you told me that "This time you will pass the exam" Anyway what
you told me has happend today (11.09.2007) in my life.I passed the exam as you
said.
I
passed the exam with a nice mark.It was a real miracle Jesus done for me during
the time of my exam. I want to certify it for the Glory of God. So
Next time when you are in Vienna, I want to certify this incident to the people.
Once
again thank you very much for your prayers.I am sure that I passed this exam only
by the grace of God.Its not my ebility. I
am sending you one of my photograph with this mail.so you can easily remember
me. Once again Thank
you very much for your blessing
With
lots of love and regards
Mr.Manoj
Jose AZHAKATHU
Vienne, Austria
Sept 20, 2007
Do
you remember Jojit's friend, Marlon. the one who has leukemia. Jojit called just
a few minutes ago and told us that Marlon said he went to his doctor today and
informed him that there was no blast (bad) cells anymore. The doctro was so surprised
because everytime he went for his checkup, the doctor always see this cells. All
of a sudden, it's all gone. Isn't that a miracle? God always make his ways.
Brother
and Friend,
Jun
Sept 19, 2007
DEAR
FATHER SHANNON:
I AM NEW AT THE COMPUTER SO I'M AFRAID THAT I HAVEN'T GOT PARAGRAPHING DOWN TO
A SCIENCE AND SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THE BAD FORM. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I
HAD A WONDERFUL HEALING EXPERIENCE WITH FATHER FERNANDO SUAREZ ON MONDAY, 9-10-07,
AFTER THE 8:00 A.M. MASS. I MISSED THE LARGE HEALING SERVICE AT MY PARISH, ST.
ANTHONY, IN EL SEGUNDO, CA , BUT WAS GRACIOUSLY INVITED INTO THE RESIDENCE OF
MY PASTOR, FATHER ROBERT VICTORIA, TO MEET FR.SUAREZ. FATHER WAS SO VERY KIND
AND TOOK TIME TO BE WITH ME ONE ON ONE. I HAD NEVER BEEN EXPOSED TO "A HEALING"
AND WAS VERY OPEN TO ASK GOD TO MEND MY VERY TENDER AND SORE MOUTH. I HAD SORES
ON MY TONGUE AND CHEEKS WITH SENSITIVITY ON THE ROOF OF MY MOUTH. NOW, UNFORTUNETLY,
I DID NOT LOSE ANY WEIGHT WITH THIS "HUGE' DISCOMFORT BUT JUST PUT UP WITH
THE PAIN. FR. FERNANDO PRAYED OVER ME AND I HAD THE WONDERFUL SENSATION OF WARMTH
IN MY NECK/HEAD AREA AND A HEAVY BUT GENTLE FEELING ALSO CAME OVER MY HEAD. WHEN
HE HAD FINISHED PARAYING OVER ME I OPENED MY EYES AND FELT AROUND MY MOUTH AND
THE PAIN WAS GONE! I FELT SUCH GRAND EMOTION AND EXCITEDNESS I COULD NOT EVEN
PRAY MY ROSARY ON THE WAY TO WORK. PAIN FREE ALL DAY! TUESDAY SOME SORENESS CAME
BACK…ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 IT WAS ONLY @ 4 BUT STILL IT WAS NOTICEABLE. I
PRAYED FOR IT TO CONTINUE TO WORK FOR ME AND WEDNESDAY CAME AND I HAVE BEEN PAIN
FREE EATING EVERYTHING PUT IN FRONT OF ME. I FEEL SO GREAT YET HUMBLED TO BE A
PART OF GOD'S WORK ON EARTH. OUR FAITH COMMUNITY IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE CLERGY
ASSIGNED TO WORK GOD'S LOVE AMONG US THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. FR. FERNANDO IS SUCH
A LOVELY MAN – KIND, GIVING AND VERY PATIENT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME
TO READ MY EXPERIENCE…
I
AM BLESSED.
SINCERELY,
KATHY
EL
SEGUNDO, CA
Sept 14, 2007
Dear
Father Fernando
Thank
you for saving my life on June, 8 2007 at the
Eucharist Congress Atlanta Georgia.
Iam 38 years old,
from West Africa county, born and raised as a
catholic.
Married with three blessed children. Before
this glorious day of my life, i
remember growing up as
a disturbed child. For the pass 30 years of my life,
i
had a terrified nightmare that prevented me from
reaching my goal. At
night, between the hours of 12Am
and 3Am each night a man or a women clothed
on black
with his or faced coved would appeared to me, unable
to tell who
exactly this devil were. They supressed
me, fight me,runs a sharp finger through
my body that sometimes lives a mark on my body. At one
time, i could remember,
asking my parent, why i was
brought to this world to suffer like this.
In
1990, i graduated, from high school, got admission
into one of the university
that was two hours drive
away from my home. i moved to the campus, hoping the
evil
would stop disturbing me. For about a week i did
not experience any thing,
one night while i was asleep
it started again. When one of my roommate noticed
what
was going on with me been a catholic as well, she
notified her parent.
One day, her parent invited me to
one of the night vigil at St Paul in my county.
Not
expecting any miracle to happened. Around 12Am, i
noticed a flashing
bright light coming towards me, and
on each side was an angle, and i said to
my roommate,
look at the altar, "JESUS IS HERE" she replied, i do
not
see anyone what did you see? i replied again JESUS
and ANGLES on each side,
as soon as i said that again
i was slain in spirit. I remember screaming, crying
in
loud voice God save me, i laid on the floor for 12
hours. The next day,
i was terrified, afraid to come
back back to church for 3 years. Yet the night
mare
continues, i then concluded it was met to be so.
In
1994, i went back to catholic church, got married
in catholic, attends only
sunday masses, yet still
afraid to attends any healing mass. One thing i
noticed
growing up was that, people always tell me
that i have a type A personality,
do things for
others but unable to help myself. Iam unable to give
victory
over what i started. In 1997, i finished a
four years Bachelor degree in my
country, unable to
work with it. Came to USA in 1997,Went back to school
finished,
an Associate degree in Nursing (RN) on the
day of my graduation i was called
to the office, i was
told i would not be allowed to write my board. While
others
were happy, i was sad thinking how to start all
over again, where is the money
going to come from and
who we accept me as a student. I remember asking one
of
my instructor that prayed with me, if she believed
their was God. She replied
in calm voice "there is God
keep praying" i then replied "Why
me" she said i do
not know. I left school that faithful day crying why
others
were happy. I went home depressed for months.
Later,
i was diagnosed with Anxiety and Major
depression. One day my 11 years old
child came to me
and said, mother what is wrong with you, ever since
your
school issue you seems to have forgetting
yourself, she said "mother i
pray for you" immediately
i realised i needed help.
In
Jan. of 2007, i started attending sunday mases on a
regularly basis asking
God for Guidness and
protection. In April, 2007 on Easter day, i went to
morning
mass, collected the Sunday paper, at the
middle of the page,i noticed their
was a session
saying call if you need prayer. I called and my prayer
leader
answered. I told her of my encounter, she
promised to met with me the next
day at the church, we
met prayed togther and she encourage me to join the
prayer
group (life in Spirit) i agreed, i attended the
seminar and join the prayer
group.
On May,
2007, my prayer leader called me and said
there is a healing mass coming up
in Atlanta,8 2007, i
want you to attend, certainly i agree. I decided to
car
pool with some of my prayer group members.
Immediately, i saw Father Fernando,
i knew i will not
only be healed, but saved as well. As the healing mass
began,
i heard a voice saying, tell Father Fernando to
tuoch your forehead. As Father
approach towards me, i
felt a heavy wind passes by. When Father came to me
he
touch me, and the voice came again, tell Father
Fernando to touch your
forehead, at this time, he had
passed me, i stretched my hand to reach his
garment,
he turned his head and looked at me,and i pointed to
my forehead,
and Father Fernando moved one step back,
held my forehead and i was slain in
Spirit. I remember
crying, screaming trying to get up from the floor but
i
was unable. At this time someone handed me a rosary,
as soon as my palm touch
the rosary, it felt like a
hot burning rosary, i threw it away, because it
was
very hot. At the third time Father came and said "Hold
on to the
Rosary" he blessed me , and said open your
eyes, then i opened my eyes
and saw a red Rosary in my
hand, i held on to the rosary.
To
this day, that rosary have been a sucess of my
hope. I sleep with the gifted
rosary, prayed with it,
and it is a part of my daily life.
Since
June,8 2007, i have not had any nightmare, i
have recovered from my depression.
Recently i was
accepted back into another school to start all over
with
my Nursing career. Although, i have lost two
degrees, i see it as a beginning
of a new life.
Father
Fernando,God sent you to saved me, and i know
he we continues to use you to
touch the lives of us in
need of God mercy. Each day i prayed for your continue
strength
in God blessing.
I
hope to see you in 2008, not only at the Healing
mass but also in person. Thank
you and God bless you.
Martha.O.
Eucharistic Congress Atlanta
Sept 10, 2007
Dearest
Fr. Jeff,
Enclosed
are just but a few of the testimonies and reflections I gathered during you're
visit to Japan with Fr. Fernando.
August 14, 2007 ( Tajimi Catholic
Church, Gifu Pref. Japan ):
1,
Mr. Melchor Sabido
( the old man in the wheel chair whom Fr. Do first touched)
He
is 59 yrs of age, suffering from heart ailment,undergone bypass operation,
been
in the wheel chair for 3 years, on off from the hospital. After attending
the
healing mass, his now walking on his own w/out the wheelchair and felt so
full
of energy and vigor. The entire family said thanks a lot.
2. Maria Tuazon
She
is 49 yrs. of age, Japanese descendants, suffering from goiter for 3 years,
ignored
the swelling of her throat and pain , she said she was not ready for the
operation
for she was afraid and financial reason because she doesn't have
Japanese
medical health care card. Now she claimed she was healed because
she can swallow
her saliva without pain and the swelling was gone.Praise the
Lord and thanks
to you both she said.
3. Doris Flores
She was suffering from back pain
for 15 yrs. Now it's all gone and no more
pains. Alleluia she said. Thanks
to the reverend fathers.
4. Tatsuya Kimura
32 yrs of age, married to
a Filipina catholic but he himself is a Buddhist,
suffering from pains in
his waist and hips due to long hour of driving far
distances in line with
his work for about 3 or 4yrs he said, but now after the
healing mass he can't
imagine why all those pains are gone and that he
believed in the gift of touch
of Fr. Suarez is unbelievable but true. Thanks and
regards to him he said.
His mom joined the Holy Eucharistic celebration too.
5. Ms. Kimura, 55
yrs. old. The mother of Tatsuya Kimura who was invited
by his son to join
him in the healing mass. She too, is a Buddhist by religion,
suffering from
pains in her joints, shoulders after she meet an accident for 5
yrs. Now she
can't feel those pains anymore and still pondering on how did it
work on her
and still wishing that those pains won't come back. She never felt
better
like this before. Thanks for all the good deed's of the LORD, even
though
they were non catholics.
6. Mr. Kajikawa, a Japanese catholic, suffering
from pains in his
Hips and waist. He said the pains are gone. Thanks to HIM
and to Fr. Do.
7. Ms. Kajikawa, about 75 yrs. of age, a Japanese catholic
like her son
complaints of knee joint pains, shoulders and keeps on coughing
for quite a
time already. She said the pains seems to be lighter now, though
not
completely gone but she can bend her knees better w/out feeling the pain
but
coughing is still there. But she is grateful so much that she was privileged
to
join the mass and had witnessed the good experience with the LORD.
8.
Ms. Yamada, a Japanese catholic, complaining of her heart problems, not
able
to sleep good and that even she felt crying during her loneliness, in pains
in
time of troubles and in anger no tears comes out or cannot cry. But right on
the
spot on the healing she can't control her tears and started crying
continuously
and had a good sounding sleep. She said she felt the presence of
the Holy
Spirit.
9. Ma. Fe Calayag and the entire family had bad eyesight or vision
problem, suffering too from pains at the back, they felt better now and seems
to be more energetic now.
10. Two Japanese catholic aging from 70 and
above had problems on hearing,
on the spot were healed after the touch of
Fr. Do they both can hear better.
From
Tokyo August 15, 2007/08/20:
1. Francisco Yoshihiro Mawaribuchi, 72
yrs of age, been walking with his cane
for 2 year with his neck shaking, operated
twice on the spinal cord and was told by the doctor that he cant walk as normal
without using his cane. But he was healed on the spot coz his walking now w/out
his cane and no pain at all.
2. Celestina Kanayama, 40 yrs of age, had
goiter and had pain in swallowing even her own saliva. Now goiter is gone and
can eat lot without pain.
3. Makoto Tanaka, 47 yrs. of age, the husband
of Susan Tanaka, had been in pain in his stomach everyday for a year especially
in the morning, but now the pain is gone and can have his morning habit smoothly
in a short time without pain. He claimed he was healed.
4. Tess Hori was
in deep financial problem aside from her back pain. She never do gambling like
buying lotto tickets, but after the healing on her way back at the local train
station without hesitant and she doesn't knew the reason why she thought of buying
the lotto, and she won \600,000. she said after paying all her debts she would
like to share a little to fr. Suarez foundation.
Fr.
Jeff the rest will follow after but in general everybody claimed healed with their
pains, spiritually touched and thanking you both for them to be able to experienced
the good work of the LORD.
[As
Compiled by Keren Tsuchida, Organizer of Fr. Fernando's 2007 Japan Healing Masses]
We
are so blessed for having been prayed over by Fr. Fernando from whom we received
inner and physical healings. My husband Pete used to take medication for diabetes
coupled with diet, but tried to test how he would fare without daily medicine
after the encounter, and to date has maintained his blood count at normal 120.I
too seemed to have no much skin allergy and kept my blood count at 107. Our daughter
-in-law used to have daily migraine attacks with some very intense times, but
now has had only two mild headaches since. Our grandson's nanny had a frozen shoulder
and got an instant cure! My cousin Cora Quinio had inner peace overflowing after
grieving for her husband for 2 years, and of course my cousin Monina Ramos had
instant cure of arthritis! Our friend here from Arizona who we invited, Dr. and
Mrs. Avendanio had such a good feeling that they sent in their donation . We are
trying our best to spread the miracles that the Lord is doing thru Fr. Fernando
and we are surprised that even some priests have never heard of him. We are so
proud especially since he is our fellow Batangueno, and the Mama Mary Shrine will
be built in our true homebase-Batangas City . How truly amazing is the Lord's
love that He and Mama Mary have chosen a very humble and simple man who looked
like a teenager to be their instrument of such magnitude, and a Filipino at that!
But with a couple like you behind this man makes us believe in the human kindness
of fellow Filipinos, who serve as inspiration to us. Rest assure that we will
give our utmost to help you in this cause of propagating Monte Maria projects,
as we are humbled by all the miracles we are witnessing. We will be back there
on Sept. 8 at St. Anthony Church with some friends from AZ. Again, thank you for
all you do. Please include our family in your prayers, especially our eldest son
Marvey who is in policitics in Batangas City . We will see you in LA on the 8th.
Love and Prayers,
Pete & Tess
Arizona
Aug
13, 2007
In
August of 2004 I had a three level cervical fusion due to years of neck pain that
was caused by an automobile accident in 1985. By December of 2004, Dr. Gary Gropper,
the surgeon started suspecting that the trauma of the surgery had provoked my
body to develop fibromyalgia. By that time, I had also developed osteoarthritis.
What is Fibromyalgia?
Fibromyalgia is an extremely painful syndrome that can bring a person to the highest
point of desperation. Some of the symptoms are: Unbearable pain throughout your
whole body. This pain moves. One moment your knees, hands and toes may be in excruciating
pain and maybe an hour later the pain is gone to find your head, elbows, neck
and back feeling the same kind of pain. There are no words to explain how deeply
the pain feels. Other symptoms include, insomnia, fatigue, morning stiffness,
IBS, bladder irritability, numbness and tingling in extremities, circulatory problems,
nonrestorative sleep, temperature and noise intolerance and worst of all a tremendous
depression because you just don't know how to deal with the disease.
When
I first found out that I had fibromyalgia, I did not want to believe it. I was
so distraught that I even told the doctor that he did not know what he was talking
about. Then it finally hit me, I had develop a disease that has no cure, that
I did not know how to deal with and that what I was feeling that moment was there
to stay for the rest of my life. I was forty-four years old when I finally accepted
what was happening to me.
My
parents are very involved in the Catholic Church. I went to catholic schools and
I have always felt a very strong relationship with my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Unfortunately, when I was suffering from this terrible disease, all I could think
of was how long is the rest of my life was going to take to get here. I prayed
to God to not let me suffer like this, to please take me home with Him as soon
as possible. I never blamed God for my pain; actually, this disease got me closer
to him. I prayed more and more. On my most desperate moments, I would take the
Bible and He seems to always guide me to a page that had a word of encouragement.
Many times his message was so clear; other times I would call my mother to help
me understand his message. For example, it was so clear to me when he asked me
to set an Altar in my bedroom. I went and bought a beautiful table; I sat a beautiful
image of Jesus on it and placed a picture of Mother Mary of Schoenstatt on the
wall. I prayed every day. I lit candles.
I
have worked for twenty years as a paralegal. When I became ill, I had no choice
but to give my letter of resignation. But, Jesus knew that he had other plans
for me. My employer insisted that I continue working from home, when and how many
hours I was able to work. It really was a blessing because we were so worried
about what was going to happen to our financial situation.
Last
year, I went with my parents to the Atlanta Catholic Convention. They had brought
in a wonderful man from Australia with the healing power from God. At the Convention
there were so many people. When I was finally able to get close to him, he just
touch me and others at the same time hurrying because we really were so many.
His touch was really special. For two months I felt so much better. Not healed,
but better.
This
year, when my mom told me that the Convention would be a weekend in May or June,
I was planning to go, but something bigger than I prevented me from participating.
I asked my mom to please bring me something from the healing ministry so that
I felt that I had participated. She brought me one of Father Fernando's CD. At
this point in my life, I could not cook, or clean, do groceries. The disease had
taken over my life. For the previous four months, if I wanted to go anywhere,
I had to bring a wheelchair. I was unable to walk more than a few steps without
being in extreme pain and tired.
I
listened to Father Fernando's CD. I cannot find the right words to explain what
his words did to me. His spirituality, his love and his obedience to the Holy
Spirit flowed through his preaching. I listen to the CD over and over again. I
noticed that on the back of the cover, there was a website. So, I entered the
website hoping that I would find out that he was going to be again in Atlanta
soon. When I went into his scheduled, I noticed that he was going to be in Burbank,
California from July 13 through the 15th. Underneath those dates, in very small
letter it said that if we wanted a private prayer time with the father to give
your information. I misunderstood. I thought that maybe he would call me and we
would pray or that he and his followers would pray for me. So, I entered all of
my information. About a week or two later, Sugar Ray called me and left me a message.
I did not realized where he was calling me from or what it was about, so I erased
the message. It is now that I understand why Sugar Ray would call me again. Why
the insistence? Who was this man? What did he want? Maybe now he realizes it or
maybe he hasn't even thought about it, but it was my beloved Jesus who insisted
that he called me again. This time I listened and called him back. I asked him
who he was and why was he calling me. He explained about the website and that
he was calling to see if I was still interested in the private time with Father
Fernando to pray with me. I said "most definitely". What I did not realized
was that he was talking about me taking a plain to California to participate in
the retreat and then to have my private time with Father Fernando.
Since
I stopped working full time, we have been very cautious with our money because
we did not know how long I was going to be able to continue working. I am sure
that Sugar Ray could hear the hesitating in my voice. He told me that I did not
have to worry about the registration that he and his wife would take care of it
and also that he had some rooms separated at a lower price. I told him that I
would think about it and call him back. I checked the airlines ticket. I was able
to find a ticket at an amazing price. Now I know that I was being pulled by my
Lord and Savior. I had to go to California.
My
husband has never been a religious man. I don't blame him; it is just the way
that he was brought up. I told him about what had happened and he responded that
if I felt that I needed to go, that we would go. After all, when your partner
in life gets sick like I did, I was not the only one suffering the terrible disease.
I saw him cry so many times. He just did not want to see me suffer like I was.
We arrived in
California on July 12, 2007. July 12 is my husband's birthday. The conference
started the next day. We went to the registration desk and we said, Mr. and Mrs.
Hanks. The most wonderful, angelical figure, turn to us and said, "Rickey
and Annette, you made it". We looked at each other in disbelief. She gave
us our batches and directed us to Father Fernando's table. She said that Sugar
Ray should be there soon. Not long after he showed up. We embraced as if we had
known each other for ever. I thank him for everything that he did to make it possible
for us to be there. I still have my doubts if he was a man or an Angel in disguise.
We first went to mass and I took communion. After mass was the healing service.
During this whole time I was moving around in my wheelchair. Sugar Ray told me
that he had reserved a spot for us to sit on the first row. After Father Fernando
finished the most touching preaching, he told us that he was going to put his
hands on all of us. I was about the six or seventh person he touched. He asked
me what was wrong with me and I told him that I had fibromyalgia. He grabbed both
my hands and made me stand up. He then put one hand on my heart and the other
on my head. He put his cheek next to mine and blew air on my ear. I fell back.
While I was on the floor, I could hear everything that was going on around me
but I just could not get up, I did not want to get up. A sense of peace, love,
tranquility, and most important the sense that I was not alone inside my terrestrial
body came over me. I cannot say that at that precise moment I knew that I had
been healed. I just knew that something big, life changing was happening to me.
I opened my eyes and stood up. I felt happy but I was crying, full of energy but
I had to sit. Father Fernando came back to me, grab me by the arm and said, "why
are you sitting, get up, you are healed". From that moment until the present
day, I have never had to use the wheelchair again.
That
night, after I went to bed, I kept waking up because I wanted to get up and have
a day without pain and being able to walk without the need of a wheelchair. We
got up around 7:00 a.m. and did not go back to bed until 11:00 p.m. It was a non-stop
day. I knew. I had no doubt that I had been healed. The Lord was with me, I was
even able to pray and sing in tongues. Glory to God. The Lord had healed me. It
was the most beautiful weekend I have ever had in my entire life. It has been
a week and I still cannot stop thinking of every minute of last weekend. We came
home on Sunday. On Monday morning, I woke up and went to my altar to pray. Once
again, I started praying in tongues. As soon as I said Amen, the phone rang. It
was Rickey. He wants to find a church; he told me that he too felt the Holy Spirit.
God healed my body, and Rickey's soul.
Thank
you God and Mama Mary!
Annette
Hanks
Aug
9, 2007
Dear
Fr Fernando,
greetings
in CHRIST. my wife and i attended the healing mass last
february 28th at the
immaculate conception parish in delta, bc which
you officiated together with
fr jeff and our parish priest, fr gary.
it was an unexplainable experience.
awesome.
i heard the testimonies of those who were healed. and i saw GOD's
grace
and mercy flowing thru you. i experienced the healing myself.
it wasn't instant,
though. but it happened in HIS time, in his way.
i had this lingering pain
in both my elbows which affected me for
almost a year. a week after the mass,
i just noticed that i can move
my arms without any pain in the joints. furthermore
and most
importantly, i am now at peace with myself, the anxiety that haunt
me
for years is now a thing of the past. and my own suffering is not
even
the primary purpose of why we attended the healing mass.
we went to church
that night to pray for our loved ones who were
really sick and are in need
of healing. my mother is suffering from
glaucoma and is lossing her sight.
also, my father-in-law is
suffering from an illness (his attending doctor has
cancer on his top
list). several tests were done and we will know this friday
the
result. we have not stopped praying for them for we know GOD is the
ultimate
healer. please pray for them, father.
we are looking forward to your return
to ic-delta (are we on you
schedule?). our prayers for you and fr jeff so GOD
will grant you
strenght and wisdom to continue the ministry.
GOD bless...
Joval
Delta,
BC
July 5, 2007
Dear
Father Fernando,
I attended your healing Mass at St. Margaret Mary in Milwaukee
last May, 2006, to pray for healing for my brother who had just been diagnosed
with cancer. When it was my turn I didn't have a chance to ask for his healing.
You turned to me and blew at me - like the breath of God - and I rested in the
Spirit . Sadly, my brother wasn't healed. However, the following morning, I realized
that the pain in my neck was gone! I had suffered with arthritis in my neck for
years. I thank and praise God for lifting this heavy cross! And I thank and praise
God for bringing you to Milwaukee. May God bless you in your ministry!
Sincerely,
Mimi P.,
Milwaukee, WI
July 5, 2007
Dear
Fr. Fernando,
I pray that you are doing well. I want to tell you that
I attended the Healing Mass on Friday June 8th, 2007. What a blessing that was
and continues to be. I went up for you to pray over me and when you were 1 person
away from me, I felt this warmth come over me. I have hypertension (high blood
pressure) and had to start taking a second pill about 1 month prior to the healing
mass; I also had recently been diagnosed with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion in
my right eye. When I went up for you to pray over me, I was praying for healing
of my eye because it is a serious condition and can have many complications. I
want to let you know that the following day my blood pressure was on the low side
and continued to stay that way. I gave blood for the Red Cross on Father's day
and it got even a little lower (which is normal when you donate blood). Since
the day after the healing mass, I have stopped taking the second pill and my blood
pressures continues to be down. Also I have gone back to the Retina Specialist
to re-check my eye and he was surprised at the change in my retina....I was a
little upset when he said, I wouldn't say it's a miracle, but it has improved
so much. I told him it was by the Grace of God! In my eyes it is a miracle. When
they took a new picture of my retina to compare it with the one done 4 weeks prior,
what a difference.... the hemorrhages, cotton spool, ischemias, etc. had cleared....there
are still some things going on but it was unbelievable. Praise the Lord!!!! Thanks
be to God for the healing!!!! Due to the swelling in the retina now gone and it
clearing up so much, he did find something that concerns him. He can now see that
I actually have a blocked artery.....Branch retina artery occlusion. The artery
is actually compressed.Before the healing there was so much going on that my retina
actually looked like a battlefield. I am going to see if Dr. Jacobson will e-mail
me a copy of both pictures of my retina so I can e-mail them to you so you can
see the healing.
I ask for you to please pray for me that the Lord will
heal that blocked artery and continue to return my full vision as it was before.
I also have gone to the cardiologist because the retina specialist ordered an
echocardiogram and a Doppler study of my carotid artery to make sure that plaque
(which causes strokes) did not dislodge from my carotid artery and that I do not
have any blocked arteries in my heart. Please pray for me that these will come
back normal. I am 54 years old and my dad died of a massive heart attack at age
54 in Cuba when I was only 11 years old.
Thank you Fr. Fernando, for coming
to Atlanta to the Eucharistic Congress. May God bless you with much health, strength
and peace as you continue to do His work....May He bless your ministry.
Your
sister in Christ,
Maria Marques
Atlanta, GA
July 5, 2007
