Fr. Fernando Suarez CCFr. Fernando Suarez CC, was born in the Province of Batangas in the Philppines in 1967. After spending much of his life living and working in the Philippines, with a Chemical Engineering degree, he came to Winnipeg, Canada in 1995. In Canada, he continued to persue his desire to follow the Lord as a Roman Catholic Priest, something he strongly felt God was calling him to become. In 1997 he joined the Companions of the Cross religious community of priests and seminarians, founded by Rev. Robert Bedard in 1985 in Ottawa, Canada, and Fr. Fernando was ordained to the priesthood in 2002.
Early in his life, sometime around the age of 16, God was beginning to use him in a powerful way as he reached out to people who were in need. He found that as he sensed God calling him to pray with people who were sick, these people he ministered to were getting healed. At first he struggled understanding the gift God had given him, but more and more, as the Lord put the people in his path who were in need, the sick were able to find the healing touch of Jesus through the hands of Fr. Fernando Suarez. To date, Fr. Fernando has prayed with literally thousands of people in need of healing, with much success for those with faith.
Since his ordination to the priesthood, Fr. Fernando has found that the gift of healing has become more pronounced in him and that God is using him even more. He spent the first year of his priesthood as the associate pastor of St. Timothy's parish in North York, Ontario, however, since July, 2003, he has been given a new ministry in his community which would help to foster the spiritual gifts God has given him. He is now regularly conducting Healing Masses, retreats and missions, with large numbers of people now in attendence.
The healing ministry of Fr. Fernando Suarez is just in its early stage and this chosen disciple does it all for the Lord. The Holy Spirit has given wisdom to this humble man who is diligently working in the vineyard of the Lord. The Lord continues to use Fr. Fernando in greater ways, to enkindle a burning desire in the community of faith and in our world, where so many are desperately seeking the love of Jesus in their lives.
-Fr. Jeff Shannon CC,
Mission team w/ Fr. Fernando
Mary Mother of the Poor
Many MacArthur USA residents, particularly living in the East Coast, Chicago, and California, have already witnessed the wonderful healing power of the Holy Spirit through this humble and faithful servant of God. Please continue to pray for this priest and his ministry with helping the poor and those who are physically and spiritually ill and that he may continue to draw people closer to Christ. All are encourage to attend the Healing Masses that will take place all over the USA and remember to invite your family and friends to experience God’s healing and abiding love in a darkened world. For more information, please visit:
http://www.fatherfernando.com/ and
http://marymotherofthepoor.org/ and continue to check
http://fatherfernando.com/healingmassschedule.shtml for a more detailed and updated schedule of Father Fernando's events worldwide.
Below is a summary of Father Fernando's scheduled events in the US as of January 28, 2008:
Feb. 15, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Healing Mass
Our Lady of the Valley Church
22021 Gault St
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Feb. 16 to Feb. 20, 2008
Lenten Parish Mission Retreat and Healing Mass
Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church
870 W. 8th St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
Schedule:
Feb. 16, Saturday - 5:15 pm: Eucharistic Celebration: Fr. Fernando Suarez, CC
Feb. 17, Sunday Mass Schedule – Fr. Fernando/Fr. Jeff will be preaching at these Masses:
7:30 am - English, 9:00 am - English, 10:30 am - Spanish, 12:00 noon - English, 1:30 pm - Croatian, 4:00 pm - Spanish, 5:15 pm - English, 6:30 pm - Italian
Feb. 18, 2008, Monday - 6:30 pm
Eucharistic Celebration and Parish Mission Talk "The Power of the Cross" followed by Penance Service (Sacrament of Reconciliation)
Feb. 19, 2008, Tuesday - 8:00 am
Eucharistic Celebration and Healing Service (for the Homebound and people on Wheelchairs)
Feb. 19, 2008, Tuesday - 6:30 pm
Eucharistic Celebration and Parish Mission Talk "The Power of the Eucharist" followed by the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Feb. 20, 2008, Wednesday - 6:30 pm
Eucharistic Celebration and Parish Mission Talk: "The Power of Healing" followed by Healing Service
Feb. 21, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Healing Mass
St. Vincent de Paul Church
8345 Talbert Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
Feb. 22, 2008 Fri. @ 7:00 pm
Healing Mass
St. Benedict Church
1022 W. Cleveland Ave.
Montebello, California 90640
Feb. 23, 2008 @ 7:00 pm.
Healing Mass
St. Catherine of Siena Church
18115 Sherman Way
Reseda, CA 91335
Feb. 24, 2008 @ 2:00 pm
Healing Mass
St. Anthony Catholic Church
710 E Grand Ave
El Segundo, CA 90245
Feb. 25, 2008
6:40 pm: Rosary & Divine Mercy
7:30 pm: Healing Mass
Our Lady of the Assumption
435 Berkeley Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
Feb. 26, 2008 @ 7:00 pm.
Healing Mass
St. Paschal Baylon Catholic Church
155 E. Janss Road
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Feb. 27, 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Healing Mass
St. Bridget Catholic Church
220 N. 14th St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Feb. 28, 2008 Thur. @ 7:00 pm
Healing Mass
St. Bridget Catholic Church
220 N. 14th St.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
March 3 - 5, 2008 - see schedule below
Lenten Parish Mission, "His Healing Presence"
Cathedral of Christ the King
2699 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta, GA 30305
Schedule:
Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7pm
Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - "The Power of the Cross" followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confession (no Healing Service)
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 7pm
Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - "The Power of the Eucharist", followed by Healing Service
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 7pm
Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - "The Power of Healing", followed by Healing Service
March 8 - 13, 2008 - see schedule below
Companions of the Cross - Texas Parish Mission at:
Queen of Peace
3011 Telephone Rd. Houston, TX 77023
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
6723 Whitefriars, Houston, TX 77087
Catholic Charismatic Center:
1949 Cullen Blvd., P.O. Box 230287 Houston, TX 772
Schedule:
March 8 and 9, 2008, Queen of Peace and Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Fr. Fernando will preach at all Saturday and Sunday Masses at Queen of Peace; Fr. Jeff will preach at all Saturday and Sunday Masses at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
March 11, 2008 at 7pm, Catholic Charismatic Center: Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - "The Power of the Cross", Confessions after Mass (no Healing Service)
March 12, 2008 at 7pm, Catholic Charismatic Center: Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - "The Power of the Eucharist", followed by Healing Service
March 13, 2008 at 7pm, Catholic Charismatic Center
Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - The Power of Healing, followed by Healing Service
April 5 - 8, 2008
Parish Mission
St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church
500 Wigwam Lane, Stratford, Connecticut 06614
Schedule:
April 5 and 6, 2008 - Fr. Fernando/Fr. Jeff will preach at all Saturday and
Sunday Masses
April 7, 2008 at 7pm - Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - The Power of the Cross/The Power of the Eucharist, followed by Confession (no Healing Service)
April 8, 2008 at 7pm - Eucharistic Celebration and Talk - The Power of Healing, followed by Healing Service
April 11 - 15, 2008
New Jersey and New York
- schedule and venues to follow
April 11, 2008 , Friday @ 7:00 pm
Eucharistic Celebration followed by Healing Service
St. Veronica’s Church
4215 Highway 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
April 12, 2008, Saturday @ 2:30 pm
Eucharistic Celebration followed by Healing Service
St. Antoninus Parish
337 South Orange Ave.,
Newark, NJ 07103
April 25 - 30, 2008
Northern California/San Francisco
- schedule and venues to follow
May 12 – 17, 2008
Indiana and Illinois
Schedule, venue and contact info to follow
Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 6:30pm
Mass and Healing Service
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery
1628 Ridge Road, Munster, IN 46321
July 21 – 26, 2008
Maryland/Washington, DC area
Schedule, venue and contact info to follow
