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| Fr. '''Fernando Suarez''', CC, 40, is a ] ] ] domiciled in ], who became a renowned ] in the ] and in the ].<ref></ref> On ], ], Suarez was awarded by Malacanang / Philippine President ], as one of the 7 "The Outstanding Young Men" (TOYM), for "religious service" by reason of being famous for his ] ].<ref></ref> |
Fr. '''Fernando Suarez''', CC, 40, is a ] ] ] domiciled in ], who became a renowned ] in the ] and in the ].<ref></ref> On ], ], Suarez was awarded by Malacanang / Philippine President ], as one of the 7 "The Outstanding Young Men" (TOYM), for "religious service" by reason of being famous for his ] ].<ref></ref> | ||
| ==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| Born on ], ] at Barrio Butong, ], ], ] |
Born on ], ] at Barrio Butong, ], ], ]. His father Cervando worked as a very poor ] ] while his mother, Azucena Mortel was a ]. Being the eldest of 4 children (sister and 2 brothers), he graduated in public schools. At age 12 he earned a living by leasing ] at Butong, ] ], to support studies. Suarez earned ] degree at ], ]. | ||
| ===Calling=== | |||
| ⚫ | In ], Suarez joined the ] - a ] based in ], ] (a community of ] ]s, which is ], ], ] and ]. |
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| At 16, Suarez felt called discovered God's call or divine ] to pray for and heal the sick. Suarez thereafter knocked at the doors of ] ] to be a catholic priest but he was rejected: a) at the seminary of the ] (Conventuals), and then, b) at the SVD (]). But at said Christ the King Seminary, ], he claimed to have seen the ] who left him a message. In 1996, Mark Morin paid for his ] plane ticket. Fr. Suarez accordingly applied to the ] of ] but was again turned down. | |||
| ⚫ | In ], Suarez joined the ]. In 1999, Suarez claimed to have raised a woman from the dead at the ], in the presence of several doctors, using prayer.<ref></ref> Fr. Fernando was ordained ] ] in 2002 at age 35. On 2002 to July, 2003, Suarez served as the associate pastor of St. Timothy¹s parish in North York, ]; but thereafter, he had been endowed the novel ministry. While representing the Companions of the Cross, Suarez has travelled throughout the world. He created his Mary Mother of the Poor-Healing Ministry or Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation (MMP), chaired by Manolo Lopez of ]. He is supported through donations from many countries.<ref></ref> | ||
| ==Healing in catholicism== | |||
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| In the 4 ]s in the ], ] both administered healing per divine power and indirectly acknowledged the doctor's part, thusly, in saying, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick."<ref></ref> Jesus endorsed the use of medical assistance of his time (medicines of oil and wine) when he praised the fictitious Good Samaritan for acting as a physician, telling his disciples to go and do the same thing that the Samaritan did in the story.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://thefaithfulword.org/faithhealing.html | title=Faith Healing -- God’s Compassion, God’s Power, and God’s Sovereignty: Is a Christian permitted to seek medical assistance and to use medicine? | |||
| |date=December 2003 | first=Craig | last=Booth | accessdate =2007-05-01}}</ref> The healing in the gospels is referred to as a sign<ref></ref> to prove his divinity and to foster belief in himself as the Christ <ref></ref>. However, when asked for miracles, Jesus refused some <ref></ref> but granted others<ref>Luke 9:38-43</ref>, in consideration with the motive of the request whether they had ] that he would heal or simply wanted to test him. | |||
| ==Montemaria== | |||
| One of the best-known accounts among Catholics of ] is that attributed to miraculous intercession from the apparitions of the ] known as ] at the ] of ] in ], and the remissions of life-threatening disease claimed by those who have applied for aid to ], who is known as the "] of lost causes".<ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| The Catholic Church granted official recognition to 67 miracles and 7,000 otherwise-inexplicable medical cures since the Blessed Virgin Mary first appeared in ] in February 1858. These cures were subjected to intense medical scrutiny and were only recognized as authentic spiritual cures afer a commission of doctors and scientists, called the ], ruled out any physical mechanism for the patient's recovery.<ref name="zenit"> </ref><ref name="bertrin">''Lourdes: A History of its Apparitions and Cures'' by Georges Bertrin (author) and Mrs. Philip Gibbs (English language translator), 1908. Reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, 2004 ISBN 1417981237</ref> | |||
| ], ] and ] of faith healing regard genuine anecdotes of cures or improvements as either '']'' (after this, therefore because of this) fallacy, or as the ] effect.<ref name="Park">{{cite book | last = Park | first = Robert L. | authorlink = Robert L. Park | title = Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud | publisher = Oxford University Press | date = 2000 | location = New York, New York | pages = 50-51 | isbn = 0-19-513515-6 }}</ref> In both cases the patient experiences a real reduction in perceived symptomatology, though in neither case has anything miraculous or inexplicable occurred. | |||
| ==Healing ministry== | |||
| Fr. Suarez had been to ] upon the ]'s proposal; He officiated catholic mass at St. Luke's hospital, ], for and when ] first gentleman ] had just undergone ] for ]; ]' brother-in-law Greggy Araneta (husband of Irene Marcos), and ] President Tony Boy Cojuangco acknowledged their healing to Fr. Suarez, medicine and God’s divine intercession. He does not accept money for healing the sick, but any donation goes to the Foundation, Mary Mother of the Poor (which feeds 3,000 students daily, helped 140 families, and had 50 scholars and 6 seminarians).<ref></ref> Suarez' Mary Mother of the Poor Education is a Canadian-registered non-profit organization of Catholic religious and lay devotees.<ref></ref><ref></ref> On ], ], Fr. Suarez met billionaire hotel owner ], 65, who suffered from incurable eye disease, ] ("tunnel vision"). Wynn hosted ]’s 2 fights versus ] in Las Vegas.<ref></ref> | |||
| In 2005 his healing ministry officiated mass and conducted healing in cities - Slovakia, Hungary and Austria, along with catholic ] in Milan, Dominica, Hong Kong and Macao. Fr. Peter Coughlin in the ] diocese, delegate at the 2001 ] symposium on healing by the ], stated to The Catholic Register that "healing ministries like that of Suarez should be seen as a continuation of the healing ministry of Christ".<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> | |||
| ==Montemaria: 102 meters high "Mary Mother of the Poor Shrine" / healing center== | |||
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Suarez has announced he will attempt to build a shrine to the Blessed Virgin at Montemaria, in ]. It will consist of - a Rosary Garden, Way of the cross, Eucharistic and Adoration Chapel, St. Joseph Chapel, Divine Mercy Chapel, colambarium, retreat houses, prayer gardens, campsites, and lodging houses, and a ] or ] of Mary's house in ], ]). On ], 2007 the ground was broken at the site, accompanied by a tall statue of ].<ref></ref> The entire project is scheduled to finish by September, 2008.<ref></ref> The ] will be hand-made by national artist ].<ref></ref> | ||
| Meanwhile, Fr. Nap Baltazar (St. Francis of Assisi parish, ], ]) discovered the ] ] at a Montemaria, ]. On ], 2007, 400 pilgrims or catholic devotees (6 buses and 4 vans, from Meycauayan, Obando, Valenzuela, Malolos and Plaridel, ]) journeyed to Montemaria and gathered 5,000 healing stones, replacing about 4,000. In this regard, on December 2006, Fr. Suarez' healing Mass in ]. ] was attended by 10,000 people.<ref></ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ==References== | ||
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| == Bibliography == | |||
| * Dr. Matthias Kamp, M.D.: ''Bruno Groening - A Revolution in Medicine. A medical documentation on spiritual healing.'' Grete Haeusler Publishing, 1998, () | |||
| * Louis C. Henderson: ''The Gift of Healing is Yours.'' Glenmore Press, 1956. | |||
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Fr. Fernando Suarez, CC, 40, is a Filipino catholic priest domiciled in Canada, who became a renowned faith healer in the Philippines and in the United States. On December 10, 2007, Suarez was awarded by Malacanang / Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as one of the 7 "The Outstanding Young Men" (TOYM), for "religious service" by reason of being famous for his healing ministry.
Education
Born on February, 1967 at Barrio Butong, Taal, Batangas, Philippines. His father Cervando worked as a very poor tricycle driver while his mother, Azucena Mortel was a seamstress. Being the eldest of 4 children (sister and 2 brothers), he graduated in public schools. At age 12 he earned a living by leasing inflatables at Butong, Taal beach, to support studies. Suarez earned chemical engineering degree at Adamson University, Manila.
Calling
At 16, Suarez felt called discovered God's call or divine vocation to pray for and heal the sick. Suarez thereafter knocked at the doors of Philippine seminaries to be a catholic priest but he was rejected: a) at the seminary of the Franciscan Order (Conventuals), and then, b) at the SVD (Society of the Divine Word). But at said Christ the King Seminary, Quezon City, he claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary who left him a message. In 1996, Mark Morin paid for his Canada plane ticket. Fr. Suarez accordingly applied to the Diocese of Winnipeg but was again turned down.
In 1997, Suarez joined the Companions of the Cross. In 1999, Suarez claimed to have raised a woman from the dead at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, in the presence of several doctors, using prayer. Fr. Fernando was ordained catholic priest in 2002 at age 35. On 2002 to July, 2003, Suarez served as the associate pastor of St. Timothy¹s parish in North York, Ontario; but thereafter, he had been endowed the novel ministry. While representing the Companions of the Cross, Suarez has travelled throughout the world. He created his Mary Mother of the Poor-Healing Ministry or Mary Mother of the Poor Foundation (MMP), chaired by Manolo Lopez of Meralco. He is supported through donations from many countries.
Montemaria
Suarez has announced he will attempt to build a shrine to the Blessed Virgin at Montemaria, in Batangas City. It will consist of - a Rosary Garden, Way of the cross, Eucharistic and Adoration Chapel, St. Joseph Chapel, Divine Mercy Chapel, colambarium, retreat houses, prayer gardens, campsites, and lodging houses, and a replica or model of Mary's house in Ephesus, Turkey). On January 7, 2007 the ground was broken at the site, accompanied by a tall statue of Mary. The entire project is scheduled to finish by September, 2008. The statue will be hand-made by national artist Ed Castrillo.
See also
References
- www.manilastandardtoday.com, Filipino contributions
- www.philjaycees.com, THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN OF 2007 AWARDED
- inquirer.net, Healing priest does so ‘many miracles like in the Bible’
- Inquirer.net, Healing priest does so ‘many miracles like in the Bible’
- theboholchronicle.com, Medjugorge Prophecy on RP soon to be fulfilled?
- activemagazine.smedia.com.au, Article, Montemaria
- www.visayandailystar.com, FR. FERNANDO SUAREZ The Healing Priest