Nicolasa Huerta gave birth to her baby who turned out to be dead. She asked Saint John of the Cross for a help, and her baby was back to live. She brings this retablo in sign of her infinite gratitude for this great miracle.

Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, 1909

Alejandro Guzman thanks Saint Jerome for he was accepted for a job at the oil platform after a long time, so now he can finally get married.

The boy Rafael Vasquez loved his kitten very much. But one day the kitten ate the father’s parrot. Rafael thanks Saint Francis for his father didn’t put the kitten to sleep.

Dominga Lezama brings this retablo to Saint Anthony thanking for she managed to find a husband in her age when she had already put herself in old maids.

Zacatlan, 1927

Roberto Jimenez got drunk and it made him easy to get into the zoo to box with a kangaroo. He thanks Saint Jude Thaddeus with this retablo for he survived the trashing given to him by the animal. Although he was arrested, he didn’t spent a lot of time in jail.

Luis M. spent the night in a hotel with someone whom he took for a woman but who turned out to be a man at the morning. Luis thanks Saint Charbel for nobody found out about this and promises to not pick up strangers anymore.

Braulio Perez has created a rock band, and now they are on a tour with big success. He brings this retablo to the Holy Death thanking for this favor.

Ramón Velasquez started a diet to drop some weight. However he was overly enthusiastic and was becoming anorexic. He thanks Saint James with this retablo for he received help in time and he’s better now.

Fernando G. came home drunk. There we no light in the house, so he decided to change a bulb. He was hit by an electric current instead—he fell and broke his leg. He thanks Saint Charbel with this retablo for his recovery and for this accident made him stop drinking.

Sister Maria Felipa and sister Marcela were attacked by some drug addicts in an alley. The sisters thank Saint Teresa with this retablo for some dogs appeared promptly and saved them.

Gregorio Cabrera got drunk, and when he went to the barn he fell impaling on his working instruments. He thanks the Virgin of the Solitude with this retablo for he was helped in time and taken to the hospital, and his life was saved.

Erika Rodrigues went to the rock concert and decided to crowd-surf. But some bastards began to grope her instead. She thanks Saint Teresa of Jesus with this retablo for they were apprehended after the concert…

Rogelio Narvaez worked at a musical instruments store. He thanks Saint Martin the Cavalryman for he sold three grand pianos in one day and got a very nice commission for it.