I was in my drugstore when the Zapatistas arrived and took my wife and my mother-in-law. I thank the Holy Child of Atocha for they didn’t see me.

Santa Ana Chiautempan, 1914

Juan Carlos Reynoso had a fear of heights. To overcome it, he got in parachuting. Wit this retablo, he thanks the Merciful Lord because he dealt with the problem.

The Ramirez Lopez family thanks Saint Jerome because their uncle turned out to be alive, although he scared the hell out of everybody when he awoke and rose from the coffin.

The parents kicked out Roberto Carrasco. He had no job. He prayed to Saint Pancras and got a job as a chippendale. So he can continue his studies. He thanks for that with the retablo.

Luis Rojas thanks Saint James with this retablo for he managed to leave his house before it got collapsed during the earthquake.

Gustavo Ortiz liked when his fat girlfriend sat on his face. But one day she got distracted by eating and almost killed Gustavo. He thanks Saint Pancras because he survived. He promises to moderate his fetishes.

Teresa Morales thanks the Virgin of the Solitude with this retablo, because the Virgin every day helps her to sell all tlatloyos prepared at her home.

J. R. thanks Saint Jude Thaddeus with this retablo, because he finally got enough money for the sex change surgery. Finally he’ll be free.

Joaquin Morales had a dream with naked she-devils who started to bite him off. He suffered very much and prayed to Saint Jude Thaddeus. The saint delivered him from the she-devils, and Joaquin is thankful for that.

Ruben Garcia was attacked by some bastard with machete. He chop the Ruben’s hand off. Ruben thanks Saint Juan Diego because he was helped promptly and they managed to stitch his hand back. And the offender was thrown in jail.

September 1939, the hailstorm threatened the Toribio Ortiz’ sowing. But he entrusted himself to Saint Isidore, and the hail didn’t harm his crop. He thanks for that with the retablo.

San Andrés Chalchicomula

Jasinta Dominduez was afraid to go at parties because she was fat. With this retablo, she thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe because she helped her to overcome her shyness, so now Jasinta dances at every party.

R. M. was caught by the police for necrophilia. He thanks Saint James because the judge sent him to the psychiatric institution and not to the prison, where he would have been treated very badly.