I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for saving me from dying. She sent a mermaid for help. The mermaid pulled me out and brought to the shore.

Armando Soto Garcia
Veracruz, June 23, 1963

The janitor Roberto Mendoza was rude to a boxer, and the boxer couldn’t take it and, with a right powerful punch, sent Roberto to the hospital. He thanks Saint John Bosco for this lesson and promises to not be a clown anymore.

My daughter Evelia and I were chatting and forgot that we left a pot with mole on the stove. Meanwhile, we went to the market for turkey, and when we were back, we saw that the pan had been completely burnt and the mole strengthened the fire. It almost burnt our kitchen. We prayed Saint Paschal for help and began to extinguish the fire with the pot with water which miraculously was near to us. We thank the saint for helping us and promise to not be so careless.

Apolonia Tlachi
Zacatlan, 1946

I dedicate this retablo to the Virgin Mary because I found a contact in the black market so I can exchange at a pretty good rate all the Jamaican dollars I had into sterling pounds, a much stronger and safer currency.

Faustino Cabrera dedicates this humble retablo to Saint Francis of Assisi because thanks to his divine intervention he found his donkey Filomeno which had been lost in the field. He couldn’t work without the donkey, so he’s very happy he found him.

Zitocuaro, Michoacan

1914, on my way from Tepiac to the ranch in Torija, I was attacked by three men from Santa Cruz. They tied me to a tree and scourged me. I entrusted myself to Saint Michael the Archangel and now thank him for saving me from death.

Aniseto Peres

29-years old Karla The Indian, a transsexual show performer, thanks the Virgin.

Tepito, Mexico, 2008

Eduardo Contreras thanks the Virgin of the Solitude for saving his life, when he was riding a motorcycle and was hit by a car.

I thank Saint Quiteria of Frexeiras because in 1999 she cured me from a tumor in my right breast.

Terezinha Paes de Lima
Itamaraca, Pernambuco

The rats invaded our house. They were running everywhere. Our cat didn’t seem particularly interested in catching them, so we asked the Virgin of Zapopan for help. She worked a miracle, and the next day the rats were gone.

It took me almost 40 years to get my own swan pedal boat but Saint Crispin helped me.

Roberto Saldivar brings this retablo to Saint Bruno because he finally opened his car wash shop and the things are going great.

My eternal gratitude to the Virgin of Guadalupe for I managed to rebuild my life and got from the hell of drugs.

Ivan Camacho