My goat died giving birth. But thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan my cow Nicolasa who also had a newborn calf accepted the baby goats and fed them. I thank the Virgin.

Ruben Fernandez thanks the Virgin of San Juan with this retablo for he wasn’t sentenced to a long time in prison and promises to amend.

Most of the time my husband is a very boring man. But thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe some nights he turns into a real red demon and we aren’t bored for a few hours. These hours made up for the tedious routine.

Enrique Falcon M. and his wife Mercedes were passing by the pond at noon and saw an UFO flying over the mines at high speed. It was going around the mountains, and the spouses were scared. They played the Virgin of Zapopan. They offer this retablo as testimony.

San Luis Potosi — April 3, 1965

The street clown Pancho Ruiz was loud-mouthing a driver, and the driver hit him in the face. Pancho thanks Saint John of the Cross for he only lost one tooth. He promises not to be rude and be more polite with people.

We dedicate this retablo to the Virgin because we won a 30 gallon can of our very favorite evaporated milk.

Señora Fernanda Robles suffered a lot because her husband drank a lot and became a real devil. One day he was so drunk, he tried to kill her. That dangerous moment Fernanda entrusted herself to Our Lord Jesus Christ. He made a miracle, and her husband stopped drinking.

Mexico City, 1973

The girl Rosa Jimenez thanks Saint Rita with this retablo because she won a model contest and got the opportunity to go to Paris to continue her training.

Esteban Romero has an illegal fireworks workshop. One day they blew up. He thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe for nobody was hurt at the explosion although Esteban himself got legal problems.

The baker Panfilo Rivera brings this retablo to the Holy Child of Atocha thanking for healing his hemorrhoid which bothered him so much when he delivered bread.

Puebla, 1940

Thanks to Saint Sebastian because Pancho came back to me although we won’t have children.

Jose Luis
Paloma, Mexico City — February 22, 1960

I thank God with this ex-voto. My horse Colorin got sick. I had to give her medicine, and she almost died. Then I got an idea to give her medicine with a reed tube. My horse got cured, and I’m very happy. I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Camilo Chavez, the Miracle ranch
May 25, 1979

We were attacked by strange fish in open sea. Thanks for my dogs and I escaped safely.

Lucia, 1971