Ines Sanchez thanks for being a prostitute and having money.

My wife was a compulsive buyer. We used to go to the mall, visiting all the shops there and buying clothes and shoes with my credit card. I was scared that I couldn’t control her. I prayed to Saint James the Apostle, and he worked a miracle. Now my Leticia is more conscious and thrifty. Her previous way of spending would’ve bankrupted me.

Fernando Reynoso
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua

Christ of the neighborhood, I ask you, from the bottom of my heart, protect the gang.

H. J. thanks for she is being very popular as a nude model for art workshops. She brings this retablo as a testimony of this big favor done to her by Saint Pancras.

I dedicate this retablo to Saint Francis as a testimony of my eternal gratitude for saving my bulls. There was an epidemic at the farms in our region, and miraculously my cattle was saved. I’ll be always grateful for that.

Margarito Herrera
Nayarit, Mexico

I was drifting in the open sea for 10 days. Then came an UFO and helped me to reach the mainland.

1971

My husband suffered from narcolepsy and fell asleep everywhere. I felt so embarrassed in front of our guests, and I was afraid he would lose his job. But thanks to my prayers to the Virgin of San Juan my husband got miraculously cured. I thank the Virgin <…>

Sofia met Reyna and, admiring her beauty, couldn’t do anything but think about her. She opened her feelings to Reyna, and Reyna said that she felt the same about Sofia. It was a surprise, so Sofia promised this retablo to Saint Sebastian for giving them an opportunity of meeting each other and living very happily together with no fear of being watched.

Polanco, Mexico City
March 21, 1992

The gravedigger of the town cemetery Pafilo Molina worked till late hours cleaning the graves for the Night of All Saints. Suddenly he heard some noise. Frightened he came closer and saw some dead men celebrating their day. One dead lady even invited him to dance. He thanks Saint Michael for he managed to escape from death and now can tell the story.

Teziutlan, Puebla

Señor Alberto Robledo decided to open a liquor store. The business is going very well. He keeps very rare and exotic drinks in the shop. He brings this retablo to Saint James as a sign of gratitude.

My son Luis befriended the monkeys living in our patio. He used to spend all day climbing the trees with them and learning their skills and tricks. He refused to eat anything but fruits. But thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan he finally met other kids and eventually forgot about those damned monkeys when he began to go to the school.

I was a very gossipy woman. Every time I went to the market it was about gossiping around. But one day, as soon as I arrived at the market, I felt a strong sulfur smell. Then I had a horrible apparition with wings and horns. Oh my God, it was the devil himself. Frightened as hell, I would never gossip again nor would I talk badly about any person. Thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Gudelia Ramirez,
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico
January 7, 1959

The Hernandez brothers, Panfilo and Silvestre, bring this retablo to Saint Isidor the Labourer because they managed to buy some land in their village for the money they’d earned as farm-workers in USA.

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas