Thank you, Virgin. My cat was sick but now he eats again.

My wife began to have a nightmare. She started to scream and wave her arms at the nights. Once she even hit me in the face and kicked out the bed. I’m sure it started because of horror movies she used to watch. But now, thanks to the Virgin, she has switched to the soap operas and sleeps well. So do I. I thank the Virgin of San Juan.

Anacleto Torres

Gerardo Montiel offers this retablo to Saint Patrick thanking him because he played the spiderman very well.

Pedro Munguia and Rosa L. were caught having sex in shower. They thank Saint Raymond with this retablo for they were pardoned, and now they’re going to get married.

I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for she heard my prayers and sent me a last model car.

Mexico City
September 1959

Eugenia Ramos had an affair with a young man who was really interested only in her money. She thanks Saint Raymond for having enough strength to fight this obsession.

Carmen Castro and Jose Luis Martinez got married. They thank the Virgin of San Juan because they had a beautiful wedding and everybody in the town celebrated it with them.

There was an invasion of squirrels on my apple tree garden. I didn’t know what to do, and prayed to Saint Francis in despair. Thanks to his miracle, the squirrels left my garden and moved to another one.

My bicycle was a part of my life. But my wife wasn’t happy about me dedicating so many time to it. She even kicked the bicycle. I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for my wife finally understood that, although I can’t live without my bicycle, I love her much more. She doesn’t get angry anymore.

Gumara Tecanguey found herself in grave danger. Her husband was about to shoot her because of evil tongues telling him that she’d cheated on him. She thanks the Virgin of the Solitude for protecting her and her husband couldn’t prove anything.

I thank the Virgin of San Juan for Federico Rodriguez asked my hand in marriage. I was overwhelmed and said yes because he said he loves me more than his cow. He won that cow and goes everywhere with her. I don’t mind my boyfriend being eccentric because he is so cute, and the cow is really beautiful.

The brothers Genaro and Alberto got 20 years for a robbery. They thank the Lord of the Wonders because they got released the same year for good behavior.

I dedicate this retablo to the Virgin of Fatima because on my graduation day I was thinking only about smoking a delicious american cigarette «Tareyton» with double filter for soft and deep flavor. Also they have a filter of activated charcoal and a white outer filter which balances the elements of the taste of the Virginia tobacco. After ceremony I smoked five of them.