My boyfriend was diagnosed with infertility. Because of that he wouldn’t marry me. With great devotion, I thank the Lord of Wonders because he finally agreed to do so. So now we are proud parents of an adopted son.

Adelina Martinez Villafuerte went with her daughter Josefina in the garden for refreshments. But a cat pushed a flowerpot, and it fell right on her head. She passed out. Her scared daughter prayed to the Virgin of Zapopan and she miraculously brought Adeline back to life.

One night my daughter and I went to visit my grandmother to bring her some marmalades. Suddenly the ghost of the drowned woman appeared from the lake. The legend says that she committed suicide for a betrayal of love, and she tries to drag people to the bottom of the lake, for revenge. I grabbed my crucifix and implored the Virgin of the Rosary so that she would cast the ghost out. The ghost got scared and disappeared. We thank to the Virgin.

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I stopped putting my rooster in fights because we both became old. But I suddenly found myself with a lot of debt and had no opportunities to pay them off. So I asked my rooster if he could fight for the last time during the big feast in Palenque and try to win the grand prize. The rooster agreed to do so. During the fight the enormous enemy-rooster tried to kill my rooster. I prayed the Virgin of Guadalupe. Thanks to her my rooster won. He got some wounds but he survived. We have payed the debts and there are enough money left for living the rest of our lives.

I thank Saint Anthony because I married a good man who loves me and the animals. He accepted me with my monkey, two dogs, two cats and my parrot. Now we’re all happy on his ranch.

Rodrigo Vasquez got involved with his boxing coach’s daughter. When her father found out about he kicked them both out his gym. Rodrigo thanks Saint John Bosco because they got married and he found another place for his training.

My son was going through a difficult age. One day he decided to learn to fly. He made a pair of wings with wire, some fabric and feathers he gathered in the field and in the hen-house. At dawn I saw that he had climbed on the big tree and was ready to jump. Praying to the Virgin of Zapopan, I ran to save him. I thought my son would gonna die. But the Virgin worked a marvelous miracle. My son didn’t fall but glided down and landed without hurting himself.

I married the man whom I love on the sunny day when the air had a smell of happiness. Even the flock of doves flew over us when we came out the church making this day the most special and the most marvelous one. The one I will remember for ever. I thank Saint Anthony for my happiness.

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One night two she-devils appeared in our bedroom. They certainly came to take my husband with them because he’s a gambler, drinker and womanizer. I was angry and scared. So I took the rosary and prayed the Virgin of Zapopan for protection. Thanks to Virgin’s power the she-devils disappeared and only left a sulphur smell in the room. I thank the Virgin for my husband didn’t wake up during this because he is very naughty and would’ve certainly gone with them.

I thank the Virgin of San Juan because my dad managed to organize my 15th birthday party and I danced with the most handsome boys of the school.

Serafin and Amalia Gomez were coming back from the town and decided to take a shortcut through the Maravillas ranch. There they found themselves in a danger when an enormous coal black bull began shaking them. They implored the Virgin of Zapopan, and the bull miraculously stooped running after them distracted by some rabbits he ran into. So they could escape.

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I almost made the biggest mistake of my life when I was going to marry Maria Luisa. But there was Luis standing outside the church. When I looked in his eyes I couldn’t resist and we ran away leaving my bride and her parents. They had a nervous breakdown. I thank the Virgin of San Juan because I didn’t ruin three lives. Now I’m happy with my boyfriend, and Maria Luisa already has a new suitor.

We were invaded by UFOs. The Virgin looked after us, and nothing bad happened.

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