There were some strange plants growing in my flower pots. They seemed exotic, so I let them grow. I thank the Virgin of the Rosary for I found out in time that they eat animals. I tore them out before they ate my cats or—who knows—maybe even me.

My husband’s first wife was totally mad. She died. But when I married him her ghost began to appear everywhere, even in the tureen. She scared me a lot. But thanks to the requiem mass and to my prayers to the Virgin of Guadalupe her soul rests in peace now. And I feel much more comfortable.

I went to the town market to sell oranges. I got tired and decided to ride my donkey. But I had put a little bit of weight. We were going down the hill, and the donkey’s legs slid apart under my weight combined with the weight of the oranges. We slid down the hill. Thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan there were a lot of bushes on our way and they stopped our falling. We didn’t broke any bones, only got scared and got few bruises.

Raquel Huerta thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe with this retablo for meeting a very handsome young man. And she doesn’t care that she has to support him.

Holy Virgin, thank you because my sister Maria is done with her vices and prostitution.

Monica Reyes
November 12, 1980

My son Luis didn’t like to take a bath. He alway ran away and climbed at the trees. I prayed desperately to the Virgin of Zapopan so my son would let me wash him without making so much troubles. And the marvelous miracle happened—Luis began to love taking a bath. Now he doesn’t want to get out of the water. I thank the Virgin.

I love all kind of animals, but they always had problems among themselves. With a lot of patience and help of Saint Francis, I managed to make the animals live in harmony respecting each other. I thank for this miracle that made my house an earthly paradise.

Saturday night, my friend Luisa and I went to see a horror film. After the movie we went in a dark alley and there we saw with fear the vampiress flying towards us. She was about to attack us, but I grabbed the crucifix that I wore on my neck. The monster got scared and ran away. We ran to my house and locked ourselves inside till the next day. We thank the Virgin of San Juan for the vampiress didn’t suck our blood out.

The young man Antonio Gutierrez enjoyed riding mountain bike. But one day he was attacked by a puma. He was badly wounded. Antonio thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe for he was saved in time and recovered promptly.

We thank the Virgin of Zapopan for meeting, loving and marrying each other. We aren’t perfect, we have some flaws, but we learned to love each other as we are and to forgive small mistakes. We are very happy.

Virgin of Guadalupe, thank you for giving me plenty of work as a whore. You also protect me from dangers on the streets. Like when that robber tried to steal my earnings.

Rubi, 1989
Oaxaca, Mexico

On our way to Tepoztlan, we met a group of green martians. They wanted to stop us. But thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe we escaped, so they didn’t catch us.

October 16, 1967

Angelina and Rosario Morales gives thanks to the Virgin of San Juan because she sent them the storm warning so they managed to gather all their animals in time. The animals didn’t get hurt like the neighbors’ animals, some of whom died in that storm.