I thank the Virgin for giving me strenght to live and to help my partner.

Luis H. P. 1977

There was a pair of angry dogs living near our house. When we tried to go out they attacked us. We didn’t know what to do. We felt like prisoners in our own house. We prayed to Saint Quiteria for help. Thanks to her the dogs left us in peace and went to live to another neighborhood, near don Refugio’s house. We thank for that.

Because of rumors my father didn’t accept my boyfriend and even forbade me to see him. But I still met with him secretly. However, one night my father caught us in my bedroom. He was furious, he grabbed his pistol to shoot my boyfriend. I implored Saint Raymond Nonnatus to not let a tragedy happen. The pistol misfired, and my boyfriend managed to escape. Afterwards, I spoke with my father, and he finally accepted our engagement. Now he doesn’t believe any rumors, and I thank for that with this ex-voto.

Eduarda Solis
Mexico, 1959

Rogelio Mendez and Gloria Lopez got drunk and went to the mountains to have sex. But he was so drunk he climbed up the nopal cactus. He thanks Saint Francis with this retablo for he got cured from the infection that he got after multiple pricks.

I used to have horrible nightmares with demons in the darkness surrounding me. I prayed to my Guardian Angel, and one night I had a dream with an angel who appeared from the darkness holding a sword in his left hand. He cut the darkness, and the light went through it. The demons, taken by surprise, rushed from under my bed and disappeared. I thank my Guardian Angel because after that night I have only pleasant and light dreams.

Red devils tortured my cats in order to have fun. I thank the Blessed Sacrament for blessing my broom. I swept those infernal monsters away and saved my cats from suffering.

An extraterrestrial landed near our house and began to hypnotize my son in order to abduct him. But thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe our dog began bark. It distracted the extraterrestrial, and my son was able to run into the house. And the extraterrestrial took only a hypnotized chicken.

Antonio Lopez thanks the Holy Child of Atocha for finding his cow after three days of searching it in the mountains.

October 18, 1985
Cuernavaca, Morelos

I thank the Blessed Sacrament because my parents finally accepted that the ballet is my true vocation and pay for my dance classes and even permitted me to rehearse wearing my tutu.

Evaristo and his wife Maria thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe because their pig is feeling well after giving birth to her piglets. They bring this retablo for that.

December 1, 1978

Drugs, money, power. Thank you, my dear Jesus Malverde.

Luis and Enrique Paredes found the treasure on the bottom of the sea. They thank the Virgin of San Juan because now they can help to their family.

I thank the Lord of Chalma, because Joaquin managed to escape before my husband entered the room. So he avoided troubles. I dedicate this retablo, asking for forgiveness and repenting. I swear I wouldn’t have cheated on my husband, because he loves me and doesn’t deserve it. I’ll always be faithful to him until death tears us apart. I fell for Joaquin’s youth and words, but it really helped me to appreciate my husband as a man and as a human being.

Rosa H. J.
Condesa, Mexico City
February 14, 1990