Felipe Morales decided to do some stunts on the motorcycle but he crushed into his own house. He gives thanks from the bottom of the heart to Saint Charbel, to whom he entrusted himself, because he got only property damage and didn’t hurt himself.

Vicenta Contreras offers this retablo to Saint Paschal thanking him for all his help on the kitchen. She cooks and he makes her food taste really good.

Zacatlan, Puebla

At the dawn, I saw a giant “duende” with strange beings. Thanks to the Virgin they never came back.

1970

Duende is a mythological creature, similar to elfs and goblins.

After five years of engagement with Antonio I wanted to get married but he still didn’t make up his mind. All my friends were already married and had children. And I felt like an old maid. I give thanks to Saint Antony because when Jose Pacheco started to visit my home and began to send me flowers, Antonio reacted immediately and asked me to marry him. Our wedding was beautiful and now I’m very happy.

Javier Flores thanks Saint Pancras with this retablo because his mariachi-band had a big success in Garibaldi.

The dog of my neighbors had puppies. But after they were given away the dog was disconsolate. So when she saw my baby sunbathing in our yard she thought it was one of her puppies. And she took the baby with her. I give thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan because I noticed it in time before the dog would feed my little girl with a dog milk.

I kept drinking and was always totally wasted so neither my family nor my friends loved me anymore. I asked the Virgin of Guadalupe for helping me to get out of this bad habit. Because she granted me with this miracle I’ve ordered this retablo to thank her. I promise not to drink again.

Federico Cuevas
Mexico, 1969

Virgin of San Juan, thank you for protecting us when the mine collapsed. We pay you with this exvoto.

Timoteo and Zacarias
Pachiquilla — December, 12, 1937

The cavalryman Jorge Sanchez thanks the Apostle James with this retablo because he won the show jumping competition with his horse. And thanks to that he was decorated by the army.

I dedicate this retablo to the Miraculous Virgin because she had blessed me with an amazing similarity to the very famous Italian-American singer Frank Sinatra. Thanks to that I’m always in demand for celebrations, weddings and christening parties in the whole state of Zacatecas.

I thank the Holy Face. When the brakes didn’t work on a winding road, you helped us. Guillermo Dominguez pays for it with this retablo.

The bathroom was filled with big horrible spiders. Only thanks to the Virgin of San Juan we managed to rid of them before they bit us. We offer this retablo to the Virgin thanking her.

My daughter Sofia had a high fever, and I prayed to the Virgin for her recovery. I felt so tired so I fell asleep. Suddenly I was awakened by a soft flap of wings. I saw many little shining angels around my daughter’s bed. I thought it was a dream but next morning my baby had no fever and even asked for a breakfast. Then I was sure that it was a miracle of the Virgin who sent her angels to heal the girl. I give thanks to the Virgin.