Macaria Tecanguey brings this retablo to Saint Paschal Baylon thanking him for helping her in the kitchen and making all her dishes so delicious.

Puebla, 1918

Our masters asked us to cook a turkey stew for the wedding of their daughter. We were feeling bad to cook the turkeys. So we decided to prepare something else and prayed to Saint Paschal to not getting fired. The masters didn’t get angry with us and even gave us the turkeys. We thank for that.

Rita & Josefa Cruz
Cholula, Puebla

I’m infinitely grateful to the Virgin of Guadalupe for protecting me every time I’m going out of my village to sell birds. In this way I support my family. I dedicate this retablo for that.

Ausencio Zarate
Atlixco, Puebla

Dominga Rodriguez thanks Saint Anthony with this retablo for sending her a husband, although she’s already over 80 years old.

Zacatlan, 1917

Sophie Jones, an American, went to Puebla, and one evening she met Valentin Enriquez, who was painting in the Artist neighborhood. Sophie thanks Saint Anthony of Padua because Valentin turned out to be the love of her life. Sophie married him and stayed with him in this beautiful country.

Puebla, 1982

The Dominguez brothers— Adelaido, Benito and Castulo—thanks the Virgin of the San Juan for winning the first place on the regional dance contest with their dance of quetzals which they had been studying with so much pride since they were kids.

San Miguel Tzinacapan, Puebla

Thank you, Saint Isidor the Laborer, for having heard my prayers, so my first harvest of marigold flowers was very good. Now I’m going to sell them at the cemeteries on the Day of the Dead.

Filomena Tepox
Atlixco, Puebla

When I came to work to the Sanchez’ house, I had a lot of troubles with Amelia who was the former cook. She got jealous because my dishes tasted better than hers. So she started to spoil my food. I thank Saint Paschal Baylon for the masters noticed it and scolded her before committing an injustice to me. So I was left in peace.

Juanita Toxqui
Cholula, Puebla

Jasinto Ramirez thanks Saint Paschal for giving him courage to beat up his old lady who was bitching too much.

Puebla, 1910

I thank Saint Martin the Cavalryman for helping me with so many customers who come to buy my tamales. I had no job and then I suddenly found my mother’s recipe of tamales with mole, rajas and sweet green sauce. The people love it very much.

Cresencio Dominguez
Zacatlan, Puebla

Thank you, Holy Virgin, for saving me from a scorpion.

Pedro Reyes
Mexico, Puebla — January 21, 1980

My husband Jasinto spent all days drinking in the pub with his friends. I always had to go after him so he wouldn’t end up lying on the street and so would nothing bad happen with him. I ask the Lord of the Wonders to help my husband to quit drinking. Thanks to his divine intervention, my husband now is a good-working man and doesn’t drink.

Pascuala Moreno
Zacatlan, Puebla

The Day of the Dead, I decided to put an altar for my recently deceased wife. So I cooked her favorite dishes. That night, I heard some voice calling me. I went to the sitting-room and I saw, with astonishment, that it was my wife scolding me for bad cooking and oversalting the food. I thank Saint Charbel for I saw my angry and complaining wife only that night, since she was also unbearable when she was alive.

Aniceto Romero
Puebla, Puebla