Señora Marciana Lopez ask the Child of Atocha to make so that her daughter would lose weight because she was very fat. Th Child granted her this wish, and her daughter got thinner. She brings the present retablo for such a great benefice and gives infinite thanks.

Tehuacan, 1935

I, Pilar Marmolejo, leave a testimony for such a strange event. It happened on July 18, 1975, when I was preparing to go to sleep. What a surprise it was to find a demon in flesh lying in my bed. With a sinister smile, he said that he’d like to have an intimate encounter with me. I immediately implored to the high benevolence of the Holy Virgin and kicked the devil out from my bed and my house by punching him with a broom.

Tehuacan, Puebla, 1976
Mexico

Boy Arnulfo Fernandez fell into a pit full of snakes. His mother thanks Saint Nicholas for nothing bad happened.

Tehuacan, 1945

There was a great drought in the region, an I was very distressed because my land was dry and I was losing my harvest. I asked Saint Isidor Labourer with all my faith to send the rains sooner, and in few days he made me a great miracle. I’m deeply thankful and dedicate this retablo.

Melesio Flores \ Tehuacán, Puebla

There was a girl whom I liked very much. But I was scared to tell her. So one night I went to the bar to drink some tequila in order to have courage. Then I went to sing her a serenade, but I was so drunk I got a wrong balcony and sang it to the old maiden of the town. I give thanks to Saint Rita because neither she nor her family recognized me, otherwise, if I had kept singing, they would’ve married me. I promise to be brave in declaring my love feelings to a woman.

Serapio Herrada
Tehuacan, Puebla

Ramon A. P. was painting houses in a residential neighborhood in Garci-Crespo. Around 11 a.m. he heard some humming noice like a wasp buzz. He wanted to run but when he looked back he saw an UFO hanging over the roofs. The UFO went up and disappeared. Ramon thanks Saint Raymond Nonnatus.

Tehuacan, 2008

When my cat got older he became grumpy. One day I took two kittens from the street and brought them home. My cat of course was totally indifferent to them, but then they started playing and became good friends. My cat even seemed younger. I thank Saint Francis whom I always prayed for my cat’s health.

Eduviges Flores
Tehuacan, March 1, 1958

The street salesman Bonifacio Ramirez found himself in a bad situation when in one house he was misunderstood and got beaten up with brooms and sticks. He thanks Saint Raymond for everything cleared up and didn’t get out of control.

Tehuacán, 1940