Our horse “El Potro” (The Colt) broke both his front legs. We entrusted him to Saint Anthony the Great, and thanks to his divine intervention—and to our care as well—he’s got recovered Now our old friend rans happily over the ranch, and we dedicate this retablo for that.

Epifanio & Don Remigio Contreras
Aguascalientes

Hermenegildo Castro dedicates this humble retablo to Saint Anthony the Great because thanks to his divine intervention he found his donkey Filemon which had been lost in the filed. Without the donkey he couldn’t work and now he’s very glad.

Tepeaca, Puebla

The girl Demetria Tiomitzi thanks Saint Anthony the Great because her cats got used to be bathed, back then they would scratch her while she did it.

The boy Jaime Suarez brings this retablo to Saint Anthony the Great thanking him for finally his parents bought him a pair of hamsters. He keeps them in the well-equipped cage.

The detective Roberto Chavez is a big animal lover. He thanks Saint Anthony the Great for conducting his investigation and catching a gang that organized underground dog fights.

Juan Vazquez won a cow in the town lottery. He thanks Saint Anthony the Abbot because now he and his family enjoy fresh milk every day. They lacked such a sacred product before and couldn’t afford this animal.

Alfonso Ramirez thanks Saint Anthony the Abbot because, after much effort, he bought a black panther. Now it lives in his house and it’s very docile.

A wolf was killing the sheep of the farmer Tomas Gomez. The farmer thanks Saint Anthony the Abbot for he was able to caught the wolf alive. Afterwards the animal was sent to an ecological reserve.

I thank God for helping me to cure the sick animals that people bring to me. I always entrust myself to St. Anthony the Great, and thank to him I have patience to foster the sick.

Dr. Samuel Contreras
Guanajuato
January 22, 1982

It’s Anthony the Great in the caption, but Anthony from Padua on the picture.