On the day of my wedding, I panicked and had serious doubts about my future. I didn’t want to go to the church, so my family tried to force me because they liked my husband-to-be so much. My little brother was particularly anxious to pull me out because he couldn’t wait to get my room. My mother literally dragged me to the church, and I thanks Saint Anthony for she did so. Now I’m very happy with my beloved husband. He treats me like a queen and loves me much as I love him.

I thank Saint Anthony because my mother finally approved my fiancé Dagoberto Martinez and now we can get married on May 18, 1950.

Maria Lucia Rios

The day of the wedding, Belinda Saldaña became scared to get married. More she was pulled more she refused to go to the church. Her mother was afraid that she’d have to explain the guests that the wedding was canceled. Then she prayed Saint Anthony so he would remove her daughter’s doubts. Later Belinda calmed down and agreed to get married. They thank for that.

Finally, after so many prayers to Saint Anthony my boyfriend asked my hand in marriage when we were boating on the lake. I thank saint because I’m already 26 years old and I was afraid to become an old maid.

My fiancé and I thank Saint Anthony because we got married in love, and our wedding happened on a starlit night, and we swore in love to each other under the star light.

I thank Saint Anthony because I married a good man who loves me and the animals. He accepted me with my monkey, two dogs, two cats and my parrot. Now we’re all happy on his ranch.

I married the man whom I love on the sunny day when the air had a smell of happiness. Even the flock of doves flew over us when we came out the church making this day the most special and the most marvelous one. The one I will remember for ever. I thank Saint Anthony for my happiness.

I bring this retablo to Saint Anthony thanking him for Lolita has become my fiancée. I was afraid she would reject me because I wasn’t her equal. But I loved her with all my heart. We’re very happy, and her family is glad.

Benito Cruz
Guanajuato, 1946

Our new neighbor had an enormous and angry dog that scared my cats. I was afraid that one day it could kill one of them. Thanks to my prayers to Saint Anthony the neighbor found another house on the other side of the town and moved there. Finally my cats were saved from this beast. I thank the saint patron.

I was, at the insistence of my parents, about to marry a man whom I didn’t love and didn’t even like. But Saint Anthony gave me the courage to run away with my bridesmaid. We went to the capital, and we’re happy now. We thank the saint patron.

My daughter had very bad luck with her boyfriends. All of them turned out to be scoundrels and traitors. I thank because she finally met a decent guy who loves her and wouldn’t make her suffer, like others did. Now they have got married and will be happy together. I thank Saint Anthony.

All my friends in the town had already got married, and I felt myself as an old maid. So I accepted the Rodrigo Perez’s proposal who was my suitor all my life. But on the day of the wedding, I realized that I was going to marry an incredibly boring and conservative man who can’t even dance and whom I didn’t even love. I ran from the church and went to my friend Flora. I came to her right in my wedding dress. Now I’m happy because I got a good job. I thank Saint Anthony for clearing my mind and I didn’t commit a grave error.

Saint Anthony, thank you because on my summer vacations I met the love of my life and I only think about him.

Arturo T.
Oaxaca, Mexico, 1979