A very famous mouse fell in love with me. Please, Virgin, get him out of my sight.

Lola, 1975

Eduardo Varela went to swim in the river during his excursion. There he saw that he was about to be attacked by two enormous crocodiles. Finding his life in danger, he entrusted himself to the Virgin of Guadalupe who protected him so he could get out of the water and escape from those horrible animals. He offers this retablo in gratitude.

Holy Virgin, thousand thanks for saving my life in this hellish ride. I saw a woman died run over by a train.

March 21, Arriaga, Chiapas

Virgin of Guadalupe, I’m very much thankful to you because you’re saving my health, helping and protecting me at this job that gives me a living day by day, as long as my body keeps it up.

Mary Carmen the Bootyfull

I give infinite thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe for the creativity and artistic talent of the Mexican people. They can find beauty even in this tragic moment when the country is fighting against COVID-19, and these embroidered masks show it.

Gerald Dilley, New York

Thanks, Virgin of Guadalupe, for we are the greatest wrestling idols.

Santo and Blue Demon

I caught Ramiro at an orgy with the pigs. Forgive him and cure him Virgin.

Hugo and his son Pedro infinitely thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe for giving them strength to cross the Arizona desert, get to the US and fulfill their American dream and make some bucks to support their family in Mexico.

January 25, 1985

I think the Holy Virgin of Guadalupe because I remembered to buy oil while at the groceries’ cashier. Because otherwise I would’ve returned home, and would’ve seen that I didn’t have oil, and I would’ve had to go out again.

October 23, 1988

I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for her benevolent grace so that I was crowned as the heavyweight champion winning over the great Tinieblas (Darkness) at the tournament.

Canek, Mayan Prince, 1982

Virgin of Guadalupe, I ask you for a boyfriend for my sister Maria so she would stop being bitter about it and let Jasinto to be my boyfriend.

A mermaid fell in love with my boyfriend Arturo. She was so jealous with me that she came out during a boat ride, grabbed my hair and tried to drown me taking to the bottom of the sea. I thank the Virgin of Tepeyac for Arturo had enough strength to pull me out and not let the mermaid take me to sure death.

Rosa Moreno
Tulum, Mexico, 2006

Rufino Orozco from Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, offers this retablo to the Virgin of Guadalupe for the miraculous save when he was almost killed goring dangerously and deadly by a bull when he fancied himself as a torrero.

It happened on July 5, 1958, Mexico