I used to work as a prostitute. But I entrusted myself to the Virgin of San Juan and found something more decent.

Maria Santos
8–Jan–68

A stray cat came to our garden, and I poured him some milk. Some time later other cats visited us. Now we have a lot of cats. We thank the Virgin of San Juan because these cute animals keep us company in exchange for food and care we give them.

My wife began to have a nightmare. She started to scream and wave her arms at the nights. Once she even hit me in the face and kicked out the bed. I’m sure it started because of horror movies she used to watch. But now, thanks to the Virgin, she has switched to the soap operas and sleeps well. So do I. I thank the Virgin of San Juan.

Anacleto Torres

Carmen Castro and Jose Luis Martinez got married. They thank the Virgin of San Juan because they had a beautiful wedding and everybody in the town celebrated it with them.

I thank the Virgin of San Juan for Federico Rodriguez asked my hand in marriage. I was overwhelmed and said yes because he said he loves me more than his cow. He won that cow and goes everywhere with her. I don’t mind my boyfriend being eccentric because he is so cute, and the cow is really beautiful.

Every year, January 17, I ask my pupils to bring their pets to the class. Usually they bring cats, dogs, rats or turtles. But one kid brought a crocodile. I thank the Virgin of San Juan for the crocodile didn’t bite anybody and the boy’s father came right away after my call. The boy was grounded for a week.

It happened in San Nicolas de los Garza, in 1925. I was at home with my mother-in-law when suddenly two robbers got inside and tied us up. In that horrible moment, I prayed to the Virgin of San Juan. Then my puppies came to the room and attacked the robbers. They saved us, and now the robbers are behind bars. I thank for that.

Eulalia Sanchez

My husband played dice with a circus owner and won an elephant. They were both drunk when they came home with the elephant. I thank the Virgin of San Juan because the circus owner sobered up and wanted to take the elephant back. He offered instead three circus dogs and ten tickets to the show. My husband was happy to take it because he also got sober and was afraid of his win. And the circus dogs turned out to be very cute and perform different tricks.

I thank you, Virgin of San Juan, for all your favors. I decided to leave my husband after he had put horns on me. I kicked him out, but the next day he came back to kill me. Gaston, my husband, shot me. My wound was serious, but I prayed to the Virgin of San Juan fro my life. And she saved me.

Monterrey, 1952

I thank the Virgin of San Juan for the miraculous delivery from the danger of being killed by a horrible man.

Angela Gonzalez
Aguascalientes

Rafael Soriano dedicates this retablo to the Virgin of San Juan in gratitude for earning good money making portraits with crayon during the holidays.

Carlos Magaña, a sax player, thanks the Virgin of San Juan because his job gives him good money and every woman in the building where he lives is crazy about him and his music.

My girl loved to practice taekwondo until one day she got knocked out by another girl who hit her in her face. She thanks the Virgin of San Juan for nothing serious happened.

Maria Telles