The Dominguez brothers— Adelaido, Benito and Castulo—thanks the Virgin of the San Juan for winning the first place on the regional dance contest with their dance of quetzals which they had been studying with so much pride since they were kids.

San Miguel Tzinacapan, Puebla

There was a legend in my town about a ghost of a villista who rode the horse on the Night of All Saints. I never believed that but that night I drank too much mezcal and on my way back to my hut I bumped into that ghost. He told me to go with him to the Revolution. I prayed the Virgin of San Juan, and that moment the ghost disappeared. I thank for I didn’t die of fear.

Feliciano Piña
Durango, Mexico

Our cow got lost. We prayed the Virgin of San Juan. And not only our cow was back, but also the heavens sent us two more cows. Now we have three cows.

Two handsome men moved in our building. But then we found out that they turned into horrible vampires and flew out of the window by the calling of their insatiable thirst for young girls blood. My boyfriend and I thank the Virgin of San Juan for we aren’t two juicy chicks.

Esperanza Torres loved to run in the corn field to have sex with her boyfriend, until one day they were caught by her mother. Esperanza thanks the Virgin of San Juan for her mother didn’t tell about it to her father and for now she is engaged.

My piggy Tito was so ill, he was dying. The Virgin miraculously saved him.

December 22, 1990
Pedro Montes

Virgin of San Juan de Los Lagos

A mermaid enchanted my husband with her singing. She wanted to take him to the bottom of the sea. I prayed the Virgin of San Juan, and she gave me enough strength to pull my husband form this damned mermaid’s arms. I thank the Virgin.

It was getting dark. My daughters were in hurry to get home, so they decided to take a short cut through the don Pancho’s ranch. Suddenly the devil appeared to them. He was hiding among the cows. The girls were frighten, and they ran faster than the wind. Thanks to the Virgin’s protection, the devil couldn’t catch them.

Raquel and Clara Garcia had seven kittens. The landlady wanted to throw them out of the apartment, because the cats made a lot of noise and sharpened their claws on the furniture, that also was rented. Raul, the nephew of Raquel and Clara, help them in such a distress and bought them a nice little house with garden. Raquel and Clara give thanks to the Virgin of San Juan, because now they’re happy and their cats are happy too.

My husband loved his dogs very much, he even let them sleep in the bedroom. When they got six puppies it became totally unbearable. I prayed the Virgin of San Juan. I thank the Virgin because my husband finally agreed to build a kennel. So I don’t have to suffer from fleas and dog hair in my bed anymore.

June 15, 1968, I was buying vegetables at the market, when a crazy woman stole my baby. I was crying desperately and prayed to the Virgin of San Juan. I was lucky because two market women caught that crazy woman and brought my baby back. I thank the saint patroness.

Teresa Martinez de Rodriguez

The Day of the Dead, in front of the tavern, some skeletons asked me to take them in my carriage for a romantic ride under the moonlight. Since I was pretty drunk and they offered me enough money, I agreed to take them. I thank the Virgin of San Juan for it didn’t occur to them to take me to their graves at the dawn.

Some thieves stole my bags at the San Pedro station while I was helping a lady with a boy off the train. Thanks to the Virgin of San Juan the thieves dropped my contrabass and I got it back because it’s my working tool.

Juan Garcia, professional musician