Damned demons got in my cellar. They ate my fruits and marmalades. They caused disorder and made the cellar smell like sulfur. The cross and holy water didn’t help. Then my brother gave me a kitten. It’s a known fact that the demons are afraid of the cats. So thanks to the Virgin of San Juan, the demons didn’t come back.

Red demons tortured my cats in order to have fun. I thank Saint Francis for blessing my broom. I swept those monsters and saved my cats from suffering.

July 18, I was feeding my father’s piglets when they suddenly attacked me. I thought this was the end for me. I prayed to the Virgin of Guadalupe, and my uncle arrived and saved me from the pigs.

Pedro Linares
Islahuaca, Mexico
July 25, 1989

I was very fat and depressed because of my weight. I asked the Virgin for help. And when my family moved to the coast, I started to swim and made friends with dolphins. I was so happy in the water with my new friends, I often forgot to eat, so I lost about 10 kilos (~20 pounds). I thank the Virgin of San Juan for this astonishing miracle.

My son Luis loves the dogs. One day he leant out to look at one on the street and fell on the had of a man who was passing by. Luckily this man, although he was hit by my boy, could catch him. I thank the Virgin of San Juan. And we’re going to buy a puppy for Luis, so he wouldn’t fall watching dogs.

My son Andres fell in the laguna and drowned to the bottom. I was desperate because I can’t swim. But the Virgin of Zapopan sent a dog that got in the water and saved my boy. I thank the Virgin.

Little Julio got in the pigsty and was bitten by a pig. He almost lost his arm. His mother prayed to the Virgin of San Juan for delivering the boy from losing his arm. The Virgin saved him. The grateful mother brings this retablo.

Juana
Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco
April 30, 1950

Rosario Mendiola was pregnant with her sixth child. She wanted to look for something in the cellar. But when she opened the door, hundreds of bats flew out and almost hit her in the face. Because of fear, she had feeling that she’d going to have a miscarriage. She prayed to the Virgin of Zapopan, and the Virgin helped her in this difficult moment. Rosario didn’t lose her baby, and she thanks for that.

My parents forced me to marry a rich landowner whom I didn’t love. However on the day of the wedding, Jesus Lopez, whom I always loved, came back to the town. He abducted me right in front of the church and took me on his horse. I thank the Blessed Sacrament because we’ll be happy now.

Felipe Garcia thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe because he didn’t lose his arm when he tried to save his chicken from a crocodile that was going to eat it. He’s very grateful for this favor.

Tapachula, Chiapas — October 11, 1999

One night some martians landed on my farm. They got in my bedroom through the window. I thank the Virgin of San Juan for they didn’t abduct me for their experiments, nor did they take my dog that didn’t even wake up. One of my slippers is all they took, and they seemed to be very interested in it.

In a difficult situation, I implored Saint Jude Thaddeus, and now I’m alive to tell about the miracle, when he miraculously saved me. The Bengal tiger jumped on me, and I thought I was done. But suddenly the tiger stepped back, and I managed to escape from the cage.

Pedro, an animal tamer, thankful and devoted.
December 7, 2000

My son Luisito used to eat so little, and he was very weak and thin. I was worried about his health. One day our cat, who is a voracious eater by the way, got on the table and started to eat our food. My son laughed and started to eat from his plate like a cat. I decided to let the cat eat from the table if only it helped to Luisito to eat more. Even if he eats like a cat, with bad manners, I thank the Virgin of Zapopan because my son has put some weight and has even grown up a little bit.