The cat of Ramona Morales climbed on a pole and couldn’t come down. He sat over there for two days, and Ramona, however hard she tried, couldn’t help him. So she prayed to the Virgin for help. And then arrived a man from the electric company. He had a ladder and he took the pussycat down. The cat was so hungry that he drank a litre of milk. Thank you, Virgin.

22 October 1968

A crab grabbed the girl Rosita Mendoza’s little toe and she almost lost it. She gives thanks with this retablo to the Lord of Chalma for her recovery.

My son Manolito is a very restless child. One day he leant out of the window too far and fell. I thank the Virgin of the Rosary because he fell on the fat shaggy dog and didn’t hurt himself.

Don Rogelio Brancho Quintana thanks Saint Isidor Labourer for saving his pig, and also his wife and his kid during the flood. He dedicates this retablo.

Morelia, 1953

The dog of Carlos and Marcela Medina was hit by a car. The kids thank the Virgin of San Juan because their doggy was miraculously saved from death and is feeling better now. They offer this retablo to the Virgin.

When I saw a ship, I decided to swim near to wave to the handsome sailors. But suddenly I felt something grabbed my leg. I saw a giant octopus with its tentacles. Then I noticed another one. It was approaching with clearly bad intentions towards me. I prayed to the Virgin of Guadalupe, and thanks to her the octopus let me go and went to another octopus. I suppose they fell in love. And I went to the coast as quickly as I could.

Rafael Lujan mounted on a stubborn stallion and rode it to the edge of the ravine. He couldn’t restrain the stallion, and in this dangerous moment he invoked the Virgin Mary. She saved him from certain death, although he lost the hat.

The train came off the rails and was going to hit Salomon *** and his cows when the amazing miracle was happened. Salomon saw the angels coming down from the sky to stop the train and avoid the tragedy. No one died, no one was hurt. Salomon offers this retablo in gratitude.

I was very irritable and quick-tempered. I argued and shouted, and it upset my husband. Therefore my marriage was under threat. I thank the Virgin of Zapopan who gave me the idea of channeling my anger into a pair of knitting needles. Now when I feel that I’m getting angry, I run and grab the knitting and knit furiously. I’ve already knitted sweaters and scarves for the whole family and even for our cats and dog, and I’m still knitting. Now, thanks to this, I can almost always be sweet with my husband and my family.

A beautiful snake came to play with the animals. Thank you for it didn’t harm them.

1976

I love to spoil my cats and to give them nutritious and tasty food. I thank the Virgin of Zapopan for having such a sweet and indulgent family who lets the cats eat at table.

Thunder, please… tell me all you know about Jesus…

We went to the town to sell our animals. On our way a big eagle appeared to us. It wanted to eat our animals. So we asked the Virgin of San Juan for protection and for her intervention right away. The Virgin made us this favor. She scared the bird away, and then we arrived to the town and sold the animals on the market. And on our way back home we didn’t meet the eagle either.