The boy Juanito Reyes thanks the Holy Child of Atocha because his mom is feeling better. She fell on the marbles that he forgot to put away. Juanito promises to be more careful.

October 25, 1958, I was washing my baby boy and slipped on the soap. I fell and hit so bad, I couldn’t stand up. Only my prayers to the Virgin of San Juan brought me the desired relief in the few days.

I thank the Virgin of Zapopan. When we moved to the coast, my daughter met new friends and was happy. Also she found her vocation in marine biology, since she loved turtles.

It was a cloudy evening and it was blowing hard. My wife had to give birth, but we lived far from the town. The long walk was exhausting, and my wife had a terrible pain. I picked her up in my arms. We didn’t want our little daughter to stay at home alone, so she came with us as well. It was difficult to walk against the wind. But thanks to Saint Raymond Nonnatus we managed to arrive to the hospital before my wife gave birth. And there our beautiful and healthy baby boy was born.

My daughters Carmita and Rosalia, instead of sleeping, secretly went to look on the newborn calf. When they arrived to the grove near the cattle-pen they saw the Weeping Woman who started to chase them. They arrived at home sweating from fear. I prayed the Virgin of the Rosary to cure them because even next two days they were shaking and pale. The Virgin worked the miracle, and the girls forgot about their fear. They are alright now.

My baby was very sick. He had a high fever, and I prayed to the Virgin almost all night long until I fell asleep. With the first dawn in the morning I heard a soft flapping, and I saw a lot of butterflies flying around. I noticed that my baby had no fever and was smiling. I give thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan for healing my baby and for this beautiful sight.

Roberto Alvarez thanks Saint Nicholas with this retablo because his son liked his job as a shoemaker and now he has someone to whom he can bequeath the shop.

An angry dog attacked my brother Eulalio’s puppy. The puppy was badly injured. We thanks the Virgin of Zapopan because it didn’t die and is getting better.

Luis & Eulalio Gomez Huerta

I was changing a light bulb and lost my balance. I dropped the fused bulb and it fell right where my little baby was. I thought the bulb would explode and shuttered glass would cut the little body of hers. I was frightened. But the Virgin worked the miracle, and the bulb didn’t break after hitting the floor. I give thanks for that.

Anita Enriquez was playing on the swings and the rope broke. The girl fell down and hit her head on stones. Her mother, doña Marcela, thanks the Virgin of the Zapopan because Anita didn’t hurt herself and didn’t go nuts.

We dedicate this retablo to the Virgin of San Juan for a great fishing. Thanks to that I managed to save money for my daughter Laura’s 15th birthday.

Juan and his son Pablo Megia
Veracruz, Mexico
September 11, 2001

The boy Sergio Gutierrez gives thanks to Saint Juan Bosco with this retablo because his parents bought him the Batman costume that he always wanted. Now he is the sensation of the neighborhood.