My son Ramiro was taken by the current. He didn’t know how to swim. But the Virgin of Zapopan send a brave and intelligent dog who saved him before he would have drowned.

Francisca Rodriguez Perez

Altagracia Mireles gives thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan for protecting her daughter Dulce Maria when don Eladio’s dog came to the house. It was an aggressive animal, but it did nothing to the girl. She ran to hug the dog, and the dog barked and went away. I dedicate this retablo in order to thank the Virgin of Zapopan.

I thank Jesus for giving me positive proof that my dog Thunder is not the reincarnation of my landlord to whom I owed a lot of money.

Jasinta Romero brings this retablo to Saint Nicholas because her puppy got better after her godfather’s mule had stamped on it.

Puebla, 1930

We heard in the news about frost and snowing coming next night. Our mayor even ordered to organize the shelters for homeless. But nobody thought about animals. So my daughter and I went to take every cat and dog from the street. We shelter them in our house, and we feed them. We thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for they didn’t fight with each other and stayed quietly through the frost.

The dog of my neighbors had puppies. But after they were given away the dog was disconsolate. So when she saw my baby sunbathing in our yard she thought it was one of her puppies. And she took the baby with her. I give thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan because I noticed it in time before the dog would feed my little girl with a dog milk.

I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for I can earn my living deign what I like to do, to make people laugh. Not everyone can live as I do. And this life makes me feel happy.

A woman was traveling in a strange city when robbers mugged her, stole her purse and credit cars and ID and left her lying in the road to die. A priests saw her lying there and walked on by. A lady came by who was very rich and was a member of the Junior League and the D. A. R. That lady was late for an appointment so she fed some stray dogs and rushed off. Just in time who did not go to church and had no social class saw the stranger lying in the road. He bandaged up the stranger’s wounds, got a motel room for her and paid all the bills.

My sons’ dog liked to go on trips with them. But because it is very fat and clumsy one day it stubbled and fell. We thank the Virgin of Zapopan because the boys saved the dog and the poor animal wasn’t hurt too much.

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.

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.

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.

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