May you be blessed, Virgin of Guadalupe, for healing Roman. When he found out I was leaving him, he took poison. I’m so sorry about it and I ask for forgiveness because we do love each other.

Julian and Roman
La Roma, Mexico City, 2005

Thank you, Saint Charbel, for sending me the love of my life. Let my friends be critical about me for he’s much younger than me. But it’s not important because love sees no age. I want to open a restaurant for him because he’s a chef, a marvelous chef. Thank you, Saint Charbel.

Antonio Manzanarez
Mexico City, 1960

Thank you, Saint Jude Thaddeus, for your favors. What a wonderful man Carlitos! He forgave me after I had cheated on him with a friend of his. I swear I’d never cheat on him again. He really cares about me and loves me very much. He spoils me, baths me and cooks for me. What else can I ask for?

Roman Lugo
Ixtapan de la Sal, 1963

Saint Francis, thank you for your help. My cutie pie and I were making love when I felt a bite on my leg. I turned to look what it was and saw a horrible snake. I screamed and then fainted. When I got conscious. I was in the hospital when they took care of me. I thank Saint Francis.

Mauro Moreno
Cuautla, Morelos, 1958

I’ve always been a very romantic person, so I had a lot of disappointments in my life. But now I thank Saint Anthony because I met a man of my dreams, who has also suffered from his romanticism. I know we’ll be very happy together, for ever.

Saint Sebastian, I dedicate you this retablo. After I saw Mario in the bar with another man, I met Felipe. He helped me to forget about the treason of that swine. Now, when we had a relationship, I ask you to take care of us, so that nothing would separate us.

Santiago
Condeza, Mexico City
February 14, 2000

Pedro Reyes thanks the Virgin for being homosexual and being happy.

Mexico City — November 21, 2001

When I was on vacation in Veracruz I met Martin. We had such a good time together that I fell in love with him. But I was afraid he would reject me. So I prayed to the Holy Child of Atocha for a miracle, and Martin agreed to live with me at my house. He knew that I’m not a woman, and still he accepted me as I am. Here I‘m showing the day we met. It is a year since that wonderful day.

“Don Juan” A. Flores
Polanco, Mexico
May 1979

April 14, 1989, during a walk in the “La Primavera” forest, Guadalajara, I dared to confess my love to Richard Patiño. I thanks the Lord of the Miracles for my beloved accepted me.

Luisito Mendez

Thanks to the Virgin, Pedro and Juan are in love and they’re very happy.

November 21, 2001
Mexico City

Amarito Perez thanks the Virgin because my parents finally accepted my homosexuality.

November 21, 1999
Mexico City

We, Martin and Daniel, thank the Virgin of Guadalupe because we managed to get married and be respected by the society. Now we are having our honeymoon.

Mexico City
March 19, 2007

Tereso Villegas worked in a bar where the men treated him rude and disrespectfully. He prayed to Saint James, and now they treat him nicely. He thanks for that with the retablo.

Mexico, 1968