Evelina Flores always dreamt of handsome man on the horse who would arrive to brighten up her dreary and lonely life. She thanks the Holy Cross for sending Ramon to her. Although he didn’t come to her on horseback but he brought warmth and love into her life. She dedicates this retablo for making her dream come true.

June 27, 1945

Señora Emelia lived a lonely life but thanks to Saint Francis of Assisi a lot of cats came to live with her. Now she has a company and someone to love and to take care of. She thanks for it.

Señor Ernesto Treviño felt very lonely. But one day he noticed that pigeons in the park flying to him. Now every day, when he comes to feed the birds, hundreds of them gather around him. He thanks Saint Francis for that.

I thank Saint Paschal for his favor that I received right on this humble kitchen. I never was a good cook. But when I got married my husband said that he really didn’t care about it. However, some time later he started to go to eat at his mother’s house. I stayed at home alone, and I was afraid of losing him. I prayed to Saint Paschal for help. He worked a miracle and made my food taste good. Now my husband never misses a dinner at home and he even boasts about my cooking. I thank for that.

Alicia Alvarez was very lonely until she met Marta R. Now they are happy together, They give thanks to Saint Raymond with this retablo for meeting each other.

I felt very lonely in the last years, because I haven’t any partner. But someone brought me abandoned kittens, and I shelter them. I thank Saint Francis because now they are the joy of my house. I only asked the saint to meet a partner who would love my cats, because I can’t imagine my life without them.

Since my children went away, I felt so lonely. One day I adopted an abandoned puppy that arrived at my doors. He gave me so much joy. I thank the Virgin of San Juan, for now I have 11 stray dogs living with me. They brighten up the loneliness, give me their love and protect me from thieves.

Sandra Mendez suffered from overweight and felt so lonely. She prayed to Saint Anthony, and he sent her a boyfriend who likes the food as much as she does. Sandra thanks for that with this retablo.

I felt so lonely until one day the Virgin of Guadalupe sent me an abandoned kitten. [...] Now I have a lot of cats.

I thought I didn’t like pets. But one day someone left a basket full of kittens behind my house. They were so helpless, and my heart softened. I couldn’t leave them over there. I fed them and decided to keep the kittens for a while. But I loved them and felt attached to them. Now they keep me company, because I live alone with no family. I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Josefina and Rosalia Gonzalez went to visit an aunt in Santo Tomas. A very nice stray dog followed them with her puppies till their house. Josefina and Rosalia adopted them. They give thanks to the Virgin of San Juan because now these animals keep them company in their solitude and protect them from the thieves.

I became a widow when I was young. When my children grew up, got married and left, I felt lonely. I adopted some cats so that they would keep me a company. I gave so much love to my animals. One day my daughter got divorced and came back with my granddaughter to live with me. Now I’m even happier, because my granddaughter shares my love to the cats. We coddle them together. And I thank the Virgin of the Rosary for these moments of joy.