I thank Saint Anthony of Padua for such a beautiful wedding. I married a man whom I love and who also loves me. We hope God send us a lot of children.

Juanita Cantu & Amador Ramirez
Tequila, Jalisco — June 26, 1862

Maria Luisa Gomes was annoyed by her suitors. All of them were boring, predictable and kind of ugly. But one day she met Pedro Lopez. He won her heart when he gave her a carnivorous plant. Maria thanks Saint Anthony for meeting such an extraordinary and intelligent man, and, moreover, with pretty eyes. With this plant there are no more flies and mosquitoes in her house.

R. S. was very picky about the young men and chose only handsome ones. But one day a horny fat man showed her what it means to be a good lover. She thanks Saint Anthony with this retablo for she met such a tremendous man.

I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for saving me the other night when a skeleton tried to fuck me.

On the day of my wedding, I panicked and had serious doubts about my future. I didn’t want to go to the church, so my family tried to force me because they liked my husband-to-be so much. My little brother was particularly anxious to pull me out because he couldn’t wait to get my room. My mother literally dragged me to the church, and I thanks Saint Anthony for she did so. Now I’m very happy with my beloved husband. He treats me like a queen and loves me much as I love him.

I thank Saint Anthony because my mother finally approved my fiancé Dagoberto Martinez and now we can get married on May 18, 1950.

Maria Lucia Rios

The widow B. M. was feeling very lonely but then a neighbor seduced her, and now they live happily. She thanks Saint Raymond with this retablo because the neighbor is quiet about it so nobody knows about it.

The day I got that fatal letter I couldn’t believe my eyes. The words pierced my heart like sharp knives causing me a tremendous pain. I decided that my life was over. But the Virgin of the Solitude took pity on me and eventually calmed me. She brought, miraculously, relief to my broken heart. I thank the Virgin because my life began to have sense again.

When my pupil Alfonso fell in love with mr, I thought it was sweet. But then I saw that he was serious about it, and I got preoccupied. I prayed the Virgin of Guadalupe for help. Some time later she made a miracle. Alfonso lost his interest in me and switched to a new girl who moved from Guanajuato to us in the middle of the school year. I thank because it is she who will broke the Alfonso’s heart and not me.

I thank the Virgin for my partner is so sensible and he always take care of me when I need it the most. When I had arthritis and the pain made me suffer so much, his attention showed me how much I mean for him. And, with his love, I felt better. May our love be blessed.

Mrs. Bone
Mexico City — May 2003

The old boyfriend returned on the day of the wedding.

I send a thousand blessings to St. Rita high up in heaven for granting me a husband, a detached house with garden, cat-flop and close to amenities and tube. And two kittens.

Fran C.

Because of an infidelity I decided to kill myself and jumped to the bottom of the lake. But thanks to the Virgin of the Rosary my all-life friend Luis Carlos saved me before I would drown. He confessed me that he loved me. And now we are a couple. We thank the Virgin for our happiness.