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I went fishing but got lost in a storm. I was in the open sea. I was afraid that I’d die from thirst. But the Virgin of Guadalupe sent me two beautiful mermaids. They dragged my bot to the shore. I thank the Virgin for protection and saving me.

Lord of Chalma, thank you for helping me to survive the accident.

Mariano Torres
La Paz, Baja California Sur, 1964

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The fishermen Pascual and Cayetano Rios thank the Archangel Raphael because a beautiful mermaid with her magic singing made so the fish jumped in their boat without using the net.

When I was swimming I was attacked by a giant octopus. He grabbed me with its tentacles and I fell like I was going to die. I prayed to the Virgin of Guadalupe. Suddenly the octopus let me go, and I managed to escape and recover my breath. I thank the Virgin.

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Luis and Enrique Paredes found the treasure on the bottom of the sea. They thank the Virgin of San Juan because now they can help to their family.

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Camilo Morales was swimming when he got cramp and went to the bottom of the sea. He felt his lung ruptured. In his delirium, he saw three mermaids that dragged him to the shore and gave him the necessary oxygen with their kisses. Camilo thanks the Blessed Sacrament for this miracle.

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One nice day, I took my boat and went fishing in open sea. Suddenly some mermaids appeared. These sexy damned creatures wanted to play with me. Or maybe I fell asleep from hunger and these were just my imagination. However, thanks to my prayers to the Virgin of Guadalupe, there were nobody around and everything was calm.

Amador Ramirez
Ensenada, Baja California
May 5, 1979

I was very fat and depressed because of my weight. I asked the Virgin for help. And when my family moved to the coast, I started to swim and made friends with dolphins. I was so happy in the water with my new friends, I often forgot to eat, so I lost about 10 kilos (~20 pounds). I thank the Virgin of San Juan for this astonishing miracle.

I thank the Virgin of Guadalupe for the miracle of saving our ship “Ma. Catalina” when we were close to shipwreck during the storm. In despair, we prayed to you to stop the storm.

In gratitude. from the crew of “Ma. Catalina”
September 1938

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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.

The Lopez brothers went fishing, and the sea snake appeared to them. They were petrified with fear. But their dog, that always went with them, started to bark and to grunt. The snake got scared and swam away. The brothers give thanks to the Virgin of Zapopan because the snake didn’t hurt them.

My sister and I went swimming. Suddenly we were caught by a giant octopus. It grabbed us with its tentacles and dragged us into the depth. I felt that our lives were in danger, so I prayed to Saint Barbara. She helped us blowing a lot of bubbles that distracted the octopus. He let us free, and we swam to the shore. We thank for saving our lives.

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Juan Velasquez was water skiing in Acapulco, and a shark started to follow him. He thanks Saint Peter with this retablo for protection so the shark didn’t have him for dinner.

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