Luis Ramirez thanks Saint John Bosco with this retablo for not losing his sight after received a tremendous blow during a fight in the ring.

I thank Saint Quiteria of Frexeiras for the victory of “Central” at the interstate championship.

Caruaru
Pedro Spineli de Araujo

We love our aerobic classes because we can praise the lord and we loose weight at the same time.

I thank Saint Dominic who helped me to join a famous gym and work on my muscles. Now I can give pleasure to my beautiful girls.

Oaxaca
January 23, 1953

Carolina Ortega was practicing on the balance beam and fell during her scissors exercise. She hurt herself between her legs very badly. She thanks Saint Rita for she got healed and her fear has gone.

I thank the Virgin because on the night of October 14 she didn’t let the Kid Montalban beat me in spite of his cheating.

Veracruz, 1973

During a soccer game, I was standing in the “wall” at a free kick. The ball hit me in the balls so hard, that I was carried away in a stretcher. I thank Saint Raymond Nonnatus for it didn’t affect my virility since my wife’s just told me that she’s pregnant with triplets. I dedicate the retablo for this.

Placido Carrasco
Toluca, Mexico state

Hector Aguilar, a bowling player, got distracted by a hot girl and dropped the ball on his feet. He thanks Saint Pancras for the recovery and promises not to flirt anymore. Besides he’s married.

The Garcia brothers, Silvestre and Valentin, thank the Virgin of Guadalupe, from the bottom of their hearts, for a gift to perform charreria. They’re very proud of making this mostly Mexican sport famous all over the world.

Tlaquepaque, Jalisco

My girl loved to practice taekwondo until one day she got knocked out by another girl who hit her in her face. She thanks the Virgin of San Juan for nothing serious happened.

Maria Telles

The surfer Mateo Robledo was attacked by a shark, and it bit off his leg. He thanks Saint Elias with this retablo for saving his life and for he didn’t lose his passion for sport.

Demetrio Hernandez worked as referee in a championship fight, and he was knocked out by mistake of the boxer «Kid» Rodriguez. He thanks St. Jude Thaddeus with this retablo, because he only lost two teeth and nothing seriously bad happened. Some time later he returned to work.

Tijuana, 1968

Thanks to Saint Dominic for helping me to win the Toluca tennis tournament in a match against Fernando Sanchez. I was losing 6-0, 6-0 and 4-0, but then my opponent felt a spasming pain in his leg and had to retire.