Rodrigo Vasquez got involved with his boxing coach’s daughter. When her father found out about he kicked them both out his gym. Rodrigo thanks Saint John Bosco because they got married and he found another place for his training.

I thank Saint Charnel for saving me when the cords of my parachute broke while I was practicing extreme sports with my friend La Chequio at Valle de Bravo.

Toluca, 1994
Barbara Pietrasanta

The girl Alfonsina Suarez brings this retablo to Saint John Bosco thanking him because her injuries weren’t so serious when she swung too hard and fell off the uneven bars.

I’m very glad since I’m singing in the shower again because I found a very good soap with a wonderful aroma that deodorizes my body’s bad smell after the boxing matches in the Coliseo Azteca.

The Perez boy thanks the Virgin of Guadalupe because the fight ended quickly and he was stopped being beaten up. Thanks.

Mexico, Mexico, 1970

With all my heart, I thank Saint Rita of Cascia for helping me to get back in the boxing. In my last fight, I got a very strong hit in my head. It put my career at risk. But I was able to regain my lost positions in the championship.

Apolonio “The Bull” Martinez
Reynosa, Tamaulipas

Jose Andrade enjoyed doing bodybuilding. Because of that he started to inject steroids that made him very irritable and furious. He thanks the Holy Child of Atocha because he came to his senses and stopped using them so he can be in harmony with his family.

Gudelia Morales dreamt about being a great figure skater. She thanks Saint Martha because her dream came true, although she had to move to United States for it.

How wonderful I managed to fucking leave Juan Alfredo. And now I can do pilates, coaching, yoga, family constellations therapy, bikram yoga, speeding. I can take homeopathic medicine, sit on the maple syrup diet and talk with my slutty girlfriends about all this stuff.

Your slave Deliria Fastidio (Delirious Irritated).

The writing on the arm: «Berlusconi, I love you.»

During a baseball match Alejandro Lopez dropped his bat making swing and hit a player from his team. Alejandro thanks Saint James with this retablo because the player got better, and he promises to be more careful.

Thank you, Virgin, because Mexico qualified for the World Cup of 2002.

November 11, 2001

The football team «Coyotes from Ecatepec» offers this humble retablo to the Holy Child Football Player thanking for the miracle that they won the local junior tournament.

State of Mexico

Alberto Fernandez broke his leg playing soccer. He thanks Saint Juan Bosco with this retablo because the fracture healed, and now he can play again.