Sep 3, 2015

I Thank the Virgin...

One of my favorite sites is the wonderful I Thank the Virgin, which is a repository of sorts for retablos from various shrines around Latin America.

Here are a few that I love


ithankthevirgin:

St. Jude Thaddeus, thank you for sending me happiness. One day I was walking to Cuernavaca and I wanted some cold beer. I went to a bar, and there I met Ernesto. This young man dragged my attention right away. Also I liked his mole. In short we started talking, and now we’re a couple. I won a lottery with this guy. We are madly in love.Edgar AlvaradoTemisco, Morelos, 1965
St. Jude Thaddeus, thank you for sending me happiness. One day I was walking to Cuernavaca and I wanted some cold beer. I went to a bar, and there I met Ernesto. This young man dragged my attention right away. Also I liked his mole. In short we started talking, and now we’re a couple. I won a lottery with this guy. We are madly in love.

Edgar Alvarado
Temisco, Morelos, 1965

ithankthevirgin:

Thank you, Saint Charbel, for sending me the love of my life. Let my friends be critical about me for he’s much younger than me. But it’s not important because love sees no age. I want to open a restaurant for him because he’s a chef, a marvelous chef. Thank you, Saint Charbel.Antonio ManzanarezMexico City, 1960
Thank you, Saint Charbel, for sending me the love of my life. Let my friends be critical about me for he’s much younger than me. But it’s not important because love sees no age. I want to open a restaurant for him because he’s a chef, a marvelous chef. Thank you, Saint Charbel.
Antonio Manzanarez
Mexico City, 1960
ithankthevirgin:

Dear Saint Augustine. We believe that having a female Pope is a great idea, and we give thanks to God for her. Equality is an important lesson in the Bible and of Jesus, and finally the Church is following that lesson. We only hope that the next Pope will be gay – then we will feel that there is equality.

Dear Saint Augustine. We believe that having a female Pope is a great idea, and we give thanks to God for her. Equality is an important lesson in the Bible and of Jesus, and finally the Church is following that lesson. We only hope that the next Pope will be gay – then we will feel that there is equality.
 ithankthevirgin:

Saint Jude Thaddeus, thank you for the happiness you gave me—for The Cheeky. Every day on my way to the bakery, I saw a guy who stared at me. I always looked away and ignored him but one day I noticed that he was following me. Another day he slapped my ass. I felt embarrassed and became very nervous. That’s how I met Sotero and we became a couple.Isaias LugoGuadalajara, Jalisco, 1960
 
Saint Jude Thaddeus, thank you for the happiness you gave me—for The Cheeky. Every day on my way to the bakery, I saw a guy who stared at me. I always looked away and ignored him but one day I noticed that he was following me. Another day he slapped my ass. I felt embarrassed and became very nervous. That’s how I met Sotero and we became a couple.
Isaias Lugo
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 1960

ithankthevirgin:

Saint Jude Thaddeus, I thank you for your support. My masochistic partner had a doubt about his desires. We argued heatedly about it, until the day of the breaking up came. However, four months later he couldn’t stand the separation, and thanks to Saint Jude we returned to each other. He realized what he wanted and accepted who he was. So now, before going to sleep, he asks me to spank him really good.Mariano LariosMexico City, 1960
 Saint Jude Thaddeus, I thank you for your support. My masochistic partner had a doubt about his desires. We argued heatedly about it, until the day of the breaking up came. However, four months later he couldn’t stand the separation, and thanks to Saint Jude we returned to each other. He realized what he wanted and accepted who he was. So now, before going to sleep, he asks me to spank him really good.

Mariano Larios
Mexico City, 1960

14 comments:

SaltyMissJill said...

This is fantastic!
I thank the virgin for Jason!

mrpeenee said...

I definitely need to drop by the St. Jude grotto the next time I'm in town.

normadesmond said...

st. jude, huh?

well, that second one does look a little like danny thomas.

Jon said...

"When the Saints come marching in", indeed...

Or is it:

"Since I have seen the light,
I'm good by day and I'm good by night.
So blow, Gabriel, blow!"


Jx

Ur-spo said...

Dear me .

ayeM8y said...

So many Saints with idle time on their hands. Pray to the ones not so busy. I pray for your spanking condition.

hayward said...

I should be so lucky as to have my buns slapped going to the bakery.

savannah said...

i have missed you, sugar! ;) xoxoxox

ayeM8y said...

Seracia where you be?

The Mistress said...

Just in time for the papal visit.

Diane said...

Thinking about and missing you, m'dear!

stella-rondo said...

I'm praying to the Blessed Virgin that you come back to this blog.

normadesmond said...

hey, hope everything's okay!

xxx said...

Dear Jason, when are you coming back? I miss you.
Sincerely, your friend from Bucharest, Catalina (I know we're not friends, but I wouldn't call myself a "stalker") I hope everything is ok