There are keepers of home altars who not only received God into their hearts and within their homes but welcomed all his relatives and friends as well. The home altar became a visual teaching tool of Catholic faith, hope, and charity. Usually found in Mexican American altars were historical favorite saints: St. Anthony of Padua, St. Jude, St. Joseph, St. Teresita the Little Flower of Jesus, St. Michael the Archangel, Our Lady of Guadalupe and sometimes pictures or statues of the Virgin Mary under other titles and dressed in different attire, such as Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady of the Rosary, and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Every altar had crucifixes of Jesus and usually pictures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In addition to the regulars and popular saints of the Mexican American people, most altars had statues or pictures of other saints like St. Martin de Porres, St. Martin Caballero, St. Francis de Assisi, San Ramon, and a few others. Inmaculada Concegcion de Maria, Came from New Mexico. Circa Early 1700. Traces of gold leaf on garment. Height: 15 inches. Owner: Jorge Eager, Phoenix, AZ.