The Mysterious Saint
In the barrio of Santo Cristo, Malolos, the patron was supposed to be possessed of super-human power that many people from the different sections of the province paid a visit or rather a homage to the chapel. The Saint was considered to be mysterious because of the fact that he suddenly became black and produced smoke through His mouth just immediately after the New Year's Eve. The people thought he had the power of making himself black and produced smoke, and from this observation, they inferred that he could do whatever he wanted to do. There was a small pond just back of the chapel. It was believed that any sick people could easily be cured if they took a bath in that dirty pond. Wonderful enoughs, most people got well when they bathed in it.
There was a woman who happened to be praying that she wished to have a husband so that they could have a child. She was so sincere in her prayer that the next day, a very short fellow began to love her. Thinking that the man was sent by God represented by Santo Cristo, she accepted him even if he appeared undesirable. They were, therefore, married, but unfortunately many years had gone by without raising any child. She again prayed in the same chapel asking the saint to make her a mother to any kind of child he might give her. She, however, succeeded in her prayer because the next night she gave birth to a very tiny child, as small as a grain of rice. The mother was so happy that she instantly kissed the child, but unfortunately she inhaled the tiny child through her nose. She therefore, lamented for the loss of her only child.