case of a young boy from Bagbag (present-day Novaliches) who died. During his wake, his bereaved mother pleaded to the Virgen Milagrosa del Rosario and sought her maternal compassion. To the surprise of those present, the dead boy stood up and walked to his mother. In gratitude, both mother and child made a pilgrimage to Orani where they relayed what had happened to them to the parish priest, who confirmed the authenticity of the miracle. Also healed after praying the novena to the Virgen Milagrosa was a leper from Catanggalan (present-day Obando, Bulacan) whose healing over the nine days of the novena was witnessed by the parish priest and by the faithful of Orani. The same Dominicans who recorded these miracles were wise to point out that as a result of these miracles, the devotion to the Virgin of Orani had enjoyed a "growing progression" and that "several volumes would be necessary to narrate the favors and that God has given though her." In return, the grateful people of Orani would bring herbs and flowers to adorn her altar as well as oil to fuel her lamp. The flowers and herbs and even the oil were later deemed miraculous by the people, just like the waters that sprung from the Virgin’s fountain, which was erected by the townspeople near the port, in her honor. The rich citizens of Orani and Samal, as well as some officials from as far away as Binondo, would donate jewels to her, as recorded in a 1750 inventory of her trousseau. On the other hand, the simple peasants of Orani would dance the "Jota de Orani" at the entrance of the church, as a token of gratitude for bountiful harvests. The shrine would also become the "most beautiful church in the province" and its reconstruction after the many fires and earthquakes that destroyed the building in the 19th and 20th century never lacked funds thanks to the piety and generosity of the people of Bataan and its neighboring provinces. This piety and generosity were proven during the great fire of March 16, 1938, which destroyed three-fourths of Orani. During the fire, the image was partially damaged but was not totally burned. It was later repaired in the bahay kastila owned by the Salaverria family (the matriarch, Filomena Pascual de Salaverria, was the image's camarera) located just beside the church. The Blessed Sacrament also escaped the