Romano worked to rebuild what was damaged after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on 15 June 1794 and this included re-building his church - that of Santa Croce - on his own. He devoted hours to organizing rebuilding efforts following the disaster and even cleared a great deal of rubble himself with his own hands. It was at the time of the disaster that he served as Santa Croce's treasurer and assistant pastor. He dealt with the rebuilding in 1795 and the church was re-consecrated in 1827. After the death of the parish priest in 1799 he became the provost of the parish and devoted himself to the re-building of the church. He paid careful attention to the formation of children as part of their education as well as the proclamation of the Gospel in the name of evangelization. His promotion of education was also motivated due to his care for orphans who often had a poor education themselves; Romano dedicated himself to promoting a sold Christian formation for all children. French invaders of the area oppressed him in addition to the various Italian political groups.