On August 15, 1984, the feast of Our Lady of Assumption, after months of tedious search, Tony Nazareno of the Antique Dealers of the Philippines and ""un hijo verdadero de Cavite"" recovered the lost image. However, all the gold trimmings and precious stones were gone. Nazareno immediately got in touch with Bishop of Imus to ask if he could authenticate the image. On August 19, 1984, the celebration of the feast of San Roque coincided with the blessing of the replica of the "Virgen de la Soledad". Secretly, it was also the day set for the announcement of the recovery of the Virgin. At nine in the morning, the mass for the solemn blessing of the replica started. After the gospel, the Bishop of Imus blessed the new image. Then the stolen image was presented, divested of its former glory.