Money had to be raised. A plant nursery was expensive way to generate funds. A rose grower became interested in project and donated 100 potted roses. From there, thousands were propagated. The sale of plants and flowers was brisk. Soon the income allowed the hiring of two more helpers.

In 1965, Father Julien celebrated his 25th anniversary as a priest and visited the States.. During his six months visit, he was able to raise a decent amount for his projects in the shrine, from his anniversary gifts, rummage sales, card games and other ways and means that his friends and relatives did to help. This enabled Father Julien raised enough money to built a multipurpose, one-storey building. The building, consisted of a chapel, a gift shop, a storage room, Father's bedroom and cooperative store owned and managed by his employees.

 The gift shop, on the other hand, had become popular with tourists, allowing the hiring of more employees for the many on-going projects.

Two men from Manila were hired to build a life-size statue of Our Weeping Mother as part of the shrine of La Salette. Using holy pictures as guide, the men finished a beautiful statue on November 10, 1968. The novena to Mary, Queen of La Salette started on September 11.

In 1968, Father Julien borrowed the equivalent of $25,000.00 and purchased a large shipment of woodcarvings to be sold in the parishes in the States.  Realized sale of all the carvings was more than enough to pay the loan and still keep a profit of $27,000.00.

The exact measurement of the Shrine in La Salette, France were obtained and work began. Large pieces of granite were brought from the stone cutters in Manila to the site in Silang. Many hours were spent under the hot sun breaking the large chunks into smaller pieces. Marcelino Sicat, an excellent carpenter and mason built all the shrine walls and did the rest of the masonry.

The blessing of the shrine took place on September 19, 1968. Over 500 people marched, sung and prayed. It was a day never forgotten. A 97-year old woman was given the honor of cutting the ribbon. The residents played their guitars and sung during the celebration.