Diego Jorge de Villalobos to the rector of the Society of Jesus in Manila, the Jesuits were assigned to Silang in May 1599.

With a new order of priests to administer, the church and school previously built by the Franciscans were transferred in a new location and made even larger.

The fourth story of the belfry was destroyed in the 1880 earthquake and was only restored to its original height in 1989, after a hundred years.

The presence of local styles such as plants, fruits, volutes or circular designs and millipedes made the retablo of Silang distinct.

[7] The same local styles are also used in the main altar like fruits and flowers including decorative motifs of foliage, angel heads, acanthus crenelations, cartouches and empty rectangle.

[4] The image of the Nuestra Señora de Candelaria¸ patroness of Silang is currently located at the central niche of the first level of the altar mayor.

During the 1980s up to the early 1990s, the church had a white interior with hints of gold in the columns, niches, pediments, saints and foliage of the retablo which was done during the 1970s restoration by Talleres de Maximo Vicente through application of varnish.

The original pastel color of the retablo was restored in 2002 by carefully removing layers of lacquer, modern varnish, paraffin and soot.

[8] In 2004, the golden pillars were restored to beige with a hint of avocado green and its rouge flowers to pink to complement the modern-day adobe wall-cladding.

During the 21st century restoration, a statue of Paul holding a sword located at the right-most portion of the retablo was stolen.

[9] Upon the advice of the Jesuit rector, he ordered the people to make vigil, bring the image to the church in festive mood.