This was the day when the war in Malta stopped. Coincidentally, it was the same day when the statue of the Bambina was being carried back to the Isla Parish.

The people in the procession were close to the Isla shore when they heard the news over the loudspeakers of the destroyers, that Italy had surrendered. The Archpriest explained to the people what was being said, and with this happy news, the bells started ringing in the Cottonera churches to spread the message to the rest of the island.