After the canonization ceremony in Rome, where Dun Gorg Preca (now San Gorg Preca) was proclaimed the first Maltese Catholic Saint, the reliquary containing his blood was brought to by Bishop Mario Grech where it was taken around the main villages for the veneration of the people.

The first on the list was Ghajnsielem where Archpriest Can. Frankie Bajada welcomed Gozo Bishop Mario Grech and the postulator for the cause of Malta's first canonized saint, Mgr Charles Scicluna after being transported to Gozo at 3.30 p.m. Hundreds of Ghajnsilmizi packed the church to witness and pray for this man of God.

At 4.30pm, after just 45minutes, the reliquary left the Ghajnsielem parish and headed to the village of Qala. A Concelebrated Mass led by Mgr Grech at the Gozo Cathedral started at 7 p.m. The relic will return to Malta on June 6 at 6 p.m.

The blood found in the reliquary was donated by Dr.Lawrence Spiteri, who was Dun Gorg's home doctor. In all, Dr.Spiteri had kept three tubes with Dun Gorg's blood. Besides the one he donated to the St.Gaetan church, he also donated another to the Museum Society while he kept the third one himself. San Gorg isbest known for establishing the Society of Christian Doctrine, better known as M.U.S.E.U.M. His road to sainthood was initiated in 1975, and he was declared Venerable in June 2000. He beatified on 9 May 2001 by Pope John Paul II during his second visit to Malta. He was raised to sainthood by Pope Benedict XVI in June 2007.