In attendance were President Stjepan Mesic, Deputy Prime Minister and War Veterans Minister Jadranka Kosor, Defence Minister Berislav Roncevic, Interior Minister Marijan Mlinaric, and Zagreb Mayor Vlasta Pavic.
In his sermon, Jezerinac said among other things that "one gets the impression that the actions of the builders of the so-called new Europe represent a deliberate commitment to a future without God and the gospels". He added this made many people increasingly afraid "but as believers, we look to the future with optimism".