Photos: J. Stacevičius, lrytas.lt

Vilnius archbishop metropolitan Gintaras Grušas said a prayer of invocation at the prayer breakfast and Lithuanian foreign minister Linas Linkevičius, Kaunas archbishop metropolitan Lionginas Virbalas, Russian Orthodox priest Vitalijus Mockus of the Saint Paraskeva the Martyr Church in Vilnius and deputy Lithuanian Sunni Islam mufti Romualdas Krinickis spoke at the breakfast.

Lithuanian Jewish Community member Tobijas Jafetas spoke about his personal experience as a Holocaust survivor at the prayer breakfast as well. The theme of the annual prayer breakfasts is “Conquering Apathy” this year, and young people, politicians, public figures and businesspeople spoke about how separate religions and creeds have shared values, and how by standing in solidarity these different faiths can contribute to the making of a more peaceful and safer world.

Full story in Lithuanian here.