The following letter was released May 26, 2020, by Archbishop Eamon Martin his diocesan clergy and religious:
Dear Father, Dear Deacon, Dear sisters and brothers
This weekend we celebrate Pentecost – the great feast of the Holy Spirit and the “birthday” of the Christian Church. I find it sad and disappointing that we have now come the whole way through the Easter season and we are still unable to gather physically for Mass and the sacraments.