Reaching out to school students the Primate of All-Ireland drew from Gospel asking them not to be troubled and “trust in God”. Both A-Levels and the Leaving Cert have been cancelled north and south of the border due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Over the weekend, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh in his homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter said: “I think these words would also be very helpful for our A-level and Leaving Cert students who might be feeling anxious about what happens next. ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled; trust in God still and trust in me’.”
In another message to Leaving Cert students who are now set to received ‘calculated grades’, Fr Michael Toomey CC in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary said: “Don’t hesitate to reach out, to talk and get through this.”
He added that although vast majority of the population weren’t about to do the Leaving Cert, “we know from what we have experienced since we have all been impacted with these restrictions, that together we will work this out”.