He said: “We can learn from it all, as we always do.
“And when in years to come when we parade again and gather in celebration, make a new invocation, no longer needing to be consumed in our consumption.
“We will recall how we made St Patrick’s Day 2021 the beginning of a new journey.
“One we are happy to share with the whole world, and all of its people, and one that helped renew with respect for Mother Earth, to which we all belong.
“And of which our saints, Patrick and Bridgid, left us such insights and enduring wisdom.