Sabah Christians make do with subdued Easter

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A Catholic family in Sabah attending Palm Sunday mass through live streaming on Facebook.KOTA KINABALU: Every year, Melissa Audrey eagerly looks forward to taking part in the Christian holy week that begins with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday. But Covid-19 has messed it up for her this year. The Catholic church, like many other Christian denominations, has suspended all its activities, including public masses. In fact, the church decided on the suspension even before the movement control order (MCO) came into effect on April 14, opting to provide live streaming of masses. Audrey, 40, appreciates the live streams over social media, but misses the spiritual satisfaction of celebrating the holiest week of the year inside a church building. “To be deprived of spiritual food is painful and truly humbling,” she told FMT. “To be celebrating the greatest occasion of our faith els…