Kota Kinabalu: Most Christian/Roman Catholic churches in Sabah were full to observe the start the Holy Week which begins with Palm Sunday and culminates with Easter.
Devotees from all ages complied with the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the government and other health authorities in all places of worship.
Even though the pandemic has subsided, church authorities continue to remind its faithful /devotees not let our guard down, instead to comply the health protocols to finally defeat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mandatory wearing of face mask and physical distancing are strictly imposed to all churchgoers during religious rituals/holy masses.
Church officials also ensured churches/chapels are sanitised before and after every religious programme.
These measures will also be in effect during the Paschal Triduum, the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, reaching its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closing with evening prayer on Easter Sunday (April 17).
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week of the Lenten season and the run-up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
It is the celebration of the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, where he was to be crucified.
Christians celebrate the most intense moments of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Also known as Passion Sunday, it is when the faithful listen to the complete account of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
