A Catholic Church in Nakuru Town West marked Easter Vigil in style as it embraced the ethnic diversity of the cosmopolitan Nakuru City.

The Eucharistic Mass was presided over by Father Peter Kamau at the Holy Cross Catholic Church.

The Psalms sung after the first seven bible readings were done by three choirs from different small community churches (mitaa) in eight languages.

The psalms for the first reading were done in Kalenjin language followed by Kisii for the second reading and Luhyia and Kamba for the third and fourth.

The other three psalms were sung in Dholuo, English, and Kiswahili respectively to the thrill of Christians who turned up for the Holy Saturday Mass.

The mass, which is the longest in the Catholic Church services with nine bible readings among them the Gospel homily was organised in such a manner to celebrate the diversity of its catchment and to make everyone feel included.

During the service, 64 people, most of them children were baptised and another 70 were receiving the Holy Communion for the first time.

The priest also received more than 20 people who were converting from protestant to Catholic Faith.

“The Catholic church does not re-baptise Christians who were baptised in the other denominations because they had been baptised in the Holy Trinity and in accordance to the Christian faith, all they are required is to confess their belief in the Apostle’s Creed,” he said.

Fr Kamau asked the godparents of the people who were baptised, those who received the Holy Communion for the first time and the converts to guide them through the Catholic faith.

“To you the godparents, you are standing behind your god-daughter or son for formality, you should be committed to always direct them through the faith and their conduct throughout their Christian journey,” he said.

Catholics value the Easter Holiday as they deem it as the cradle of their faith when Jesus paid the ultimate price.