OLRCP ANNOUNCEMENTS. 15th February 2026

1. The Lenten Season commences on Ash Wednesday, 18th February 2026. The Mass programme for the day is as follows:

i.Ridgeways – 6.45 am, 1:00pm and 6:00 pm

ii.Muringa - 5.30pm

iii.Huruma - 5.30pm

iv.Karura - 1:00pm

The Priest’s Office will remain closed on that day.

2.The Ash Wednesday morning Mass (6.45 am) will be animated by the daily Mass group, Lunchtime Mass (1.00 pm) by CMA & CWA groups and the evening Mass (6:00 pm) by Liturgy committee, Ushers, Lectors groups.

3.We shall have a special collection during Ash Wednesday Mass; the collection is used to finance Justice and Peace activities at the Diocesan and National level. Kindly give generously.

4.The Way of the Cross is every Friday of Lent at 5.30 pm followed by Holy Mass. This coming Friday, (20/02/2026), it will be animated by the CWA Group.

5.During the forty days of lent we shall have “THE UPPER ROOM EXPERIENCE” with daily Eucharistic adoration and guided reflections, every Monday to Friday (6 am-7 am) and Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) (6.30 am-7.30 am) followed by Mass.

6.The Catholic Women Association (CWA) will have a luncheon with the Priest tomorrow, Monday 16th. The day’s program will begin with Holy Mass, followed by the luncheon thereafter. All CWA members are kindly requested to attend and keep time.

7.Infant Baptism will take place on Saturday; 7th March 2026 at 10:00 am here in the church. It will be preceded by 3 Baptismal instruction classes for the parents and godparents. The classes will begin on Saturday, 14th February 2026 at 2:00 pm in St. Maria Goretti Hall. Registration is ongoing at the Parish Tent or at the Parish Office

8.Kindly be informed that the 2026 Parish Calendars are still available. They are going for Ksh 250 only per copy.

9.The Masses for:

a)St. Faustina SCC,

b)St. Josephine Bakhita SCC will be celebrated on Tuesday, 17th February, at 7:00 p.m.

10.The Masses for:

a) St. Jude SCC,

b)St. Stephen SCC,

c)St. Mark the Evangelist SCC and

d)St. Joachim SCC will be celebrated on Thursday, 19th February, at 7:00 p.m.

11.Home blessings for Our Lady of Fatima SCC will be held on Saturday, 21st February at 9:00 a.m.

Next Sunday’s Mass Animation

1st Mass: St Teresa of Calcutta SCC

2nd Mass St Claire SCC

3rd Mass: St Paul the Apostle SCC

Today’s Mass has been animated by the Christ the King Choir. We are a dedicated group of men and women who serve the Lord through music for the greater glory of God. Our practice sessions are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m., and on Sundays before and after the 9:30 a.m. Mass. If you are new to the parish or have been a member for some time, are aged 18 years and above, and feel called to serve God through music, you are warmly invited to join us. For more information, kindly visit the tent outside the Church.

THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPPING WITH US AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR PARISH. HAVE A BLESSED WEEK AHEAD

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FRIDAY OF THE 16TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Jul 22, 2022
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22ND JULY 2022

SEEKING WHAT IS WORTHWHILE NOT JUST WHAT IS WONDERFUL.

FEAST DAY OF SAINT MARY MAGDALENE.

SONG OF SOLOMON 3:1-4

PSALM 63:2-9

JOHN 20:1-8

It is highly possible that our familiarity with today's Gospel reading may make us miss out on a poignant issue that has also been highlighted and the issue is seen when Jesus tells Mary Magdalene," Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?"

Mary Magdalene's weeping is clearly associated with what Jesus has asked her," Whom do you seek?" It means that her weeping will cease when she finds the person she is looking for.

Mary Magdalene's response to Jesus, that is, " Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away," reinforces the reason behind her weeping and seeking Jesus.

What is it that you are currently seeking and your tears will only stop when you find it? Human beings always seek to find and we put a lot of effort to get what we seek.

The Gospel passage tells us that Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early while it was still dark and later ran to tell Simon Peter and the other disciple who Jesus loved that Jesus is not in the tomb and that she does not know where Jesus has been put making them go with her to the tomb.

This shows her effort in seeking to find Jesus and when the two disciples go back home from the tomb, Mary Magdalene decides to remain outside the tomb because she seeking to find Jesus.

To what length can you go so as to find what you are seeking? The woman who lost one coin out of ten lit a lamp and swept the whole house looking everywhere for the coin until she found it and called her neighbours to celebrate with her while the shepherd who lost one sheep out of a hundred left the other remaining ninety-nine sheep in the wilderness to go and search for the lost one until he found it and called his friends to celebrate with him.

What you do when seeking something shows the worth of what you are looking for and here reconnecting with Jesus is a worthy cause based on what Mary Magdalene does so as to find him.

Is Mary Magdalene seeking something worthwhile or something wonderful when she wants to reconnect with Jesus? We may answer that by seeking this reconnection with Jesus she is seeking something wonderful because she will no longer weep and will deliver the good news of the resurrection to the disciples.

The response of Jesus after revealing himself to Mary Magdalene shows that seeking something worthwhile is better than seeking something wonderful. Mary Magdalene reconnecting with Jesus is something wonderful.

Jesus tells Mary Magdalene," Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father but go to my brethren and tell them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and to your God."

What does this statement mean?

The above statement means that all of which Jesus shared about his relationship with his Father will be for every believer in his ascension and this will only be possible if and when he eventually ascends. Is this not worthwhile? It is worthwhile.

How can we change our wonderful experiences of finding into worthwhile experiences? We can do so by understanding that we seek and later find is not just significant the moment it has been found but it is even more significant when it fulfills its purpose that is why Mary Magdalene had to physically let go of Jesus so that he could fulfill the purpose of ascension and still enable us to continue reconnecting with him even after ascending.

FRIDAY OF THE 16TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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