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 7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Martin
Feb 25, 2022
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25TH FEBRUARY 2022

Patience

In today’s first reading, Saint James refers to ‘the patience of Job’. It is one of those biblical phrases that has made its way into day to day conversation. We often speak about someone having the patience of Job. Certainly, Job started off being very patient. If you remember, everything was taken from him, property, children, home. His wife wanted him to curse God. He refused and instead blessed God, ‘The Lord gave; the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord’. However, as you read on in the Book of Job, it is clear that Job soon loses his patience.

He rails in anger against God for all that has happened to him and is angrily dismissive of his friends who are trying to support him. Perhaps the biblical author wants us to recognize that admirable patience and explosive anger often reside within the one person, including the person of faith. We know that from our own experience. Patience is a virtue, whereas anger is an emotion. The more we cultivate the virtue of patience, the more we can channel our anger in ways that are creative and life-giving for others. Anger directed by the virtue of patience can be a positive energy that helps to build communion between ourselves and others.

In the gospel reading, Jesus speaks about the communion between a husband and wife, a very unique form of communion whereby, as he says, two become ‘one body’. Yet, we are all called to build communion with others, to help form communities that reflect the community that is God. If we are to do that, we will need to cultivate the virtue of patience so that the potentially more divisive emotions, like anger, can be harnessed for a creative purpose. If patience is a virtue, Saint Paul reminds us that it is also the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Becoming a patient person is not primarily down to will-power on our part. It has more to do with a greater openness to the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

FRIDAY OF THE 7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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