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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LITURGY IN TANDEM WITH OUR LIFE OUTSIDE IT.

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Mar 2, 2021
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TUESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT.

ISAIAH 1:10.16-20 PSALM 50:8-9.16-17.21 MATTHEW 23:1-12 We come to church daily to worship God especially during Mass. Is it possiblethat when we come to church to worship, God could be covering his divine eyes out of disgust for our worship? We may not imagine such a scenario but this is the exact image that today's First Reading places before us this morning. What do you normally do when you see or hear something disgusting? The best you can do is to walk away from the disgusting situation not wanting to be associated with it. The First Reading examines the inter play of sin and sacrifice, asserting that one can negate the efficacy of the other. This is not a new theme because even today's Psalm calls into question Israel's worship which had sacrifices that took the place of the true worship of the living God.

Though God is disgusted by the worship of the people, what is important to notice here is that the people are described as appropriately pious. They are making sacrifices, they are attending to their religious obligations. These verses do not accuse them of worshipping other gods. They are law-abiding abiding worshippers of Yahweh.. or at least they think they are-Isaiah 1:10-15. This section of Isaiah Chapter One contrasts the care that the people at that time gave to their liturgical practices with their disregard for virtues like love, humility, listening and mercy. They heavily invested financially to buy bulls, sheep and goats to be offered as sacrifices but God does not listen to them or even look at them because they have not yet aligned their practices with the ethics embodied in their liturgical rituals. Is this situation different from ours today? Does our liturgy match with our practices outside it? Today's First Reading reminds us that liturgy creates an ethical world view governed by love, humility, mercy and listening and inclusivity. The voice of God is reminding us that God does not listen if our religious life is only defined by our liturgical practices devoid of virtues.

As we reflect on this passage, we should know that it does not say that liturgy is evil, unnecessary or insignificant. Instead, the passage invites us to experience liturgy through the eyes of those who need our love, our listening or even our actions of good will wherever we are with them.

What do our hymns sound like to someone who life is on the brink of destitution?

Do our prayers evoke positive anger in the family of the woman and her child who does not feel safe in their home? Will our fasting and preaching this Lenten season bring hope to the family that lost their loved ones to carelessness of others and make us not to be indifferent but concerned in such situations?

We still have hope, all is not lost as long as we carry the message and the practice of liturgy with us when relating with others in any place we will be.

LITURGY IN TANDEM WITH OUR LIFE OUTSIDE IT.

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