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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PERFECTION

Dn. Joe Nabo, Salesian of Don Bosco
Feb 27, 2021
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26th February 2021, Year B Saturday of the first week of Lent

Dt 26:16-19 Psalm 119:1-2.4-5.7-8 Mt 5:43-48 The Gospels readings of yesterday and today offer us a new interpretation of the Mosaic law. Jesus does not reject the old law but gives it a new meaning and invites his followers to go further, to do more than others, to have a specific character which distinguishes them from the rest. “If you love those who love you, what reward have you?” This means that it is too easy to love those who love us and in fact, even pagans can do that. On the contrary, it takes sacrifice and self-denial to love one’s enemy and this is exactly what it means to be Christian; a follower of Christ. Remember that the sacrifice of the cross is for the salvation of all peoples; good and bad alike. But what kind of love and enemy is Jesus talking about here? Love here is not erotic love or the mutual love of intimate friendship; it is a deep concern for the good of the other that reaches out even if there is no return. God, as good as He is, has many people who love Him but at the same time there are many who oppose Him, yet he treats all persons equally without discrimination; “He makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good and sends his rain on the just and on the unjust.” We usually consider as our enemies, those who do harm to us or those we do not like. Wrongly understood, this invitation of Jesus to love our enemies, can sound quite unrealistic. To love our enemies does not mean keeping mere acquaintance with them or even casual friendship. Jesus is asking us to care for and to have genuine concern for our enemies and to pray for them, even when they hurt us, do not like us or even oppose us. What Jesus is asking us to do is humanly difficult but not impossible. It is the only thing that sets us apart as God’s children and will bring peace to us and hopefully, in time to the person who is hostile to us. We can literally disarm a hating person by acting towards them in a positive and loving way and refusing to be controlled by their negative attitudes. It is one of the ways to be perfect as our Father in heaven.

Let us pray

In your bounty, Lord, give us the Spirit who alone can teach us to think and do what is right, so that we, who without you cannot exist may live in loving obedience to your will. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

PERFECTION

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