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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SATURDAY OF THE WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Dn. Prosper (Njoroge)
Feb 5, 2022
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5TTH FEBRUARY 2022

COMPASSION AND LOVE

Memorial of Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr

1 Kgs 3:4-13

Ps 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Mk 6:30-34

The Gospel of today teaches us a wonderful lesson about our relationship with other people surround us should be. In the Gospel Jesus feels the love and compassion for the people who were looking for Him and wanted Him to teach them.

The context of the Gospel of today is that the disciples went two by two, in communion as Jesus sent them. They did a lot and followed all the instructions and conditions Jesus asked them. They did their mission in the name of Jesus and with communion with one another. They preached the Good News, the Gospel to people in different places and called for repentance because of the Kingdom of God. They also cast out demons, heal different sicknesses, and so forth, (Mk 6:7-13).

And today, the disciples are back to Jesus and give Him report of all that they managed to do. They expressed Him their experience. They are now tired and Jesus realized that they need a rest. He ordered them to go and have special time aside for themselves. This shows that we should have some time to rest after being swimming into heavy and daily duties. This is also an opportunity for us to balance our needs as human person. We need to work hard, physically or intellectually. But we need also time to rest, time to return to God alone to praise and thank Him for all that we achieved as well us for our failing. This was the plan and program of Jesus for them. But the Gospel of today tells us that they could not even rest because people were following them where they plan to take some times to rest. Because of His compassion, He could not leave the crowed alone; He began to teach them and preach to them the Good News. This is compassion.

What is compassion and how do we express and live it?

The word compassion comes from two Latin words “con”, means “with” et “patire” means “to feel”. That gives the meaning to feel with someone else.

Therefore, Compassion literally means “to feel or to suffer together.” We can say that compassion cab be defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to relieve that suffering. With compassion, one feels and suffers with the one who suffered. It is just like a loving mother who feels and bears together what the child in her womb feels. The two become one and feel together and suffer the same thing. This was what Jesus showed to the people in the Gospel of today.

Jesus teaches us that we too, since we all are baptized and followers of Christ, we are one and should feel with one another. We have to open to the needs and the situation of others; just like the different members of the same body; what happens to one member affects the others. This is the Love and Compassion God has for us. It is also our duty and responsibility to love and have compassion to one another.

SATURDAY OF THE WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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