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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SUNDAY OF THE 24TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Dn. Prosper (Njoroge)
Sep 12, 2021
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12th September 2021

THE TRUE IDENTITY OF JESUS

Isaiah 50:5-9a

Psalm 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9

James 2:14-18

Mark 8:27-35

The context of the Gospel passage of today is that Jesus, before turning his direction to Jerusalem, passes Caesarea Philippi where he publicly announces his passion, death and resurrection to his disciples.

In this passage we will see the question about the identity of Jesus that leads also to the true identity of his disciples.

Who do people say that I am? This question is very radical for the followers of Jesus. He started by asking the opinion of the public about him. This question is also addressed to each one of us today. And the response to this fundamental question will express the depth of our personal faith and conviction about Jesus.

People struggled to grasp the identity of Jesus. Some people even see Jesus as Blasphemer (Mk 2:7), possessed by devil (Mk 3:22). But some see him as John the Baptist, Elijah or one of the prophets. These are great peoples in the history of the Israelites. They see him as a miracle worker, role model, messenger of God, someone comes from God. Their response is not wrong but Jesus is much more than these.

After that Jesus turns to his disciples: but who do you say that I am? Jesus asks them this question because his aim is to help them to grasp very well who really he is.

Since the disciples have being stayed with Jesus for quit long, they slowly came to know Him. Peter confessed “You are the Messiah”. He sees Jesus as the Savior sent by God, Son of God, and God incarnate. Peter discovered the true identity of Jesus through prayers and being close to Him.

The same for us, we are able to discover who really Jesus is for us and what his mighty works in our lives are only if we are close to him and spend time praying and meditating his words.

Jesus is the Messiah who will save the whole humanity from the danger of death and evil. He will fulfill it through suffering, rejection, death and resurrection. This is the true identity of Jesus. But all this is beyond human’s understanding. Peter could not understand it and he rebuked Jesus. By doing so, Peter denied the very faith he just professed. Jesus called him

Satan. Satan is the one who works against God’s will and plan for Salvation. Satan’s role and mission is to destroy God’s kingdom and to prevent people from any access to salvation. Peter is called Satan because he rebuked Jesus in his path of fulfilling God’s plan for the salvation of humankind.

The same for us, how many a times we fail to live the very faith we profess. We rebuke Jesus when we fail to carry out our daily cross. We reject Jesus when we get lost in taking care for ourselves and forget about other people. We rebuke Jesus when we look for other saviors apart from Him: glory, earthly pleasure, material richness, self-glorification, self-centered life....

We have to be the doers of the words, living out our faith through action not just hearers of the words, because, faith without work is dead (Jm2:17). This is the true path to holiness and eventually to salvation.

SUNDAY OF THE 24TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

THE TRUE IDENTITY OF JESUS

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