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 3RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Jan 22, 2022
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23RD JANUARY 2022

TODAY THIS SCRIPTURE HAS BEEN FULFILLED IN YOUR HEARING

NEHEMIAH 8:2-10

PSALM 19:8-15

1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-30

LUKE 1:1-4,4:14-21

In today's Gospel reading, Jesus ends his inaugural sermon by saying, "Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." This fulfillment is very critical because it touches areas that have never been tackled before because when Jesus says that he will preach the good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, give recovery of sight to the blind, set at liberty those who are oppressed, and proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, it means that what he has said has never been tackled before ;and that is why in next Sunday's Gospel reading after today's inaugural sermon of Jesus, the congregation in the synagogue will be angry at him to the point of wanting to throw him off the cliff. Why? Because they never imagined he could tackle such issues, they seemed comfortable or "fulfilled" with the way things were yet this is not the fulfillment that Jesus is talking about. Jesus is talking about the fulfillment that comes as a result of a positive change.

This fulfillment is an announcement of his mission. It is a description of the Kingdom of God. It is a promise of God's aid and presence, and all these are summarized by the word fulfilled.

This fulfillment is not fulfillment in general but rather for the poor, it is not release but release to those who are captive, sight not to everyone but to those who are blind, freedom not to everyone but to those who are oppressed. By saying, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing," Jesus is convinced that the Scripture has indeed been fulfilled in its hearing and the effects of such hearing is an ongoing reality.

If the Scripture has indeed been fulfilled in our hearing, then it is ours to ponder. It is ours to take seriously because what the people had wanted has been provided and the standards of the people have been raised up such that they are now satisfied. What is that brings you fulfillment? What aspect of your life and of your faith needs transformation so that you can reach true fulfillment? Transformation and fulfillment go hand in hand.

Can fulfillment be a thing of the past; that you were fulfilled today and then you do not need subsequent fulfillments? Jesus' sermon preached in his home town was good news for those who heard if first but what demand does it place on us who hear it now and today? If the inaugural sermon of Jesus has been fulfilled as a promise then it is indeed a promise for us to take on and fulfill because fulfillment here comes by making real a promise. Otherwise, the ongoing reality of Jesus' declaration of freedom risks the possibility of extinction and the possibility of leaving Jesus' promise of fulfillment in the past which we are persistently prone to.

The reality that Jesus mentions is still here with us and it calls us to continue preaching it and making sure it is happening.

What or how is life, even the life of faith without fulfillment? Why do we work? Why do we have relationships? Why do we pray? Why do we read the Word of God? Why do we eat and dress up? We do also these things to change our quality of life.

The Word of God is impressing upon us to continue reacting positively to our surroundings, to know it and to acknowledge it and live it in a fulfilling manner the way the congregation in the First Reading did by weeping and later celebrating.

SUNDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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