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 7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. George Mungai
Feb 19, 2022
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20TH FEBRUARY 2022

Be merciful as your Father is merciful

1Sam 26, Psms 103, 1 Cor 15, Luke 6:27-38

• More than ever before, we live in a world that only knows of Justice that is not tempered with mercy. Revenge, violence and hatred have become our way of life.

• But the word of God today is reminding us that, God-like mercy is the stance required of Christian disciples in the face of opposition and hatred.

• Why should I be merciful just like My Father?

1. Because our God is a Merciful God

- Luke 6:36; “Be merciful, as your Father is merciful”

- Psalms 103:8; “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and rich in mercy. He does not treat us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our faults.”

- Our God is always merciful, He is a God of: steadfast love; ever ready to forgive those who turn away from injustice and wrong doing.

- God loves us beyond our expectations, beyond anything that we can possibly imagine

- It is out of mercy of God that we were saved; John 3:16, “For God loved the world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not die but have eternal life.”

2. Because God commands me to be merciful

- Luke 6:36; “Be merciful, as your Father is merciful”

- Micah 6:8; “The LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God”

- To belong to the family of God, you need to do what is right with others: To love; To being merciful to others, and to live humbly in fellowship with God.

3. Because I will need mercy in the future

- We are all sinners in perpetual need of God’s mercy.

- We cannot receive what we are unwilling to give.

- James 2:13 says, “You must show mercy to others, or God won’t show mercy to you... But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear at the judgment.”

- Mt 6:15; “But if you do not forgive others, then your father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.”

4. Because showing mercy brings happiness.

- Showing mercy brings happiness. The Bible teaches over and over that the more merciful I am, the happier I’m going to be.

- Proverbs 14:21; “If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is a sin to despise anyone.”

- A family where people are merciful to one another is a happy family.

- Being kind to other people actually blesses you and makes you happier in life. And mercy certainly produces greater joy in those to whom you’ve shown it.

- You allow people to find freedom from their past when you’re willing to show mercy.

- Unforgiving heart destroys. Revenge always escalates out of control. Violence always begets violence.

- Results of revenge are; ruined lives, stained reputation and shattered relationship.

• Dear friends, we are called today, to love as God loves, we are to be merciful as He is, beyond expectations and with a depth beyond imagining.

• Everyone needs mercy because everyone has messed up. We have all hurt other people and made mistakes. We have all sinned!

• Mercy changes the lives of people who have made mistakes, and we who have received mercy freely, can change the world around us, by showing mercy to others.

• May we accept in humility: to love our enemies, to do good to those who hate us, to bless those who curse us, & to pray for those who abuse us.

“For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”

Luke 6:38

SUNDAY OF THE 7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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