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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THE GOODNESS OF GOD SHARING IN OUR HUMANITY

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Feb 2, 2021
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THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD.

MALACHI 3:1-4

HEBREWS 2:14-18

PSALM 24:7-10

LUKE 2:22-40

Today some people find matters of faith to be so overwhelming.To them, church attendance and worship are an intrusion in their scheduled events.

The idea of waiting on and witnessing to the intrusion of a faithful God, seems to interfere with their plans.

It is true that nobody likes intrusion into their already planned and normal life, we prefer that it remains the way it is probably because we gain a lot from the planned normal life.

Sometimes this planned and normal and scheduled life may obscure or prevent us from seeing some realities and thus miss out on some newness.

For example, you may have planned to stay indoors such that you do not want to talk to anyone yet the one who wants to talk to you may be having some important information that may help you.

In relation to the above notion, the Second Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews says, "Since the children share in the flesh and blood, Jesus himself likewise partook of the same nature, that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil. "

These are words that show what we call divine intrusion in our lives that has been overshadowed by death and evil.

How do you feel when someone shares food with you or even shares his/her time and life stories with you? And how do you feel when you are the one doing the sharing?

What does the word share mean? It means to let someone have or use something that belongs to you. It also means to tell others about an idea, a secret or a problem. It means to be equally responsible for doing something.

The word share here means that the human condition of flesh and blood is a constant one that Jesus now shares with us in all its forms apart from sin so that God can save us from the power of evil.

This is what Simeon attests to in today's Gospel passage as he encapsulates Jesus' destiny, reversing the expected pattern of human life which we are accustomed to.

This feast of the Presentation of the Lord calls us to live in anticipation of divine intrusion knowing very well that anything that is anticipated calls for action until the anticipation is achieved.

That is why the First Reading from the prophet Malachi makes us anticipate the coming of the Lord by asking, " But who can endure the day if his coming, and who can stand when he appears? "

These words were directed to the people who had lived contrary to God's expectations in order to show them God's intention of intruding into their lives with the purpose of refining them.

This could not or cannot be achieved without God through Jesus, sharing in our humanity and encouraging us to put together things we think cannot be put together, that is, God's divinity and our humanity and anything else that is good so that we can get a new impetus of anticipating what is good and participating in that good, the goodness of God sharing in our humanity.

THE GOODNESS OF GOD SHARING IN OUR HUMANITY

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