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 Greatest Commandment

Dn. Bedan I. Njue, Salesian of Don Bosco.
Mar 12, 2021
3 min read

Lent Week 3

First Reading: Hosea 14:1-9 Ps. 81:6c-8a.8bc-9.10-11ab and 17 Gospel: Mt 12:28b-34

Dear Christians, we are reminded that God is one and only Him we ought to love. It’s through our love for Him, we recognize his voice and not of other gods. Hosea calls the people to return to the Lord because they had listened to the voice of other gods. Their love for the genuine God of the people was no more among them. The desire of God is that all may walk in his ways. This message is portrayed in the gospel in a different style of the greatest commandment.

The central message of Jesus and Hosea is that, all things emanates from one God who is to be loved above all else with all our hearts, soul, mind and strength. The love of God becomes the first priority of the Christian life and cannot be compromised. This love is manifested both in our faith and love of the neighbor. We can’t claim to love our God yet we hate our neighbors who are created in the image and likeness of God. The main question is, how can one love God and love his neighbor has he loves him/herself? It is only through obedience, charity and prayer.

1. Love through obedience. God wants us to obey Him. We obey God by doing what he has commanded us to do even though we can experience up and downs. God does not look at what actions we can carry out, rather, He looks to see if we are willing to submit our human will to His divine will. True love is shown by obedience. The obedience has to be extended to those in authority i.e. in our work places, family church leaders etc.

2. Love through charity. God is to be loved above all else. This love is extended to others without partiality. We cannot say that we love God if we do not live charity beyond the boundaries of our comfort zone. God is radical and calls us to love Him in others. “What you do to the least of my brothers and sisters you do this to me,” He said. True love is shown by our charity. During this season of lent, have I touched the life of those in need of me? Charity is not all about material help as many thinks. Charity involves educating others, emotional caring, evangelizing and even entertaining them with our gift of nature and Grace.

3. Love through prayer. We are reminded by the Catechism of the Catholic Church (no. 2658) that “love is the source of prayer.… It enables us to respond to Him by loving as He has loved us.” To love God we need to obey and to love others more than ourselves. However, this is impossible without prayer. If prayer enables us to respond, it is only because prayer is where we transform our wills. Becoming like Christ is the purpose of prayer. To love Christ is to become like Christ. To make this change takes prayer. Thus true lovers pray. Praying for others is a clear sign that you wish them well. Wishing well for others is a manifestation of Love one has for them. We need to pray for our families, workmates, school mates and even our enemies.

Let us pray

Lord Jesus, I surrender all to you. Amen.

The Greatest Commandment

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