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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

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  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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CORPUS CHRISTI: THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

6th June 2021

THE EUCHARIST IS THE SOURCE AND THE SUMMIT OF OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE

Exodus 24:3-8

Psalms 116

Hebrew 9:11-15

Mark 14:12-16, 22-26


Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. This solemnity highlights the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharistic elements of bread and wine. It is our Catholic belief drawing from today’s gospel that Christ’s words - “Take; this is my body.”... “This is my blood of the covenant.” - changes the substance of the bread into the real Body of Christ and wine into the true Blood of Christ.


With today’s Solemnity we are reminded that The Eucharist is the source and the summit of our Christian life. But precisely how is the Eucharist the source of Christian spirituality? A closer look at the points below provides an answer to this question.


  1. Eucharist: Source of our Salvation

    1. Words of the Eucharistic prayer, “Take this, all of you and drink form it: this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all men, so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me.”

    2. Through the blood of Christ, sins are washed away/ we are cleansed/ we are protected

    3. Hebrews 9:22, "Indeed according to law almost everything is purified by blood and sins are forgiven only if blood is poured out.”

    4. Through the blood of Christ - Eucharistic celebration - we are saved.

    5. John 6:54, “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life and I will raise them to life on the last day.”

  2. Eucharist: a reminder that we must become a bread broken for others

    1. “He took bread and gave you thanks – he broke the bread, gave it to his disciples.”

    2. Jesus became a bread broken for us, he gave-up himself for us, he allowed the soldiers to whip, tore his beards, tore his clothes, strip him naked, crown him with thorns, and crucify him.

    3. We have got to emulate him. We have to be ready to become bread broken for others. We have to be ready to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of others.

  3. Eucharist reminds us of the great commandment of love

    1. John 13:34-35, “And now I give you a new commandment : love one another as I have loved you...if you have love for one another, then everyone will know that you are my disciples.”

    2. Jesus showed his disciples a great example of love during the Eucharistic meal by washing their feet.

    3. John 13:4, “He got up from the table, removed his outer garment and taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist.”

      1. We must be ready to remove our outer garment = pride, self-centredness, selfishness, among other vices.

      2. We must be ready to wrap the towel round our waist – to become slaves – servants to the others and not bosses/masters.

      3. We must be ready to wash each other’s feet = it’s a commandment! John13:14-15; “if I then, the Lord and master, have washed your feet, you should wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example so that you may copy what I have done to you.”

  4. Eucharist reminds us that we must become what we eat and drink

    1. Shopenhaeaur: “We are and we become what we eat and drink.”

    2. There must be a difference between a Christian who receives the Eucharist, and one who does not.

  5. Eucharistic invitation is extended to all

    1. “Take this all you.”

    2. It’s meant for all believers.

    3. Christ died for all humanity.

  6. Eucharist is a sign of the unity of the church

    1. John 17:21, “May they all be one.”

    2. We receive from the same table of the lord; we receive the same body of Christ. Why then should there be divisions amongst us?

    3. Eucharist drives one to mend broken relationships and rebuild unity.


Christian life flows from the Eucharist as its source, the way light streams forth from the sun. And second, Christian life is supremely realized in and ordered to the Eucharist as its summit or highpoint – that to which all of our actions should ultimately be directed.

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