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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THURSDAY OF 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Jun 30, 2022
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30TH JUNE 2022

WAITING IN FAITH FOR THE GOOD THAT YOU KNOW AND EXPECT.

AMOS 7:10-17

PSALM 19:8-11

MATTHEW 9:1-8.

Since the man in today's Gospel reading cannot walk, his friends bring him to Jesus confident of his ability to heal. Prior to this passage, Jesus has already send demons into a herd of swine who run down and drown themselves in a river. This incident prompts the local people to tell Jesus to leave their village and he leaves by a boat.

When the friends of the paralyzed man bring him to Jesus, we are left wondering for how long they were waiting for him. For how long can you wait for someone or for something to appear and then positively take advantage of that appearance?

Is waiting difficult? Is waiting tiresome? Is waiting time limited? Can not knowing the end result of waiting make you give up on waiting? Do you believe that waiting is meant for others and not for you in a world that wants instant results? What's the value of waiting?

Matthew tells us that just after Jesus makes arrives and comes into his home town, the friends of the paralytic are there waiting for him. Did they see him leave a day before and set up camp, trusting he would come back? Did they peer for hours on end towards the horizon, getting excited each and every time they saw the outline of a boat? Had they left just one scout at the beach who came running to town to find them as soon as Jesus came to the shore?

We do not know. What we know is that these friends were so confident of the ability of Jesus to relieve the suffering of their companion that they were right there, ready and waiting as Jesus came to town.

Their waiting entails faith, their faith entails following Jesus and their following entails confidence. It means that waiting and following are not just ideas in the mind but they involve action that is spurred by faith and that is why it is written that when Jesus saw their faith he told the paralytic," Take heart, your sins are forgiven."

The end result of their waiting in faith is finally meeting Jesus and asking him to heal their friend.

Waiting creates space in your life, precious time to get in touch with what is going on inside you. What affects a person closer to you also affects you and makes you think deeply on how it affects your spirituality, your relationship and other areas of your life. How will the paralyzed man socially relate with his friends?

His friends love him, and while going to Jesus to heal their him, it was also a moment to think of their expected encounter with Jesus.

As much as we are impressed by their concern and faith and waiting, we should know that the person or the thing being waited for is what matters because the one being waited for gives credence and meaning to the one waiting this making the reason for waiting clear and understandable.

The act of waiting following Jesus in faith is given credence by the healing of their friend. When you are in a restaurant and you pay or tip the waiter, you make his or her work worthwhile.

Waiting is not something that happens once. It is a way of life and a posture of the heart. Waiting is humility and reverence in action.

When we chose to wait upon God we acknowledge God's power to heal us, to forgive us, to acknowledge us and to affirm and confirm our faith. We just have to discern the right time to do the needed thing as the friends of the paralyzed man did.

THURSDAY OF 13TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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