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 THE 28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Oct 14, 2021
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14th October 2021

WHAT IS OUR AGREED FAITH REFERENCE POINT?

ROMANS 3:21-30

PSALM 130:1-6

LUKE 11:47-54

Many Christians derive from this passage a fundamental element of belief that:

Justification comes through faith in Christ apart from the law. One of the most important point about this passage is that we are never far from misunderstanding or misusing even what seems to be the central statement of God's redemption in Jesus Christ.

All too often, we stand upon our traditions and theological frameworks to define God and God's activity forgetting that throughout the Scripture, God has constantly been showing people the inadequacy of doing this.

This passage reveals an ethnic conflict within the Christian community in Rome and this conflict takes on a theological dimension when non Jewish believers wonder how they can relate to the religious traditions of Israel.

Can the two groups, that is ,the Jewish Christians and the non Jewish Christians become linked to the one body in Christ if they do not have the same religious sensibilities as others within the community?

Does it mean that if they were of the same ethnic group they would have no conflict in their Christian community? When Paul writes that since God is one, he will justify the circumcised on the ground of their faith and the uncircumcised through their faith, he does not intend to conclude that the religious traditions should be disregarded by the Jewish Christians. What he questioned was the theological idea of Israel's covenant, a religious claim about God's preference for Israel.

The covenant was an ethnic claim about God's choice for one particular group of people. Paul's letter addressed this ethnic conflict which was also a religious one.

Is it possible that even today we may be tempted to think that we are God's special ones to the exclusion of others?

Let us not fail to notice that both the Jewish Christians and the non Jewish Christians have faith in God, and that should be the main focus but it seems that their other non faith differences made them link their faith to their cultural differences thus making them think that their faith is superior to others, or that they believe in God more than others.

The main issue therefore is not our human faith but God's righteousness seen through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ ; and that whatever an advantage of faith that we may think we have or actually have does not relieve us from responsibility to others,we have a responsibility of faith .

What cultural, political, gender, socio- economic or intellectual differences divide us today and spill over to our faith?

Do these differences make us feel superior?

As we reflect on this passage, let us not forget that the Jewish Christians were referring to the law pointing out that it made them closer to God while the non Jewish Christians were not referring to the law thinking too that they were superior due to that.

What is our agreed reference point when it comes to our faith? Can we have different points of reference?If yes, won't we fight?

Our main reference point is our faith in Jesus.

THURSDAY OF THE 28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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