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 32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Nov 11, 2021
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11TH NOVEMBER 2021

MEMORIAL OF ST. MARTIN OF TOURS- BISHOP

WISDOM 7:22-8:1

PSALM 119:89-91.130.135.175

LUKE 17:20-25

In today's Gospel reading Jesus says something that is very wise. When asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God was coming he answered, " Behold the Kingdom of God is in your midst. "The Pharisees seem not to be aware that the Kingdom of God is already in place in their midst.

By saying that the Kingdom of God is already in our midst, Jesus is driving the point that the Kingdom of God is to be looked for, not in the outward scene of a person's life but in the heart of a person based on how that person perceives and lives according to the righteousness of that kingdom.

Biblically, the heart is the place where you think and make sense of the world, it is where you feel emotions and make choices based on your attitude. It therefore means that if the Kingdom of God is already in our midst, have we noticed it, and if we have noticed it, have we embraced it? Generally, we live in a world that prefers to have surety about the future in a systematic and programmed way because this enables us to have order and expectations.

For example, we know the date of our General Election and we know when a new government will be inaugurated but with this knowledge are we wise enough to know what is already happening in terms of governance.?

If we were to know the exact date and time of the coming of God's Kingdom, what would we do? Will we look forward to it by our way of life? Would we be aware of what it entails?

We normally plan for wedding dates, for graduations and for visits to different places and we live according to the planning for we know the date and the time but when it comes to the Kingdom of God, we are given an opportunity to know that it is already happening so that we can live in the present in light of what God has promised to do in the future.

The Jewish people belief was that the Kingdom of God would begin with as bang, with a powerful Messiah establishing his rule in Israel and delivering the nation from her enemies, but this bang and this powerful Messiah came in a different way.

When Jesus says in Luke 4:16-20 that, " The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, that he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor, liberty to the captives, recovery of sight to the blind, freedom to the captives and to proclaim the year of the Lord, " he was in essence pointing out that the Kingdom of God was already in place because after this statement, Jesus immediately started preaching and performing miracles.

If the people expected a big bang, is this big bang not seen in this statement? If the people expected a powerful Messiah, was Jesus not full of power in words and deeds? If the people expected deliverance from their enemies, then the enemies were things like blurred spiritual attitudes and chained minds that burdened people in their faith and life. Can't they see the Kingdom of God already in place?

Are we too fixated on the future to the extent that we do not see what is happening at the present? The word of God today reminds us to have the wisdom of knowing that God is already at work pointing us to the future but before that future comes are we eager and zealous to accept the logic and the happenings of God's Kingdom here and now? Where can we currently see the kingdom of God already taking place in our lives and in our society?

THURSDAY OF THE 32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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