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 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Nov 25, 2021
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25TH NOVEMBER 2021

HOW TO OVERCOME THE FEAR OF WHEN?

DANIEL 6:11-27

PSALM 3:68-74

LUKE 21:20-28

The words of Jesus in today’s Gospel reading are words that are very scary. How do we deal with scary words? Before we think on how to deal with these scary words, let us have a look at them and see how they make us feel.

Jesus says that Jerusalem will be surrounded by armies indicating that its desolation is near. He also says that people will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captives among all nations.

Jesus goes on to say that the sea will be roaring and the waves and men will be fainting with fear and that there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars.

How do you feel about these words of Jesus? Are you wondering when all these words will come into actualization? Do you feel worried or relaxed? Do you feel that these are words to be ignored? What have these words of Jesus triggered in you, is it fear or is it faith?

One thing that happens when we hear these words of Jesus is to fearfully take them as a prediction, eager to know when they will exactly be actualized yet Jesus has not given the date or time for their actualization.

We normally use the word ‘when’ especially in wanting surety about an issue that we do not know or about a matter that we are expecting. Focusing extensively on the word ‘when’ can make us have fear and be anxious.

To overcome this fear, we need to realize that Jesus has also said these important words: “Now when these things begin to take place, look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near; but it is a section that has been overlooked because of the earlier scary words associated with wanting to know when. Instead of only concentrating on when, Jesus is also giving us the opportunity to ponder about this question: How shall we live in the meantime?

In the meantime, means that before the actualization, what will be our disposition, what will be our attitude? It means that what we do now matters a lot because it will help us be well prepared for the future. This in between time, though fraught with tension and fear and vagueness, is nevertheless also marked by hope and courage.

This moment of waiting is important in our faith because it makes us realize that we live in between God’s intervention in a world that has other interventions and though this intervention may not remove our liking for a perfect time and waiting it may affect its character. When Jesus tells us to raise up our heads, you will notice that when you read this Gospel passage further, he will encourage his disciples not to be occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of life. He tells the disciples to always pray.

What you do before an actual event and how you live before an actual event takes away the fear of when and the fear of vagueness. The life of faith is not just about when but it’s mostly about how you live before the actualization of the ‘when’. Life is not just about when you will do your exam, visit a place, vote, or say something, or engage in a religious event or do a wedding or start a project but it is also and mostly about what you do and how you live and prepare and how fully you are aware of what is needed from you and of you.

THURSDAY OF THE 34TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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