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 FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
May 12, 2022
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12TH MAY 2022

ACTS 13:13-25

PSALM 89:2-3.21-22.25.27

JOHN 13:16-20

A DIFFERENT KIND OF GREATNESS

In Today’s Gospel Reading Jesus says to His disciples after washing their feet,” Truly, truly, I say you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.”

How would you define greatness or put it in another way; what would it require to achieve true greatness in the world? With what do you connect greatness? Is it by having a higher academic qualification? Is it by climbing the ladder of professionalism?

Is it by attaining much wealth? Is it by ensuring that everything goes on well in your areas of responsibility? As we think of these questions, we can also ask ourselves: Where does greatness come from?

Greatness comes from the heart, mind and soul. It isn’t about might. Of course, greatness does not imply flawlessness. Many of the greatest people who ever lived were deeply imperfect and vulnerable.

The words that Jesus says in today’s Gospel Reading give us another perspective regarding greatness. Jesus says clearly that a servant is not greater than his master yet he as the master has already washed the feet of His disciples.

If protocol was to be followed, it is His disciples who would have washed His feet; He even washed the feet of Judas knowing that he will betray Him. Is this not a different kind of greatness?

Normally we expect good things to come in good ways. Gifts are normally put in nice beautiful wrappers; but what if you get a gift in a dirty torn ugly wrapper-will you reject it?

Let us remember that Jesus washed the feet of His disciples, a sign of love, service and compassion and He did it by tying a towel around His waist and by touching their dirty feet. Is this not greatness put in wrapper that we may not like?

God’s gift of love to us through Jesus was/is wrapped in suffering, weakness, humiliation and humble parish. Can it be rejected in its greatness yet the God Jesus comes to reveal shows up exactly where we would least expect in order to redeem us.

Can we see God’s greatness in places and situations we least expect?

In a world that craves for greatness in the normal and conventional ways, we get an opportunity today to think of greatness being expressed in ways that may appear unpalatable to us.

In regards to greatness, Jesus adds,” If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.” What things are Jesus mentioning? Jesus is mentioning the things that lead to greatness and how they lead.

Jesus is insisting on following the way to greatness so as to be blessed and as we know blessing biblically means happiness and contentment that comes from knowing that you are striving to live in the realm of God’s love and greatness in the different ways it comes.

What if today our blessing and greatness will come through releasing not grabbing, through giving not hoarding, through serving and not being on top?

THURSDAY OF THE FOURTH WEEK OF EASTER

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