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 SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Jun 2, 2022
3 min read

2ND JUNE 2022

THE JOY OF DIVINE PROTECTION

ACTS 22:30; 23:6-11

PSALM 16:1-11

JOHN 17:20-26

The response to today’s Psalm is: Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. Other Bible translations use the following words: Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety or keep me safe, O God in you I take refuge.

The words protect, preserve and keep safe all have a range of translations related to the act of keeping watch over someone or something and keeping them safe. These words reveal the fundamental understanding of the nature of divine protection.

For the Psalmist to be safe means that God’s attention must remain fixed on the Psalmist. Without this attention there is no guarantee of divine preservation or protection.

The Psalmist has a role to play in getting God’s attention first by calling out to God for help, claiming the status of a refugee, a status that we may not like because of its vulnerability but we all know that a refugee is safe not in his or her chaotic country but in another peaceful country.

Secondly, the Psalmist proclaims complete dependence on God. The Psalmist narrates a confession of faith as a way to underscore it by saying,” I say to the Lord,” “You are my Lord. You are my portion and cup.”

Psalm 16 therefore is considered a song of trust and confidence that desires a continuing protection. What type of protection is being considered here? Is it a physical protection?

A deeper analysis will show us that the Psalmist is not just seeking the normal physical and social protection which we know can bring happiness. Listen keenly to the Psalmist words,” I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel, who even at night directs my heart.”

As you listen to the Psalmist’s words, bear in mind that the heart is a place of deliberation for emotional, intellectual and moral activities. A place where we make our decisions. If God directs the Psalmist’s heart at night it means that the Psalmist will wake up in the morning under God’s guidance.

The Psalmist is seeking teaching, counselling, guidance and revelation. How safe are we from issues that are a threat to a clean and contrite heart? How safe are we from factors that are detrimental to our faith? How safe are we from disunity, from unbelief, from lack of knowledge and from the effects of all these?

If you listen to the words of Jesus in today’s Gospel reading which is continuation of yesterday’s Gospel passage, it is clear that it is a protection prayer for His disciples whom He is about to leave.

Before He leaves them, He prays that God may protect them from the evil one so that they may remain consecrated in truth that He taught them.

We invest a lot of time and resources when it comes to our physical and social security and even when it comes to health it is the same cases and there is nothing wrong with this. How will our lives be if we put an icing of love, concern, truth, unity, courage and wisdom on top of them? Won’t it be a total sweet divine protection?

What is good apart from God’s protection against threats to our faith in Him? There isn’t and the Psalmist realizes the goodness by saying,” And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; even my faith will rest in hope” or do you rejoice when your heart goes astray?

THURSDAY OF THE SEVENTH WEEK OF EASTER

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