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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TUESDAY OF THE 20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Aug 17, 2021
3 min read

17th August 2021

THE TOUGH DEMANDS OF FAITH ARE MADE DOABLE BY GOD

Judges 6:11-24

Psalm 85:9-14

Matthew 19:23-30

Today's Gospel reading is preceded by the encounter between Jesus and the rich man who asked him, "Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?" Jesus answered him, "If you would enter life, keep the commandments."

The rich man replied that he has observed the commandments and even goes further to ask if there is anything else that he lacks in order to have eternal life. What he lacks, Jesus tells him, is to sell his possessions, give to the poor so as to have treasure in heaven then follow him. Jesus terms this as perfection.

If this is perfection how come the rich man chose to go away sorrowful? Did he feel overwhelmed by this demand for perfection? Biblically, perfection means giving due consideration to what you have never thought about, and you do this by striving to achieve an intended goal. The intended goal here is to gain eternal life and this gaining of eternal life is preceded by considering selling one's possessions.

If the rich young man felt overwhelmed by the demands from the teaching of Jesus, then he is not alone. When Jesus tells his disciples that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God, they wonder who then can be saved, this wonder comes from the demand placed on them by Jesus.

Peter also seemed overwhelmed to the point of asking Jesus, " Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then shall we have?!"

Those days wealth was considered a sign of blessing and so Jesus teaching that possessing wealth actually makes it harder to enter the Kingdom was likely a shock. Peter was wondering if even the wealthy couldn't make it, then who could?

Peter seems to be reminding Jesus that the disciples have no wealth, that they have left all things to follow him. Will they atleast qualify to enter the Kingdom of God?

This is a hard Gospel reading that we may want to wish away but it gives us the opportunity to see that it is not the moment to think of it as talking about reward and punishment but it invites us to see that it's not easy living according to the demands of the Kingdom of God but with God everything is possible.

There is no aspect of life that has no demands from parenthood to marriage, to politics to vocation in the church and when you feel that the heat of this demand makes you sweat you may want to walk away like the rich young man.

But what if we consider getting deep into the demands of our faith and strive through God's help to understand them, sometimes we walk away because we do not understand them and we have not given them a thought. Faith normally starts as an idea but it requires decision making and action and versatility.

Let us notice here that Jesus is speaking to those who have already made the decision to follow him; who have left the comforts of home and have moved into uncharted waters and he reminds them that, in those uncharted waters, God makes it possible for them to wade through. What do you find to be very demanding in your life of faith and why is it demanding?

TUESDAY OF THE 20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

THE TOUGH DEMANDS OF FAITH ARE MADE DOABLE BY GOD

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