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 7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Rev. Fr. Samuel Aboo,. SVD
Feb 22, 2022
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22ND FEBRUARY 2022

FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER, APOSTLE

HOMILY: ..."ON THIS ROCK, I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH"!

INTRO: Today, Mother Church celebrates the FEAST known as the CHAIR OF ST. PETER. We are not honoring the structure on which St. Peter or other Popes have sat, rather, we are looking at the office and ministry of those who shepherd the flock of Christ in their capacity as anointed one's of God. We also celebrate today, the unity of the Church, founded upon the Apostle Peter, and we use this occasion to renew our submission to the Magisterium or Teaching authority of the Roman Pontiff, extended both to truths which are Solemnly defined Ex Cathedra, and to all the acts of the ordinary Magisterium. By celebrating the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter we honour the mission of teacher and pastor conferred by Christ on Peter and continued in an unbroken line down to the present Pope. It is the rightful duty of all Christians to pray for those who are in leadership roles, especially for those who head the church. The imagery of a shepherd comes into focus. We realize that those who are called to pastor the flock of the Lord Jesus are to reflect the ministry (service) of the Good Shepherd.

THE TEACHING AUTHORITY OF THE CHAIR OF PETER: In today's Gospel pericope, we see that Peter impressed Christ by a quantum leap of theological grasp on the divinity of Christ (Christology), at a time when the pagan worldview was permeated by reincarnation theories and the practice of ancestral worship. When Peter said: 'You are Christ the Son of the living God', Jesus replied: 'You are a blessed man because no human agency revealed this to you'. And finally, "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church; the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it (Mt. 16:18). This points to some elements of infallibility conferred on the Pope when he teaches Ex Cathedra ('on this rock I will build my Church and the gates of hell shall never prevail against it') and the power of the keys ('Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven' ). This special conferment of grace on the Church's leadership was to be for eternity ('I will be with you till the end of time').

St. Peter in the First Reading addresses his fellow ministers (elders, presbyters, priests) and servants. He wants them to fulfill their duties as leaders with a spirit of willingness, enthusiasm, and servitude. Even at this early point in the history of the church, it seems that some of the leaders have been unfaithful in living out their positions as leaders, others are reluctant and probably complaining, others are doing only the minimal of what is required of them, others are using their office for their own benefit, and still others are acting like dictators in ordering the people under their charge. Peter reminds them that they will have to answer to the Chief Shepherd, the Lord Jesus. Those who have fulfilled their calling as good pastors (shepherds) will enjoy the heavenly reward in store for them.

As we have heard, the gates of hell (enemies of the house of God) has continued to strike terror but shall not prevail. Their weapons of attack have been through: humanism, liberalism, materialism, corruption, immorality, excess dogmatism, pastoral dictatorship, etc. We must watch over the flock of Christ with exemplary humility and detachment - not for sordid money. When we see these negative signs among the leadership, we cannot but pray in trepidation. But we will continue to believe in Christ's words: 'On this rock I will build my Church'.

Let us pray that the Pope might serve the flock of Jesus as God would have him do. Let us keep praying for the grace of God on his shepherds so they can withstand both internal and external frictions battling his Church today through the leadership. In truth we need to be grateful to God for the way the Pope have tried to be the “Servant of the Servants of God.” May Jesus – the Chief Shepherd – give to the present Pope Francis the unfading crown of glory when he meets the Lord Jesus. And

may his successors also serve the flock of God with enthusiasm, love, and inspiration.

May God bless you today!

TUESDAY OF THE 7TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

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