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 SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Jul 27, 2021
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27TH JULY 2021

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING TO GOD

EXODUS 33:7-11,34:5-9.28

PSALM 103:6-13

MATTHEW 13:36-43

Today's Psalm is a praise and thanksgiving one. Why does the author offer this thanksgiving prayer? This thanksgiving is offered due to the human ability to remember the past. Though we are normally encouraged to forget the past and move on, some past events cannot just be forgotten because they are based on experience.

And if you do not use your experience, then your past is wasted, and you are betraying yourself. What past experience makes the Psalmist to be full of gratitude?

The Psalmist says that the Lord has made his ways known to Moses and his deeds to the children of Israel. This is the past experience that makes the Psalmist to be full of gratitude. The word way in the Bible means the manner and direction and means that God avails to guide us on the path to salvation by doing God's will.

For example Isaiah 35:8 says, "And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness ; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray. "

This means that a wise person who does not follow the way shall go astray.

The main reason for this thanksgiving is that God has made God's way known to Moses and when Moses was gone for sometime, the Israelites prevailed upon Aaron to fashion an image of a calf that they worshipped. Despite this act of worshipping an image, God still forgave the Israelites.

If God forgave them their sins, let us know that sin here means to miss the mark. It also means knowing what is expected of you for a particular outcome to be achieved but falling short yet God does not treat us according to our sins.

If you were to thank God now, what would be your reasons? Would it be because of a good health, a strong peaceful marriage, educated and employed children? Those reasons are good and valid but today's Psalm invites us to see that we can also have what we call spiritual or faith based or inspired thanksgiving as our reason for thanking God.

If you listen keenly to this Psalm, you won't fail to notice that it mentions how God is merciful and just, compassionate and slow to anger.

In today's Gospel passage, Jesus explains to his disciples the meaning of the parable of the weeds of the field, meaning that understanding the word of God is a spiritual or a faith based reason for being grateful to God. If you are able to go for confession, if you end your day without cheating, stealing, gossiping, if you are able not to judge and help the less fortunate, it means you have followed the way of God and these plus many other virtues can be your spiritual and faith based reasons for thanking God.

What are the contours of praise for God? How do we know if we actually engaged in it? We will know we are engaged in it by following the way of God.

TUESDAY OF THE SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING TO GOD

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