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 SIXTH WEEK OF EASTER

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
May 11, 2021
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11th May 2021

TOTAL PRISON BREAK

Acts 16:22-34

Psalm 138:1-8

John 16:5-11

Today's First Reading is preceded by an incident in which Paul and Silas are imprisoned after exorcising demons from a young female slave who had a spirit of predicting the future. The young female slave earned a great deal of money for her owners through this action of fortune telling.

Paul became so annoyed by her because she followed him and Silas making him cast out the spirit of fortune telling from her in the name of Jesus.

When her owners realized that their source and hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and took them before the magistrates who in turn jailed them.This text challenges us to consider what it means to be free.

While the no longer possessed girl is free from her demon, Paul and Silas have their freedom taken away but not for long because while they are in jail, they pray until the jail doors are opened and their shackles are loosed thus gaining freedom together with other prisoners.

One curious thing that we should note here is that the jailer, assuming there had been a prison break, contemplated taking his own life. Why would a mistake in one's job be seen as so horrific that he would invite death rather than face the consequences or shame of admitting to a mistake.

Is this kind of pressure self-imposed or a product of a hostile political environment since the Romans were the rulers at that time? As a society, we must be cautious of the ways in which fear of shame and fear of consequences and how the rhetoric of law and order can work in opposition to Justice, peace and mental calmness.

Before we rejoice in Paul and Silas' freedom, let us remember that there is a local young girl who is still enslaved. What becomes of her? Does she remain in bondage to angry owners? The text leaves us with questions but not the answers. By not having answers in the text, we get an opportunity to think deeply about different forms of bondagey that we can be in.

This young woman was in spiritual chains while Paul and Silas were in physical chains. While prayer and worship can lead to the loosening of shackles that are visible, what happens when we remain bound in ways that are not readily apparent?

What if our political, economic, sexual and intellectual bondages are not readily apparent? Any holy work of healing must consider the entire person.

What if the prison break story is not just about Paul and Silas' freedom but about our unseen emotional and spiritual bondages that we need liberation from?

What if the prison break is teaching us that liberation is a communal act recalling that everyone's chains were broken, not a select few.

Are there people in our communities with unseen bondages, that they are not aware of, people that are forgotten and are in need of freedom and the ability to live in that freedom?

TUESDAY OF THE SIXTH WEEK OF EASTER

TOTAL PRISON BREAK

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