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 TWENTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

Fr. Silferius Aluodo
Aug 31, 2021
3 min read

31ST AUGUST 2021

LIGHT VERSUS DARKNESS

1 THESSALONIANS 5:1-6.9-11

PSALM 27:1-4.13-14

LUKE 4:31-37

How profound is the opening verse of today's Psalm which says:" The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear? "

In the ancient world there were two kinds of light: the sun and the lamp. The sun is always brilliant, unable to be stared at, and, like God, the sun gives light, warmth and life and highlights beauty. No wonder some people worshipped the sun.

God's most primal gift to us is light. What did God say on Day One during creation?

God said, " Let there be light. " John echoes these words of God by saying, " God is light and in him is no darkness at all"- 1 John 1:15.

We are not much afraid of the light but we do fear darkness and many other things and due to this fear in our culture, we invest in security in terms of locks and guns.

Is it possible that at times we also fear the light and would thus prefer to be surrounded by darkness?

Paul writes to the Thessalonians in the First Reading: " For you are sons of light and sons of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. So then, let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. " These words of Paul show that some people are in favour of darkness because favouring light will deny them the opportunity to do what they want in a way that is contrary to one thing that they should seek, that is, to live in the house of the Lord all the days of our lives.

Are there some things that you prefer to do during the day or do you prefer doing them comfortably and confidently at night?

Biblically, darkness means choosing what is not good and not walking in the ways of God ; and being a son or daughter of light is a reference to what one does, as an outward manifestation of who one is.

In order to get a clear and a deep understanding as to why the Psalmist says, " The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear? " let us bear in mind that when it got dark in the biblical times, they lit lamps, not the brilliant LED lanterns you can purchase today but simple pottery lamps with a single wick and a flame casting just enough light to see a short distance ahead. It means it was very difficult for them to see ahead as they walked at night.

Is it not the same case today with us?

That there is a lot of darkness brought about by the demons of anger, hatred, pride, jealousy, corruption, violence or even the resistance of what is good. What do unclean demons do to us? Rather than build up, they tear down Rather than encourage, they disparage Rather than promote love, they see hate. In all these, can we see darkness lurking around us and in us?

Anything that is opposed to the Spirit of God controls you, and harms you and others is an unclean spirit that possesses you and when Jesus casts out demons from the man in the synagogue in today's Gospel reading , it shows that he wanted to lead him into the light that God intended for us.

In a world full of constant struggle between light and darkness ,may God guide our steps and help us to be sober as we encourage and strengthen each other in faith and love so as to dwell in the light of God.

TUESDAY OF THE TWENTY SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

LIGHT VERSUS DARKNESS

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