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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TURN AWAY FROM SIN AND LIVE

Dn. Tendai Dube, OFM Cap.
Mar 22, 2021
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Monday of the Second Week of Lent

Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 (or 13:41-62)

Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6

John 8: 1-11

Today’s readings are similar and closely related. In both of them women are being accused of having committed adultery by men. In the first reading, Susanna did not give in to the luring of these two men and ended up being saved through the intervention of prophet Daniel. However, in the Gospel the woman brought before Jesus is said to have been caught committing adultery.

There are three things we learn in the readings today:

Sin begets sin: in both readings we see that after there is a perpetuation of crime scenes, from one to the next. Having attempted to rape Susanna they went on to lie and risked her life. Very often we lead one another into sin, knowingly and unknowingly.
Sin affects the community: this is one among the many dimensions of sin. What we encounter in the readings are known as social sins. Social sins reside within a group or a community of people. They exist within any structure in society that oppresses human beings, violates human dignity, stifles freedom and/or imposes great inequity. Daniel and Jesus come and restore the dignity of these two women.
God will never fail His faithful: Susanna chose to stand by her principles, in truth and was vindicated with the help of the man of God.
His loves the sinner: God loves the sinner and condemns the sinner because His love is unconditional. All the wants of us is to turn to him with a contrite heart and leave, hence the call to the woman: “Go and sin no more”

Today we are being invited not only in seeking the knowledge of what sin can do, but rather to avoid occasions of sin. These men in the passages knew the effects of what they were doing but still chose to fall into sin. However, though there is no sin that cannot be forgiven and we can always turn to Him for forgiveness, this does not give us a license to continue willfully falling into sin. We need to radically turn away from sin and abide by His grace. Susanna shows us that it is possible to stand against evil and sin, and the woman in the Gospel teaches us that after falling into sin, Jesus gives us the second opportunity to rewrite our life history anew.

We pray:

Pardon our sins Lord, for the many times we have led others into sin, and make us seek to please You alone.

Amen.

TURN AWAY FROM SIN AND LIVE

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