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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WEDNESDAY OF THE 1ST WEEK OF ADVENT

Dn. Boniface Mburu Kimani
Dec 1, 2021
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1ST DECEMBER 2021

THE REIGN OF GOD

Isaiah 25: 6‐10a; Ps 23: 1‐3a, 3b‐4, 5, 6; Matt 15: 29‐37

The Reign of God is marked by celebration and feasting. In the First Reading Isaiah reassures the deposed people of Israel that God has not forgotten them but will lead them to the divine mountain where God will take care of all their needs. Not only will God provide the bare necessities, God will provide rich, choice food and the best drinks possible. God’s provision will lead to great rejoicing.

In the Gospel, Jesus demonstrates the essential message of Reign of God not just in words, but also in action. Compassionately, Jesus first tends to those who are physically hampered from enjoying the blessings of the Reign of God. Jesus brings salus (healing, wholeness, salvation) to those who are less than whole. He heals the blind, lame, deaf, and dumb. Seeing the needs of all the crowd, Jesus shows God’s benevolence by feeding the throngs of people. Jesus first asks His disciples what they have in the way of food to feed the multitude. He then gives not only what is needed to survive the journey, but also more than enough, so that everyone is fully satiated and there is still plenty left over.

A couple of things run through my mind as I reflect on the readings. The first is the “already, but not yet” nature of the “coming” (adventus) of Reign of God. Through the ministry of Jesus, the Reign of God has already begun. We are already beneficiaries of God’s compassion. Yet the fullness of the blessings of the Reign of God are yet to be experienced. We have not yet come to know and see the extent to which God will go in letting us be a part of the “coming” Reign. To put it in a phrase, “we haven’t seen anything yet.”

The second thing that comes to me is tied to the first. There might still be some trying times ahead before we reach the house of our God where God will reign majestically forever. The psalm speaks of this when it says that peace comes even to those who are walking through the valley of darkness.

I am both excited and a bit apprehensive. I like the idea that the Reign of God has already begun and that even better things are in store for us. I am a bit un‐eased at the prospect of having to travel through more darkness.

All of this leads me to keep my eyes focused on the “already, but not yet” Reign of God. Jesus has ushered in that Reign. He has reached out His compassionate arms and heart to us. He has begun the process of giving us salus (healing, wholeness, salvation). The fullness, however, of the Reign is not with us. We still have to go through some dark valleys and face trying times. We are not yet perfected in a way in which we will be when we enter the final Reign of God.

We are truly “in between.” We are between the beginning of the Reign of God and its completion. We are still on the journey. We sometimes get glimpses of what is to come. We begin living the life of the Reign of God by our reaching out with the compassion of Jesus. If we stay on the path on which the Shepherd is leading us, we will arrive at the banquet feast in the Reign of God. It is then that we will be able to say with the psalmist today, “And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come.”

WEDNESDAY OF THE 1ST WEEK OF ADVENT

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