Welcome to the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church parish website.

We are an active Christian community in the Ojai Valley and invite you to join us in our mission to live the Gospel message.  Listed below are some of the more recent news and updates.  Please join us at Mass this week for worship, fellowship and celebration of God’s great love.

Our Mission

In our Catholic tradition we strive to live the Gospel life in prayer, sacrament, liturgy, teaching, evangelization and stewardship.  By the grace of God and guided by the Holy Spirit, may we truly live the faith we are called to profess each day.

Announcements

  • Parking Lot Update

    January 30, 2025 - 7:51am
    The parking lot project was slowed down due to the rain this week and will not be paved this week.  Please plan accordingly by leaving for church a little early this weekend and coming in through the entrance off Maricopa...
  • Happy Catholic Schools Week!

    January 26, 2025 - 6:00am
    Happy Catholic Schools Week!  This year we celebrate Catholic Schools Week from January 26th to February 1st. Catholic education is a pillar of evangelization for our communities and our world, forming young men and women...
  • Parking Lot Project Update

    January 24, 2025 - 9:39am
    The contractor has finished the first phase of the parking lot paving project.  The picture below was taken before the striping was completed.  The new part of the lot is now open and they have begun the second phase of the...
  • Day of Prayer for Unborn Children (January 22, 2025)

    January 22, 2025 - 6:00am
    Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children From the instant of his or her conception, God loves each human life. This life must be respected and protected, and we Catholics have affirmed the moral evil of abortion...
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day Pot Luck

    January 20, 2025 - 1:14pm
    Event: St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day Pot Luck Date: Sunday, January 26, 2025 Details: Come and celebrate St. Thomas Aquinas' feast day at our parish with a pot luck beginning after the Spanish mass around 12:30 on Sunday 1/26 in...

Spiritual Reflections

  • To Bear Fruit - Sunday, March 23rd

    March 22, 2025 - 9:00am
    Sunday, March 23, 2025 | Third Sunday of Lent |  Luke 13:1–9 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus tells the parable of the fig tree that the owner cursed because it bore no fruit. On a deeper level, we may understand it to mean...
  • St. Patrick & St. Joseph, Pray for Us! (March 17 + 19)

    March 17, 2025 - 7:00am
    In the middle of March, we celebrate two great saints in the Catholic Church: St. Patrick (March 17th) and St. Joseph, spouse of Mary and father to Jesus (March 19th).  St. Patrick : English-born and kidnapped by pirates at the...
  • The Law and the Prophets - Sunday, March 16th

    March 15, 2025 - 8:00am
    Sunday, March 16, 2025 | Second Sunday of Lent |  Luke 9:28b–36 Friends, today’s Gospel recounts the story of the Transfiguration. Here, the glorified Jesus represents the fulfillment of the Old Testament revelation...
  • Great Temptations - Sunday, March 9th

    March 8, 2025 - 9:00am
    Sunday, March 9, 2025 | First Sunday of Lent |  Luke 4:1–13 Friends, in our Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent, Luke gives us the story of the temptation in the desert. At every point in the Gospels, we are meant to identify...
  • Ash Wednesday: Repent & Believe!

    March 5, 2025 - 5:00am
    Ash Wednesday masses with the distribution of ashes will be at: 9:30 a.m. in English 4:00 p.m. in English 6:30 p.m. in Spanish Ash Wednesday: Repent & Believe! While it's not a holy day proper, Ash Wednesday is, interestingly, a...

Upcoming Events

The Annunciation of the Lord

Solemnity
March 25, 2025 at (All day)

Adult Faith Formation

April 6, 2025 at 11:00am to at 12:00pm
Join us for our series on adult catholic faith formation where we discuss a wide variety of topics in our catholic faith. Each session will be held... Read more

Labor Day

September 1, 2025 at (All day)

Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin May

September 8, 2025 at (All day)

All Saints Day

Holyday of Obligation
November 1, 2025 at (All day)

All Souls Day

November 2, 2025 at (All day)
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