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
Archbishop Gomez on the LA Immigration Raids
June 18, 2025 - 7:33amClick on the links below to read the statement from Archbishop Gomez on the immigration raids in LA and view his homily from the Mass for Peace and Unity on June 11, 2025. Statement on the LA Immigration Raids...Eucharistic Pilgrimage Camino de California
June 3, 2025 - 10:47amBe part of the Eucharistic Pilgrimage Camino de California which will be in our area June 14th and 15th. Click HERE for more information. Home Page Prayer Line Bulletins ...Honoring Our Fallen this Memorial Day
May 26, 2025 - 6:00amToday we honor all the brave men and women of our military who have fallen in the line of duty. Since the days following the end of the Civil War, Americans have dedicated the end of May to remembering those who died in...Help Guide the Parish?
May 1, 2025 - 2:00pmFr. Kirk would like to form a Pastoral Council to assist him with shepherding the parish. The Council is a consultative body called to assist the pastor in discerning and carrying out the mission of the Church. Pastoral...Happy Easter, from St. Thomas Aquinas
April 20, 2025 - 6:00amGood morning everyone, Jesus Christ has conquered the grave! Let us rejoice in this most important day! Try to find joy in the small blessings--the sunshine and blooming flowers--and also in the hope we have knowing our savior...
Spiritual Reflections
St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Pray for Us! (June 21)
June 21, 2025 - 2:00pmBorn in 16th-century Italy, Aloysius spent much time in prayer from a young age. He joined the Jesuits at age 18 and served in a Milan hospital during the plague of 1587. He eventually contracted the plague and died at the...Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Sunday, June 22nd
June 21, 2025 - 2:00pmSunday, June 22, 2025 | Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Luke 9:11b–17 Friends, our Gospel today tells about the feeding of the five thousand. Jesus instructs the crowd to recline, and they do so on the...What is the Feast of Corpus Christi? (June 22)
June 20, 2025 - 2:02pmWhat is the feast of Corpus Christi? Corpus Christi (also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ) is a celebration of Jesus Christ truly present in the Eucharist. Every Mass is a participation in and...June: The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
June 18, 2025 - 7:43amThe Catholic Church dedicates the month of June to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You may have heard the phrase "the Sacred Heart of Jesus", but what does it refer to and why is it important? Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus...Mary Moved with Haste! Do We? (Feast of the Visitation - May 31st)
May 31, 2025 - 6:00am"Mary Moved with Haste" Mary's first recorded action after the visit of the angel was to visit her older cousin Elizabeth. Pregnant and traveling over a hilly landscape, she moved "with haste" to rejoice in what the Lord wanted...
Upcoming Events
Labor Day
September 1, 2025 at (All day)
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin May
September 8, 2025 at (All day)
All Souls Day
November 2, 2025 at (All day)
Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at (All day)
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