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. Peter & St. Paul, pray for us! (June 29)
June 29, 2025 - 6:00amPeter, an ordinary fisherman, is called to be the rock upon whom Jesus builds the Church. Paul, a persecutor of Christians, experiences conversion through Jesus to become the Apostle to the Gentiles. Despite their human...Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul - Sunday, June 29th
June 28, 2025 - 2:00pmSunday, June 29, 2025 | Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul | Matthew 16:13–19 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus declares that the gates of hell (“the netherworld”) shall not prevail against his Church. And Jesus insists...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...
Upcoming Events
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Vigin Mary
Holyday of Obligation
December 8, 2025 at (All day)
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception celebrates the solemn celebration of belief in the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It is... Read more
Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 12, 2025 at (All day)
Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a venerated image... Read more
Christmas Eve
Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord
December 24, 2025 at (All day)
Family Mass 5:00pm Mass in Spanish 6:30pm Mass in English 10:00pmRead more
The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Holyday of Obligation
December 25, 2025 at (All day)
Mass in English 9:30am Mass in Spanish 11:30amRead more
Solemnity of Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Mother of God
not a Holy Day of Obligation
January 1, 2026 at (All day)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Parish Office Closed
January 19, 2026 at (All day)
The parish office will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. day.Read more