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Welcome
Mission Statement:
St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Palo Alto, CA is a Roman Catholic community of disciples working together for the glory of God and our spiritual growth in Jesus Christ. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we live and share the
Gosp el through worship, education and service.
Welcome to the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish website. We are three churches in one parish
in Palo Alto, CA.
Our three church sites are:
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto, CA 94306
St. Albert the Great Church
1095 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
751 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA 94301
Our office: St. Thomas Aquinas Pastoral Center
3290 MIddlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306
We are part of the Diocese of San Jose.
ST THOMAS AQUINAS CHURCH IS OPEN AGAIN FOR MASS effective FRIDAY, JULY 5 after THE STEPS AND RAILINGS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED!
SUNDAY MASSES RETURN TO THE CHURCH THIS SUNDAY, July 7.
It will remain open until 5:00 pm each day
with Adoration every Wednesday at 5:00pm.
WE ARE EXCITED TO RETURN TO THE CHURCH! Thank you for your patience during construction.
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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS PARISH NEWS
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July 4We are happy to report that St. Thomas Aquinas Church is open again starting Friday, July 5. All St. Thomas Masses will return to the church this weekend.. It will remain open until 5:00 pm each day with Adoration each Wednesday at 5:00pmRead More
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June 24You might have heard that there is a proposal to vote in California to remove the seal of confession. This would be specifically regarding religious and Church employees that might disclose abuse inside the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This would not apply to any other person but only religious and Church employees. I would like to share some resources about this law provided by our diocese of San Jose. Click the title to see more...Read More
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May 1Please click for current Mass schedule for St. Thomas Aquinas Parish which St. Thomas Aquinas Church is closed for construction of front steps. This schedule will be in effect through the first week of July 2019.Read More
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News from the Vatican
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With global religious persecution increasingly thrust into the international spotlight, members of several Christian communities suffering violence and discrimination have said promises are no longer...
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The Community of Sant'Egidio and the United States Agency for International Development have signed an agreement to collaborate in promoting peace, interreligious dialogue and anti-poverty efforts in...
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Members of the Dominican general chapter elected 51-year-old Father Gerard Francisco Timoner to be the master general of the worldwide religious order.
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Italian Cardinal Paolo Sardi, a former official in the Vatican Secretariat of State, died in Rome July 13 at the age of 84.
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Pope Francis is encouraging efforts to safeguard the human rights of fishermen and mariners.
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Catholic News Service
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IMAGE: CNS photo/ICE, Charles Reed via Reuters By Julie Asher WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Many Catholic and other faith leaders noted that the Gospel reading for July 14 -- the day U.S. Immigration and...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/David Mercado, Reuters By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Praying that Catholics would understand and act on "the inseparable bond" between love of God and love of...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Opening the Vatican tombs of a princess and a duchess July 11 in a search for the remains of a young Italian woman missing for...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Chris Cugini, Living Bread Radio By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholics hear hymns in church, but hardly ever on the radio. Now they can augment their weekly diet of...
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IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Chilean Presidency via Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the Catholic Church in Chile continues to deal with the fallout of clerical sexual abuse and...
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Booming Monasteries That Are Running Out Of Cells, Bastille Day and Other Convenient Myths and More!By Tito Edwards | The Booming Monasteries That Are Running Out Of Cells – Jim Graves at Catholic Herald +1 Bastille Day & Other Convenient Myths – Fr. George W. Rutler, Th.D., at Crisis Magazine..
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By Patti Armstrong | A Colombian bishop’s determination to exorcise a violent, crime-ridden city in his diocese by pouring holy water from the air, was executed instead by a fire engine. As reported...
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By Susan Klemond | St. Bonaventure reached heights of spiritual, intellectual and ecclesial achievement as one of the greatest saints of the Middle Ages, but he always remained firmly grounded in...
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By Catholic News Agency | SAN FRANCISCO - Bishop Robert Christian, an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and rector of St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, died in his sleep...
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By Patrick Reilly | The Vatican has reasserted one of the most basic facts of Christian anthropology: “Male and female He created them,” which is good as far as it goes. The question for Catholic...
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