May 5, 1997
VIA EDGAR SYSTEM
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Aquinas Funds, Inc.
File Nos. 33-70978 and 811-8122
Rule 497(j) Certification
Ladies & Gentlemen:
The undersigned officer of The Aquinas Funds, Inc. (the
"Company") does hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:
1. that the form of prospectus and statement of additional
information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, would not have
differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form N-
1A Registration Statement filed by the Company on April 30, 1997, which is
the most recent amendment to such registration statement; and
2. that the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 was filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission by direct transmittal through
the EDGAR system on April 30, 1997.
Very truly yours,
THE AQUINAS FUNDS, INC.
By: /s/ Frank M. Rauscher
Frank M. Rauscher
Vice President
