Guatemala, with its temperate climate and beautiful mountains, is known as the land of the eternal spring. But under its beauty are the harsh facts: Guatemala is still struggling to recover from a long and bloody civil war, and as many as 75 percent of its people live below the poverty line.

The Missionaries of the Precious Blood first came to
Guatemala in 1975, when a lone missionary, Fr. Paul
Aumen, made it his personal mission to serve the
people there. Today, the Guatemalan Mission
includes a large urban parish, Our Lady of the
Precious Blood, in Guatemala City; a seminary, San
Gaspar, named for the founder of the Missionaries
of the Precious Blood; and a health clinic.

You are invited
to follow the link below to learn more about
La Labor.

Missionaries also serve in rural Guatemala, where most people scratch out a living on the country’s hilly farmland, or in local trades. Missionaries minister in La Labor, La Tinta and Tucuru. Rural parishes cover an enormous amount of territory and include thousands of people, who gather for worship at many small country chapels.

Urban or rural, the parish plays an important role in the life of the
people, who often desperately need the services that the Church provides. San Miguel parish in Tucuru operates a pharmacy and modern hospital. Santa Catalina parish in La Tinta broadcasts religious and educational programming from its radio station. The missionaries see no challenge as too great, and no family as hopeless, as they work among the people of Guatemala.