Since the martyrdom of the Servant of God Father Hermogenes López Coarchita, Thousands of faithful remember him and celebrate a Eucharist in his honor every year.
48 years after his martyrdom, the tradition of faith continues. On this occasion, The mass will take place on Monday, June 29, 2026, at 10 a.m., at the Arena Pinula, located on 9a. avenue in zone 4 of San José Pinula.
Presided over by Monsignor Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez, metropolitan archbishop, The mass will have the participation of dozens of priests, seminarians, nuns and about eight thousand lay people from villages of San José Pinula and other parishes in the country..
Father Hermógenes López Coarchita was born in Ciudad Vieja, Sacatepéquez, on September 16, 1928, and was the third of eight siblings. At the age of 15 he entered the Conciliar Seminary of the Archdiocese of Guatemala and on November 7, 1954 he was ordained a priest.
He arrived in San José Pinula on November 28, 1966, where he accompanied and served the community for 12 years, until June 30, 1978, when he was murdered. upon returning from visiting a sick person.
Currently, your cause of beatification and canonization is analyzed by the theological consultants of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, in Rome, while Catholics from all over Guatemala They hope that he will soon be proclaimed blessed.
Date
Monday, June 29, 2026.
Hour
10 hours.
Place
Arena Pinula, 9a. avenue in zone 4 of San José Pinula.
Income
Free
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