St. Alphonsus reminds me of suburban, Philadelphia church architecture around the sixties. During this period, plain, large, airplane hangers were the order of the day. St A. was a box really, with no aspirations to high church. A blue neon cross on both the exterior AND behind the main altar were firsts for me!
Both the 9 AM and the 6 PM Mass are said in English. During the homily, the celebrant spoke of St. Augustine (pronounced here St. AugusTEEN, (the city in Florida) as opposed to St. AugustinTIN by anyone who knows Augustinians in the States)! The experience made Danny and me feel right at home .... almost. And just like at home, a sparsely filled church as Mass began, was packed by communion time. Could NOT believe it - here too!
We've heard that there are some really impressive cathedrals and basilicas in Hyderabad. I'm not sure we will venture out much further to find them. But then again .....
