Roberto Gonzalez
Our Lady of Good Help, Trou D'eau Douce
This church is close to where we live which means, of course, that you never find time to visit it. That's what happened to us, we only used it as the milestone to not get lost and get home when returning from trips. So, one day, we decided to visit. The European influence is huge as you can see, at least on the outside, in the use of stone and the design of the facade. Inside is another thing. The ceiling beams are very Mauritian, as we have seen in other temples, with many stained glass windows. I was also struck by the relative simplicity in terms of the number of images of saints, it was not overloaded.
The prayers were dedicated to a parishioner at the back of the church, who was in a fully religious trance, rocking forward and backwards. It's their way of understanding religion, inherited from their Mozambican ancestors. The church is surrounded by a park and the flowers are in stark contrast with the cold gray stone of the church making it much warmer.
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