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An alarming increase in alcohol-related family problems among tribal Garo Catholics has prompted a Legion of Mary group in Mymensingh diocese to take action. (UCA News)
Two years ago, Sovya Mrong left her alcoholic husband because of his abusive behavior.
“My husband used to drink chu (traditional Garo liquor) every day. He didn’t care for the family and often hurled abuse at me when I asked him to stop drinking so much,” Mrong, 39, told UCA News. Her husband also refused to attend Sunday Mass.
For two years, she worked as a cook for the priests in the diocesan headquarters in Mymensingh.
Then earlier this year, she met Holy Cross Sister Mrinalini Rema, head of the Legion of Mary group in Jalchatra’s Corpus Christi Parish, who helped her find a solution.
Sister Rema and her group conducted a prayer service in Mrong’s marital home and counseled her husband on giving up alcohol. It worked. “My husband gave up alcohol and now goes to church for Sunday Mass,” said Mrong.
“We’re now a happy family and so thankful to the Legion of Mary,” she added.
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