Actor, producer and entrepreneur Mark Wahlberg teamed up with “The Chosen” actor Jonathan Roumi in an effort to affect others to hope extra throughout a Tremendous Bowl LVIII advert for Catholic app Hallow.
Wahlberg, 52, and Roumie, 49, who performs Jesus within the film The Chosen One, might be seen on thousands and thousands of tv screens throughout the nation throughout a 30-second business throughout Sunday's match.
“God, we're taking this second to thank You,” Wahlberg stated within the advert, which inspires viewers to take part in prayer in the course of the Lenten season (Feb. 14-March 28).
The Hallow app is a platform constructed to supply prayer on the go, permitting customers to personalize their prayer expertise with a personalized day by day prayer routine.
The app permits customers to attach with family and friends and recommend household teams.
“Hallow's purpose has all the time been to achieve as many individuals as potential, each those that take their religion severely and particularly those that might have fallen away, and invite them deeper right into a relationship with God,” Alex Jones, Hallow co-founder and CEO, stated in assertion in regards to the Tremendous Bowl LVIII advert.
“Once we discovered in regards to the timing of the Massive Recreation this 12 months, we couldn't be extra excited to work with Mark and Jonathan to make use of it as a chance to ask thousands and thousands to hope.”
Launched in December 2018, the app has obtained greater than 10,000 classes, together with “Every day Rosary”, “Every day Gospel”, “Every day Saint”, “Novenas”, “Exams”, “Father Mike Schmitz's Bible for the Yr” Audio Bible Jonathan Roumie of the Elect” and “Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon.
The app has additionally been downloaded roughly 10 million occasions.
This isn't the primary time Wahlberg has promoted an app. On Ash Wednesday in February 2023, he stated on the “At the moment” present that he discovered time to “steadiness” his Catholic religion and his performing profession.
Within the present, the actor might be seen sporting ashes on his brow within the form of a cross to advertise his involvement with Hallow.
On the time, Wahlberg shared that he led Hallow customers by means of a sequence of classes about fasting on the app in the course of the Lenten season.
“There are lots of totally different parts to fasting. I believe the essential factor to know to begin with is that in case you have issues with meals, there are different issues. God is aware of the issues that He desires you to detach from,” Wahlberg stated.
“Everyone knows these issues that make us really feel responsible and don't really feel pretty much as good as we must always. [The goal is] having the ability to detach from this stuff and concentrate on good habits versus dangerous habits. … I problem folks to be a greater model of themselves.”
Nicole Alcindor is a reporter for The Christian Put up.
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