Actor Mark Wahlberg appeared in a business in the course of the Super Bowl to encourage people to wish this Lent.
The Super Bowl 2024 was the most-watched telecast of all time, pulling in an audience of over 123 million.
Wahlberg appeared within the business for Hallow, a Catholic prayer app, alongside The Chosen star, Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus within the hit show.
The ad extends an invite to people to wish in the course of the Lent season, which gets underway on Wednesday.
“God, we take this moment just to offer You thanks,” says Wahlberg within the ad.
Roumie is one in all the contributors to the Hallow app, which has been downloaded around 10 million times.
Users can take heed to “The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie’s audio Bible” and be supported of their each day prayer life in other ways like sermons and Bible-in-a-year guides.
Wahlberg, who’s a committed Catholic, has also contributed a series of lessons on the subject of fasting to the app.
He has often been seen at first of Lent with an ash cross on his brow and previously played the role of a Catholic priest alongside Mel Gibson within the faith-based movie, Father Stu.
Appearing on the Today Show last 12 months, he admitted it was difficult being a Catholic in Hollywood.
“It’s not popular in my industry, but , I cannot deny my faith,” he said. “It’s vital for me to share that with people.”
He also said it was about striking a balance between sharing his faith and respecting others.
“I even have at all times talked about my faith,” he said.
“It’s a balance. I do not wanna jam it down anybody’s throat, but I don’t deny my faith.”
