One of Hollywood’s leading men took time to lead a prayer Sunday night in a Super Bowl ad for Catholic prayer app Hallow.
Alongside Jonathan Roomy, who plays the role of Jesus Christ in the hugely successful show Chosen person As seen in this ad, Wahlberg focused on messages of gratitude and family.
“Lord, we take this moment to give thanks to you,” he says in the ad, as the camera shows people praying in a variety of settings, including family settings and deployed soldiers. .
“Please pray with us this Halloween of Lent,” he concluded. “Keep praying.”
The messages of prayer, family and gratitude were in sharp contrast to other Christian-themed ads that ran during the Super Bowl. Take the Biblical event where Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. he gets us An ad showed Christians washing the feet of clearly gay men and women at an abortion clinic. The Christians depicted in the ads also took off their shoes, clearly indicating that they too had washed their feet, but none of the images indicated this. he gets us I left it up to the viewers to guess that.
Jesus washed the feet of his friends and enemies. There is no ego or hatred. He humbly loved his neighbor. How can we do the same? pic.twitter.com/kXift42ZG9
— HeGetsUs (@HeGetsUs) February 11, 2024
Rather, many viewers speculated that the ad was trying to show that Jesus was okay with sinners and that those living in apostasy should not be judged.
The “He Gets Us” commercial may seem harmless to some, but it’s clearly part of a psychological operation designed to trick Christians into believing that Jesus is okay with sin and apostasy. be. That’s the exact opposite of what our world needs right now.
— Ryan Visconti (@ryanvisconti) February 12, 2024
Jesus is more than just a nice guy.
he is god
Washing feet is a sign of discipleship, of following the Lord.
But to follow God, we must deny ourselves.
If you love God, you will obey His commandments.
That’s my Super Bowl ad. pic.twitter.com/LAiPlvcZfa
— Metatomist🇻 (@metathomist) February 12, 2024
The messages he gets us lead people to hell. pic.twitter.com/0hEICpHu3S
— Smash Baals (@smashbaals) February 12, 2024
Additionally, User The ad was criticized for not being.
Hallow describes itself as “a prayer and meditation app that combines the peace and quiet of meditation with the spiritual growth of contemplative prayer.” It includes over 10,000 of his audio-guided prayer sessions led by world-class talents such as Father Jonathan Roomy. Mike Schmitz, Bishop Barron, Mark Wahlberg, Sir Miriam James Salt, Jeff Cavins, Dr. Scott Hahn and more!
Wahlberg has been outspoken about his Catholic faith for some time.during an interview with today’s show On Ash Wednesday 2023, Wahlberg confessed that practicing his faith was unpopular in Hollywood, but that didn’t deter him.
“It’s not popular in my industry, but you know, I can’t deny my beliefs,” he added. “It’s important to me to share that with people. But I have friends from all walks of life and all kinds of faiths and religions, so it’s important to honor and respect them as well.”
Mark Wahlberg joins us to talk about his Catholic prayer app Hallow, talk about fasting, reveal why it’s important not to deny your faith, and why he won’t force Catholicism on your children. etc. pic.twitter.com/TrUy1g9eMT
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) February 22, 2023
Wahlberg also brought his faith to the big screen by playing a failed boxer and actor who becomes a Catholic priest in the 2022 film. Father Stu.
