“You know, it’s not popular in my industry, but I cannot deny my faith. It’s important for me to share that with people. But I have friends from all walks of life and all different types of faith and religions, so it’s important to respect and honor them as well.”
Yet there were a lot of people confused and even ’embarrassed’ by a commercial featuring Wahlberg that aired at last night’s Super Bowl in Nevada. The 52-year-old joned forces with Jonathan Roumie from TBN’s The Chosen to market Catholic app Hallow.
“God, we take this moment just to give You thanks,” Wahlberg began in the commercial.
What followed was a message on the big screen in the arena reading: “For the first time ever, join over 100 million people in prayer during Super Bowl LVIII.”
In a press release ahead of the commercial’s airing, Hallow co-founder and CEO Alex Jones said: “The goal at Hallow has always been to reach out to as many folks as possible, both those who take their faith seriously and especially those who might have fallen away, and invite them deeper into a relationship with God.
“When we learned about the timing of the Big Game this year, we couldn’t have been more excited to work with Mark and Jonathan to use it as an opportunity to invite millions into prayer.”
