Priest who gave Wahlberg and Roumie ashes talks Lent

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Before they appeared on 'Fox & Friends,' Mark Wahlberg and Jonathan Roumie received ashes from Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, author, and YouTuber.

This Lent, Mark Wahlberg and Jonathan Roumie are working with Hallow, the #1 prayer app, to keep people praying all the way until Easter, guided by the voices of these two prominent Catholics. To promote the app, the pair appeared on Fox & Friends with ashes on their foreheads on the morning of Ash Wednesday. They held a brief interview before the host read one of Hallow’s reflections, and Roumie closed the show with a prayer.

For a short interview, they covered a lot of ground, from the various prayer offerings of Hallow to Mark Wahlberg’s rigid workout schedule that has him in bed by 7:30 p.m. and up in the morning by 3 a.m. It was a light-hearted conversation in which these two humble men talked about their faith and lives. Although they are world renowned actors, they seem so down-to-earth.

At one point, while promoting the feature of the Hallow app that allows users to select a voice to read the prayers and reflections, Wahlberg noted that he enjoyed Roumie’s voice. The Father Stuactor recalled how the pair had attended Mass together prior to appearing on Fox & Friends, at which Roumie was lector for the second reading. Wahlberg remarked:

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