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Millions of Catholics across the United States head to church on Ash Wednesday to receive a cross of ashes on their foreheads, a ritual that marks the beginning of Lent – the 40-day season before Easter that marks human mortality and calls believers to penance and repentance as they approach God during this holy season.
Jonathan Roumie, who portrayed Jesus on “The Chosen Ones” and is the main voice of the Hallow Catholic prayer app, told Fox News Digital this week that “Lent becomes a time of reflection, silence and reflection.”
“I think that every year, the sound of culture, the sound of the world, seems to grow more and more,” said Roumie.
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This year’s Hallow 40 Day Prayer Challenge has a theme of “The Return,” he noted.
“In fact, it is an example of what it means to take time for yourself, and to return to this time of meditation and prayer with God,” he said.
“Lent becomes a time of reflection, silence and meditation,” said actor Jonathan Roumie of this holy season leading up to Easter. (Photos by Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty)
Roumie said that this challenge will give the believers “strength” to cut through “all the noise that gets louder every year.”
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A study by the Barna Group, published in September, suggested that church attendance has increased among Gen Z and millennial men – showing signs of a return to church that even surpasses older generations.
“The sound of culture, the sound of the world, seems to be getting bigger and bigger,” Roumie said. (Sinclair/Getty Images)
Gen Z men travel more often than millennials, marking a generational shift.
“I think [it’s] because men are really tired of what they face in society and in the world,” said Roumie.
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He said “for men in society, good men, holy men and responsible men – everything works better. Their lives are more fulfilled, their relationships are improved, their marriages are improved and their relationships with their children are made fuller and stronger and more loving.”
Roumie, known for her role on “The Chosen,” is a featured narrator and partner in the Hallow app. (Rick Kern/Getty Images for 5&2 Studios)
Roumie said her faith has grown through using the Hallow App.
“Despite all the problems we see, everywhere we look, this opportunity to be able to pray and return to the Father and communicate with God allows us. [people] so that they can finally fulfill the task they have in their lives.”
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He said anyone can use the meditation app for 10 or 15 minutes, or more, to pray or meditate.
“It gives me a sense of calm and peace and sanity.”
“Whenever I am [use the app],” he said, “brings me closer to Christ. It gives me a sense of calm and peace and sanity — but you don’t have to be a Christian of any faith to find peace by praying with this app.”
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He added that “the questions and reflections are designed to help people at any stage of their faith journey.”
Hallow was launched in December 2018. Mark Wahlberg and Chris Pratt are among the many who have gone public about their regular use of the app for prayer and meditation.
