Jonathan Roumie, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, Fr. Mike Schmitz, and Mark Wahlberg will serve as guides for the prayer challenge, whose theme will be The Way based on the powerful verse John 14:6 “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”
Drawing on the incredible writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá, author of The Way, we’ll follow Jesus into deeper faith every day this Lent.
As part of the prayer challenge, Cardinal Robert Sarah will lead Saturday sessions focused on meditation in silence, to find peace amidst the noise of the world, and Fr. Mike Schmitz will lead Sunday homilies.
Actor Chris Pratt will join guide Mark Wahlberg in sessions focused on fasting, one of the three pillars of Lent.
To help bring Escrivá’s advice to life, we’ll follow the story of Servant of God Takashi Nagai, a Japanese physician who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. He survived, but his life was not without difficulty, heartbreak, and, ultimately, conversion.
As we meditate on the lives of those who follow Christ, we’ll see that despite the noise and distraction of today, Jesus died on the cross so that we might experience His love, His peace, and, ultimately, eternal life. We need only to follow His Way.