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With Easter fast approaching, <\/span>Fox News\u00a0<\/span><\/em>host Pete Hegseth led coworkers in a\u00a0<\/span>live prayer<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to acknowledge the close of the Lenten season. The prayer was part of a segment promoting the Catholic prayer app Hallow. The app has notable Catholics share prayers and daily devotionals from the likes of Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus on \u201cThe Chosen,\u201d and actor Mark Wahlberg. Hegseth called on his co-hosts Rachel Campos-Duffy and Will Cain as well as their viewing audience to join him in reading one of Hallow\u2019s Lenten prayers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the fifth Sunday of Lent, and our prayer series continues with the reading of prayer from the Hallow app. We all need it; let\u2019s do it this morning,\u201d said Hegseth, instructing everyone to \u201cClose your eyes. If you would, bow your head.\u201d The prayer was also displayed on-screen for viewers. \u201cJesus, today we begin the holy period of passion tide,\u201d Hegseth prayed. \u201cIn these last 2 weeks of Lent, help us understand the mystery of Your sacrifice and surrender, make us keenly aware of Your love for us. We ask that You make Yourself known to us, help us to feel the grace of Your presence,\u201d he said. He added that Christ had \u201cjourneyed to the cross for our sake\u201d and asked that God would help others \u201cto see ourselves the way you see us and come to believe that we are worthy of your abounding love.\u201d He finished the recitation, asking that God would \u201cAspire in us the same sacrificial, selfless love you showed on the cross. Oh, Jesus, we surrender ourselves to you. Take care of everything. Amen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hegseth has often taken a Christian focus through his work with <\/span>Fox News<\/span><\/em>. He hosted a 6-episode series called \u201cThe Life of Jesus,\u201d with\u00a0<\/span>part one<\/span><\/a>\u00a0being released at Christmas time 2022, with Hegseth traveling the roads that Jesus traveled. Part two was released last year at Easter, with Hegseth focusing on Christ\u2019s betrayal and crucifixion. He previously\u00a0<\/span>called<\/span><\/a>\u00a0the project his \u201cpassion\u201d and that he wanted \u201cto remind \u2014 first and foremost \u2014 myself, my family but, writ large, our culture of the reason for the season. Underneath all of that pageantry [of the holidays] is the truth, and the birth of a baby in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago, and the life that Jesus, fully God and fully man, lived.\u201d He has also spoken about how fatherhood has shifted his focus on the Gospels. \u201cI\u2019ve got a bunch of kids, and you start to realize that the only thing that matters is introducing them to Jesus Christ,\u201d he said. \u201cYou spend so much time teaching them how to dribble a basketball or to love America \u2014 and those are all great, but they\u2019re utterly insufficient.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2024, Hegseth\u2019s public presence expanded beyond the media sphere when he was nominated by President Donald Trump as National Defense Secretary. This nomination brought his leadership and deeply held values into greater focus, as he was called upon to serve the nation in a new capacity. Known for his unwavering patriotism and Christian faith, Hegseth\u2019s nomination was seen by many as a testament to his commitment to the principles that guide his life and work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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