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Boston, Mass., Oct 5, 2016 \/ 12:07 pm (CNA<\/a>).- In an online video, actor Mark Wahlberg said that he will be praying for vocations to the priesthood, which he deeply values because of the role that priests have played in his own life.<\/p>\n

Wahlberg recorded the video as a greeting to those present at the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors, taking place in his hometown of Boston.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want you to know my support for your work to foster vocations to the priesthood, because I want my children and future generations to have good priests in their lives, just like I had,\u201d he says in the video, posted on Facebook by the Diocese of Providence\u2019s vocations office.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Catholic faith is the anchor that supports everything I do in life. In my daily prayers, I ask for guidance, strength in my vocation as a husband and as a father,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Wahlberg, known for his work in movies including \u201cThe Perfect Storm,\u201d \u201cPlanet of the Apes,\u201d \u201cThe Departed,\u201d and \u201cThe Fighter,\u201d is open about his Catholic faith and his love for the Church. He attends daily Mass and talks frequently about the role of faith in his life.<\/p>\n

Last year, Wahlberg served as emcee when Pope Francis came to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families.<\/p>\n

In the video, he reflects on the \u201cmany wonderful priests\u201d he had been blessed to know throughout his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up in Dorchester, I got myself into trouble now and then but I always had a priest to stick by me,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was married by a priest. My children were baptized by a priest. And whenever somebody in my family passed away, they\u2019ve all been buried by a priest. My sins have been forgiven when I go to confession to a priest. Every time I go to Mass, it\u2019s through a priest\u2019s hands that I receive the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, which strengthens me to share my Catholic faith with others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe the Catholic faithful are counting on you to bring us good and holy priests,\u201d Wahlberg concludes. \u201cEnjoy my hometown this week, and know that I will pray for you and for your success. Thank you for all that you do, and God bless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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