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CV NEWS FEED // The Catholic prayer app Hallow has teamed up with singer-songwriter Gwen Stefani and several other celebrity guests for its Advent prayer challenge.
Hallow announced the partnership with Stefani and fellow musicians Matt Maher, Lauren Daigle, and Sarah Kroger via social media in late November. For every Saturday of Advent, one of the singers will contribute a song reflecting the liturgical season.
Stefani was raised Catholic and reportedly remained practicing throughout her music career. However, the partnership between the singer and Hallow “shocked” her fans, according to The Blast.
“Though she has reportedly always embraced the Catholic faith, as ChurchPop noted, this is the first [time] many of her fans have witnessed the singer engage with it in such a public way,” Yahoo reported.
Stefani announced the partnership herself on her Instagram account Dec. 3, saying that she is excited to work with “this amazing prayer, meditation and music app.”
“Join me and millions of other Christians around the world as we celebrate the truth that God so loved the world that He gave us His only Son,” she said, encouraging her followers to download Hallow and participate in the 25-day prayer challenge.
Comments on her post ranged from criticism, partisan debates, and accusations of becoming a “trad wife” to messages of support and excitement at seeing a celebrity embrace her faith.
According to her Instagram post, Stefani will contribute an original song titled “Christmas Eve,” which Hallow app users can listen to Dec. 7, the sixth day of the prayer challenge.
