Father Marcelo Rossi remembers difficult moments and celebrates good form: “The body is a living temple”

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Father Marcelo Rossi56 years old, has a new release: Loving – The healing of the heart. The book is the eighth in a saga that began shortly after he was pushed to the altar in 2019. At the time, he said, he was facing “difficult times” and this setback helped him see a light at the end of tunnels.

Wanting to take control of his life, the priest returns to writing and adopts a healthier diet, accompanied by physical exercise. With this, in addition to the work started, came the change to the bodywork.

Those who accompanied him saw, month after month, the priest’s muscles grow. The result had repercussions and believers began producing memes about the religious man’s physique. It’s not difficult to find them on the internet.

“When I saw the memes I said, ‘Sir…’” he said, fearing he would be misunderstood. But he soon decided to turn the repercussion into an opportunity. “I took the image, enhanced the fire, because to me fire represents purification and that’s how the t-shirt came out. What was supposed to be just a meme, God turned it into blessings. I think being able to bring l “Physical exercise for people is something positive. I have a degree in exercise science and I am happy to be able to use all this knowledge to do good.”

In an interview with Earthor Father Marcelo Rossi talked about depression, how fragile his health was and how pushing helped him improve it. He also discusses in detail his new book and the next steps in his career. Watch!

What does “Love” mean to you?

Love, for me, is the healing of the heart. What else do we need in such a polarized world? It’s about the importance of people being “loving” and healed in their hearts.

Why talk about “love” now?

Polarization increasingly drives us to extremes. We need dialogue and Jesus leads us to dialogue. The Church must be more of a hospital and less of a court, so the question is how important this is. Pope Francis has already warned us and invited us to do so [em discurso]. It is welcoming the sinner and not the sin.

Do you believe there is a lack of “love” in today’s society?

I believe. Therefore, in this mission I must propagate the healing of the heart.

The book invites people to practice religion. How and when did you notice this need in the faithful?

It all started with that push. The Lord has shown me more than ever how we need to have our faith based on Him, talk less, and act more. For me, that’s where the appreciation comes from in truly bringing love to people who need it. This book will help many people, as it is helping me get over the loss of my father too. Only those who have lost their father know what it is. You lose a friend, an advisor.

How did writing help you in this process?

He died on October 14. It was a very difficult time, it was cancer. Writing helped me a lot at that time. I realized that all this suffering could help other people besides me, to ‘love’ myself and to ‘love’ others. Writing has definitely helped me.

On the Internet you are successful with your good form. Do you want to talk about it?

Well, gymnastics is fundamental. I have a degree in physical education and know the importance of exercise and all it provides. We are living temples of God and with the push I understood the importance of taking care of my body. It’s not just a question of body, aesthetics, but health. With health we can serve God better.

Many memes have been made about his physical change. How do you see it?

When I saw the meme I said, “Sir…”. So I took the photo, which is from a program I called “Baptism of Fire” and simply enhanced the fire [para fazer a camiseta].

What does fire represent?

Many said it had to do with hell, indeed. Fire is a test, God manifested himself at Pentecost in tongues of fire, therefore fire leads us to purification. I put it on my shirt to symbolize that exercise leads to purification. The first idea was to put the words ‘Sacred Training’ on the shirt, but I was against it. I asked for an edit to ‘Formation blessed by Jesus’ to remind you of the importance of prayer.

This is how the t-shirt was born…

Yes, it happened and the shirt and what was supposed to be just a meme, God turned it into blessings. I think being able to bring exercise to people is a good thing. I have a degree in sports science and I am happy to be able to use all this knowledge to do good.

Tell me a little about your training and nutrition routine?

Physical activity done well is health. There was a period when I was going through difficult times and reached a state of sarcopenia, which is when the body “eats” muscles. I became skin and bones, I weighed 60 kg and this is wrong, of course. After the push, I realized I had to change and have continued to do so ever since. I eat properly every three hours, this makes a huge metabolic difference. The advice I also give is to contact a nutritionist, she will explain what is best for you and your body. And of course, don’t lose focus. […] In fact, exercise has no age, okay? I do weight training, calisthenics, role playing and, I don’t know if you’ve noticed, I’m 1.95m. My posture has improved a lot thanks to exercise. In season, [do empurrão] I was completely kyphotic and my neck was completely forward. Stretching, role playing and weight training helped me a lot with this.

What will be your next professional steps?

For the first time, I will be running an editorial campaign in the United States in October. I’ll be in Boston on the 17th and 19th, then I’ll go to Jersey. On the 21st I will go to Orlando, taking this proposal of “love”, so polarized by hate, around the world. Other than that, I don’t have much to say yet, but I hope to do something musical soon, stay tuned. I also intend to continue the book sequence.

Source: Terra

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