“The friends of the Bridegroom cannot mourn as long as He is with them” Friday of Misericordias Domini 2026

“The friends of the Bridegroom cannot mourn as long as He is with them” Friday of Misericordias Domini 2026

Author: Rev. Christopher Gillespie April 23, 2026 Duration: 11:40

The Bridegroom gives you new wineskins. He gave them to you at the font, where He drowned the old garment and clothed you in His own. The robe you wear before God is His obedience, His death, His resurrection. He does not repair what you bring. He replaces it. This is the grace that cannot be patched onto anything — it must be received whole, given whole, or it is lost.



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