The Bridegroom Speaks

Join Laura and the women of the Sisterhood of Mary, Mystical Rose of God on retreat. Journey with them into the depths of your heart where the Bridegroom dwells.

Our journey with Christ is an ascent up the mountain of God. At the summit is the entrance to the eternal wedding feast. Along the way, Jesus offers us healing and deepening relationship with Him. And, of course, there are trials, obstacles, and dangers on the path. In this talk taken from a Brides of Christ Scripture study of The Song of Songs, Laura Ercolino, shares insights on applying this ana...

"I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete." John 15:11

Jesus and Mary wait for you in Cana. Bring them the water of your tears and experience the healing love of Jesus as He transforms the water of your tears into the wine of divine joy.

When we pray, the Lord listens and responds. As I have been praying the Hope's Garden, "Womb of My Heart Rosary", I have been meditating on the power of prayer and what it is that I am asking of God when I pray. What does it truly mean to ask for a heart that is like Mary's womb? In this excerpt from a Hope's Garden gathering, I share my reflection on these questions and more. You can pray the "Wo...

Laura talks about the actions of the Holy Spirit in our garden hearts and shares prayers to the Holy Spirit inspired by verses 4:12-16 of The Song of Songs. Come to Hope's Garden and encounter the love of Chris the Bridegroom is our blossoming community of Catholic women from all around the world. Hopesgarden.com

Most Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us and make our hearts like unto Yours. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and the Song of Songs with our heart-led study, Brides of Christ. ⁠⁠Song of Songs Scripture Study. hopesgarden.com

Have you ever thought of salvation history and your own story has a love story in which the divine King and Bridegroom relentlessly pursues His Beloved? In this episode, Laura does just that. Learn more about the Hope's Garden studies of the Song of Songs at hopesgarden.com

Scripture refers to the heart as the place of prayer more than 100 times but what is the heart, really? Laura begins this episode with the Catholic Catechism's beautiful explanation of the heart and then helps us ponder the landscape of our hearts in relation to the Heart of the Bridegroom.

This episode is an excerpt from the Hope's Garden study of the Song of Songs. Laura speaks about the traditional interpretation that says Mary is the Bride of the Song of Songs and how we can allow God to transform us into living icons of the Bride. Learn more about our Song of Songs study, Brides at Christ here: https://hopesgarden.com/song-of-songs-scripture-study/

There is a longing in every human heart that we sense but often cannot name. I believe it is the longing to return home to Eden, to friendship and communion with God. In my prayer, I began asking the Holy Spirit to help me name this ache and envision Eden. This episode is the fruit of my prayer and meditation on the Prologue of the Song of Songs. May our Divine Bridegroom, Jesus, lead us to the tr...

Every Christian, men and women, are created to receive the love of Christ just a bride receives the love of her bridegroom. The bridal posture in prayer is one of openness and humility at the feet of Christ so that we might first receive His perfect love and then share it with all those whom we encounter. Learn more about the love of Christ the Bridegroom at hopesgarden.com.

In this episode, I am joined by Abby Kyle, Director of Evangelization from South Bend Indiana. Abby and I talk about what it means to be free in Christ and to receive His love. We dive into the question of what enslaves us and how do we surrender our attachments to Christ. It was a powerful conversation! Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and how He heals our hearts at Hopesgarden.com.

God has prepared our perfect home for us in Heaven and He wants us to experience the safety and peace of that home here during our pilgrimage. We can always find a foretaste of "home" in the Heart of Jesus. In this episode, Laura is joined by her sister, De Yarrison, for a conversation about home. They discuss the ways in which many earthly homes fall short of the vision God has and the healing to...

Take a break from the stress and busyness of your day and rest under the apple tree with Jesus. In the Song of Songs, the Bride compares the Beloved to an apple tree and praises his shade and sweet fruit. You too can find peace and restoration with Jesus Christ the Apple Tree. This episode is an excerpt from the Hope's Garden Brides of Christ heart-led study of the Song of Songs. Learn more about...

In this episode, taken from our Brides of Christ Scripture study, Laura unpacks the beautiful duet between the Bridegroom and the Bride in verses 1:4-5 of the Song of Songs. This is the duet Jesus desires for each one of us to enter into with Him. Learn more about our Song of Songs studies at Hopesgarden.com.

Christ is the fulfillment of all our desires, yet like the Bride of the Song of Songs, we allow our desires to go seeking the One we love in all the wrong places. For many of us, just naming the desires of our hearts is a difficult task. Laura takes us on a journey from our heads to our hearts to discover our hearts' desires. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and the Song of Songs at Hopesgar...

You are gift! This is the truth of who we are yet we so often forget. Laura leads us in pondering how we are gift of God, first for our own sake, and then to be given to one another. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and Hope's Garden at Hopesgarden.com.

Father Michael Stalla helps us to understand Jesus's teaching on the sacredness of the human person and why we must not tolerate the desecration of our bodies. For more spiritual reflections by Father Michael, the spiritual advisor of Hope's Garden, join our virtual community for Catholic men or women. Father Michael offers free live spiritual direction events for members throughout the year. http...

Scripture refers to the heart as the place of prayer more than 100 times but what is the heart, really? Laura begins this episode with the Catholic Catechism's beautiful explanation of the heart and then helps us ponder the landscape of our hearts in relation to the Heart of the Bridegroom. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom at Hopesgarden.com.

What was God's intention for marriage "in the beginning"? What did Jesus mean when He said, “For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so."? Father Michael Stalla gives us a brief introduction to St. John Paul II's teachings known as the Theology of the Body and then answers the above questions through this lens. Learn more about the Cath...

Laura reads the Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition of the Song of Solomon to us. You are invited to be still and rest on the Heart of the Bridegroom as you listen to His divine love song. Learn more about the Song of Songs and Christ the Bridegroom at Hopesgarden.com.

Jesus desires for us to open our hearts to hear the sound of His voice. So often we get stuck in our minds but with the Bridegroom it is all about the heart. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and His Song of Songs at hopesgarden.com.

The Holy Scriptures are God's love letter to you. Father Michael Stalla describes how we come to know God's love language as well as the language of our own hearts through prayerful reading and meditation on God's Word. Learn more about Christ the Bridegroom and His love for you at hopesgarden.com . Hope's Garden is the sanctuary where the love of Christ the Bridegroom heals hearts, marriages, and...