The Virgin sewing, accompanied by four angels, known as «La couseuse», probably 1653. Paris.

Another aspect of Mary’s gaze to do with weaving. Mary gazes “by weaving”, by finding a way to bring good out of all the things that her people lay at her feet (…) God’s mercy does the same thing with us. It doesn’t “paint” us a pretty face, or airbrush the reality of who we are. Rather, with the very threads of our poverty and sinfulness, interwoven with the Father’s love, it so weaves us that our soul is renewed and recovers its true image, the image of Jesus (POPE FRANCIS, The vessel of Mercy, Meditation on a spiritual retreat given by Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee for Priests, Basilica of Saint Mary Major, 2 June 2016)