Mary, take us under your mantle!

Anne (wife): Mary is the Mother of us all. Through her "fiat," she teaches us to live each moment of our life under her gentle maternal gaze. In our family, we pray to her every day. We ask her through the Hail Mary to protect us at all times and to take us under her large, starry blue mantle.

Gabriel (husband): Holy Mary, model of mothers, watch over us tenderly! Inspire our actions, and since we are imperfect, plead and intercede for us with Jesus, your Son, that His divine mercy may open the gates of paradise for us at the hour of our death.

Gaël (22): Mary is for me the model of the Immaculate Mother preserved from all sins. I like to imagine her protecting me under her large mantle. I often ask her to accept me as I am, with my imperfections. Mary is the Mother we need. Holy Virgin, save us.

Blanche (21): The Blessed Virgin Mary welcomes me under her maternal mantle; she leads me to her Son Jesus Christ. She brings my offerings to God—my joys, my thanksgivings, my sufferings, and my prayer intentions for loved ones. I like to pray to her, asking her to undo all the knots that hinder my bond of peace with God.

Clément (18): Mary is for me the one we pray to every day. Each Hail Mary said in the evening with the family or alone is an opportunity to pray for others. She is my second mother, my guiding star.

Emmanuel (16): Mary is like my second mother to me, she is the star that guides my steps and my choices. She is purity itself. Mary is for me the spirit of devotion that helps me to pray. She inspires me to seek the confidence that I would like to have. She is the figure to follow and to listen to because she is a mother who listens to us all.

Colombe (13): When I say Hail Marys, I remember what Mary did, and I realize that she was very important for the salvation of the world and Christianity. Without her, something would be missing—the open gate to eternal life!

Raphaël (8): Mary is the greatest of mothers. She did not have a single stain on her. Mary is a very important person—she is the "head" of Heaven after Jesus. I ask Mary for many things and especially to help me rebuild my Legos.

The Lefèvre family, winners of the 15th edition of "La France a un incroyable talent" (France Has Incredible Talent) on M6 TV in December 2020