I realize this isn't a reply directly to you, but something to ponder nonetheless. Someone on this thread remarked how cool it would be to actually talk to Our Lady.
Well, the bishop that led the trip I was on to Fatima gave the whole group a sort of trip to the woodshed during one homily....he said that people were so bent on making pilgrimages to the shrines of Mary, yet forgot that they could visit Jesus himself in the tabernacle anytime that they wanted. It is really difficult to remind myself that and really really understand that when I go to communion....I'm talking directly to the main guy himself, and he is THERE with me. (whoa, little mind-blowing there...)
The bishop has a point. But I have more trouble with the people who chase visionaries who have been condemned by the Church. A pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes or Guadalupe can fit into a balanced spiritual life.
Also, there is a difference between receiving Jesus in the Eucharist and speaking to Him directly in a vision, or speaking directly to Mary in a vision. In the latter cases, His presence or Mary's presence is very explicit.