**This is about blatant pagan goddess worship under the guise of respecting the Earthly mother of Jesus,**
Catholics to not worship the Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Instead, we ask her to pray for us, intercede for us. (Much like she did at the Wedding of Cana for the bride and groom who had run out of wine.)
What did she say after speaking with Jesus, the Lord?
(paraphrasing here) Do as he says.
She redirects everything we ask of her to her Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.
I'm confident that she hears not a word we say. "Absent from the body - present with the Lord."
The only prayers we are authorized to make are to the Father, in the name of the Son. All others are disobedient.
I envision Lily Tomlin, "Ring-a-ding-dingy!"
Dear salvation, all I can say to the unbelievers on this thread about devotion to Mary is:
DON’T KNOCK IT IF YOU’VE NEVER TRIED IT!!!