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The quick answer is NO.<< It's a form of intercessory prayer to Mary. In the Catholic Church, Mary is the Mother of God & the Queen of Heaven.

In the Catholic Church ‘Idolatry’ is giving >divine honors to a creature. Adoration (worship) is an due God. Mary is venerated in the Catholic Church. (We are speaking about a mother & we should always be polite.)

I don't recall the prayer, though I may have heard it more than once. There are a gazillion prayers in the Catholic Church. Notice the word —intercession— in the prayer. The wording of the prayer sounds like >Love too. Mary as the mother of Jesus is also ‘our’ mother. Some people are consumed with the Love for God & the entire Kingdom of Heaven.

Anything you want to find out about the Catholic Church is on the Web. Sometimes you need ‘Official Church teachings’ to get the correct information. There are also numerous -world wide- associations that are especially devoted to Saint Mary. The other mothers in the world >Love Mary & understand what is to suffer as a mother. It must have been horrific for her to see her son Crucified for the Sins of others.

I remember who you are because you like Sarah Palin. Thumbs up on that one. BUT BUT, do you go to church? I originally thought most people were ‘normal’ on FreeRepublic. I do have >complete trust that you are ‘normal’ as you like Sarah Palin.> Hopefully, Sarah Palin will become our Saint Sarah Palin & vanquish the demons in the USA.

That prayer sure seems to be giving devine honors to Mary.

First, to pray to her implies that she can hear anyone on earth who calls out to her. That is a divine attribute.

O holy Mary, my Mistress, into thy blessed trust and special blessing, into the bosom of thy tender mercy,

This starts off with looking for blessings and mercy from Mary, rather than God.

this day, every day of my life and at the hour of my death, I commend my soul and body; to thee I entrust all my hopes and consolations, all my trials and miseries, my life and the end of my life,

Then the soul and body are entrusted not to God but to Mary. All hope is placed in Mary rather than Jesus.

that through thy most holy intercession and thy merits, all my actions may be ordered and disposed according to thy will and that of thy divine Son. Amen.

The intercession and merits of Mary replace the intercession and merits of Jesus. Finally it equates the will of Mary to the will of God.

BUT BUT, do you go to church?

Yes.