Harley, Harley, Harley.
Do you really know so little of St. Augustine? He called for greater veneration of the Virgin Mary for the Church faithful. And we have over 100 panegyrics written by him for the saints.
It is rather sad that the education of our Protestant brethren does not extend beyond the immediate past. I’d really like you guys to be able to understand the Church and its development.
I understand Augustine having read a great many of his works. Like you, I reserve the right to pick and choose which parts of Augustine to appreciate and which to discard. I tend to favor those writings where Augustine clearly ties his thoughts back to scripture.