Here’s an essay penned some years back by HG +Basil, Bishop of the Antiochian Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America.
http://www.antiochian.org/node/18138
Excellent. +Basil is one of the “good guys”.
“Mary is our boast, our cause of rejoicing, our sister, our mother, and most of all, our intercessor. Let us honor her, love her, and bring our needs before her with the innocent confidence of children who know that their mother will meet their needs with love.”