Thanks for posting this. I think it’s beautiful.
Not that this will convince you of anything, but in brief, devotions to Mary are understood, by their very nature (and indeed Mary’s very nature/role) to lead one to a greater appreciation of and love for Jesus. IOW, as the teaching goes, by devoting oneself to Mary, one is honoring not only her, but actually adoring her Son. This is because she gave birth to the God-Man, and thus meditating on her cannot help but lead to a more profound and deeper appreciation of Jesus.
Even if He is never mentioned in said devotions. The evidence if this is in personal experience.
If there’s any truth to that in your personal experience, Praise God.
Mostly, I can’t buy it, at all.
I just have a policy of GENERALLY avoiding arguing with folks about their personal experiences. They are the best experts on that, ALMOST regardless.
ON THE WHOLE, I see abundant evidence quite the contrary for a frightful percentage of RC’s.
And, even ASSUMING what you say is true, it seems like a HUGE DETOUR AND BASS ACKWARDS WAY OF GETTING TO JESUS.