And I will repeat what you have been told by other catholics though choose to disregard. Catholics DO NOT worship Mary. The word "pray" means to address a solemn petition. It is no different from you asking any of your friends to "pray" for you. The difference here is that some of our friends are in heaven. When it comes to Mary, she holds a special relationship as the Mother of God. From the cross, Jesus entrusted His mother to His followers. The 10 commandments tell us to Honor our mother and father. When catholics "pray" to Mary, they are honoring the mother entrusted to them by our Lord and Savior, as requested by Christ.
So now you are saying it's OK to "pray" to my friend i.e. address a solemn petition?
Egads.
It is no different from you asking any of your friends to "pray" for you
As I already stated, this lady did NOT JUST ASK MARY TO PRAY FOR HER. You are widely missing the point.
From the cross, Jesus entrusted His mother to His followers
You are very incorrect. Read the Bible text again. He entrusted Mary to John.