If Mry is supposed to “take the place of God,” then why are there so few references to her in the mass? Once in the Creed, “Incarnate of the Virgin Mary,” and later in the canon at the head of the list of Saints.
Who ever said she “takes the place of God”? Catholics put her alongside God and in many cases between God and man.
>>why are there so few references to her in the mass?<<
I have no idea. Pope John Paull II dedicated himself and his Pontificate to Our Lady.' He bears the letter "M" for Mary in his coat of arms. And his personal motto, which is embroidered on the side of his robes in Latin is the following: "TOTUS TUUS SUM MARIA", which in English translates to: "MARY, I'M ALL YOURS." Not dedicated to Jesus mind you but to Mary! That pretty much says it all in my thinking.
Here’s another indication of her status.
"Oh Lady, you are the refuge of all the abandoned; behold me here and now abandoned by all. You are my only hope. You alone are my only hope; you alone can help me; have pity on me." [Taken from the Glories of Mary. Chapter 7, Page 132. By St. Alphonsus
Mary is their only hope? Really? Compare that to what scripture says.
Acts 4:10-12 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. [11] This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. [12] Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.