So, we define love differently.
That is the beauty of having Mary as my mother. She is the first of the disciples, the first of the believers and the first of the saved.
She was honored by God and I merely respect that which God has honored.
Revelation clearly speaks about the prayer of the saints for those on earth. As Mary is in heaven, why not ask for her prayer?
Someone who converted to Catholicism wrote of the problem he had with prayer to the saints. Now, of course, one can be a faithful Catholic and never utter a single prayer for a saint’s intercession. That includes Mary. But, what helped him with it was when one of his friends asked for his prayers.
At first he prayed for that friend pretty often. Then of course, time and life caused him to remember his friend in prayer less and less. And then there were so many who wanted his prayer. He was happy to oblige but the same happened as with the friend.
One day he was looking at a painting depicting the verse in Revelations which tells us the saints are praying for us and it dawns on him that the saints in heaven have nothing that would obstruct or distract from their prayer. They are always praying and praising God. Who better to entrust for constant prayer on your behalf?
That would be Christ Jesus Himself who claims He ever makes intersession on our behalf before the Father. So why go thru any other but the King Himself?... None of the departed paid for my sins but Christ,... and none other has the right to intercede since He is the only one who can intercede between man and God. 'There is one mediator between God and man and that is Christ Jesus". By praying to the departed how would an individual know who they are praying to since Christ never stated other than Himself as that mediator?
Revelation doesn't mention people on earth praying to the saints in heaven to pray for them.
As Mary is in heaven, why not ask for her prayer?
Because Scripture forbids contact with those who have died. Seances are forbidden and other sorcery.
Besides, there's not one verse in Scripture that indicates that people in heaven can hear the prayers of people on earth, or have any contact with them.
Besides, when the disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, what did He do? Who did He tell them to pray to?
Isn't praying to God good enough?