Yep. Good point. I speak (here) as a Dominican who prays the Rosary daily (okay, ALMOST daily) and, especially this Lent, has added another Mariam “devotion” to my “rule.”
Mary is, IMHO, a beautiful and awesome creation, but, again IMHO, one cannot begin to appreciate her unless one is devoted also to the unmerited Love God brought into the world in His Son.
Quix knows I am skeptical, even dubious, about visions and visionaries. But I can well imagine, not that anyone in heaven is subject to the passion of grief (for God will wipe away every tear and there will be no sorrow or weeping), but to the action of loving concern for all who do not understand that Mary Most Holy is entirely derivative and has nothing that is not given her.
I have a much loved friend who is a musician. He understands that when I praise his work and its power I am praising him.
I like your explanation. You have a way with words:)
Scripture is not precisely clear
as to exactly WHEN in Heaven, God will wipe away every tear.
Evidently even now, there are relatively few tears. However, a number of narratives mention occasional tears.
This is the first narrative I’ve read wherein Mary was seen crying. Usually Christ or the angel accompanying the visitor notes that Mary is not filling ANY of the purported Heavenly roles concocted by the Vatican.
Occasionally, Mary will exhort the visitor to tell earthly folks to stop such nonsense as praying to her; asking favors of her etc.
And some such visitors reporting such narratives have been life long RC’s awash in such practices. I don’t have an example handy.