If you want to ‘Honor” the departed you don’t bow before their image of clay or stone or wood...nor pray to them as if they can answer you, nor do you carry them around like a doll on liters.
If I bow before a likeness of the Mother of Jesus, it is INDEED to honor her. I do not worship her (nor any inanimate object with her likeness). I see her as the Mother of my Savior, my Redeemer and Victor of the whole world! I will most certainly honor her in any way that I can.
I love Jesus passionately and I KNOW that He is pleased that I honor her because of her obedience and example. To God be the glory forever!