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For to us, "God" means the god of Abraham, the Triune God, and Mary is simply a creature, however glorious.

To quote de Montfort:

14. With the whole Church I acknowledge that Mary, being a mere creature fashioned by the hands of God is, compared to his infinite majesty, less than an atom, or rather is simply nothing, since he alone can say, "I am he who is". Consequently, this great Lord, who is ever independent and self-sufficient, never had and does not now have any absolute need of the Blessed Virgin for the accomplishment of his will and the manifestation of his glory. To do all things he has only to will them.

I've been thinking about this one. Mary is mother of the church. The only one in the history of the church with that privilege. (think GW with feet on the coffee table, Barbara tells him to put them on the floor) For this, her role, she is honored.

Any veneration of the Blessed Mother begins as all other prayer does, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son , and the Holy Spirit. Amen" Not in her name, but the Trinity.

I guess I don't understand the confussion. Mary is not God. She is an instrument. She just happens to be a very important one.