You brought apparitions of the Virgin Mary into this thread, so I am keeping to the topic.
Luke 1:46-55
46 And Mary said:
"My soul exalts the Lord,
47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
48 "For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed.
49 "For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
And holy is His name.
50 "And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who fear Him.
51 "He has done mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their heart.
52 "He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has exalted those who were humble.
53 "He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent away the rich empty-handed.
54 "He has given help to Israel His servant,
In remembrance of His mercy,
55 As He spoke to our fathers,
To Abraham and his offspring forever. " NAS
I always like to see Scripture quoted in context. Yes, Mary was blessed, however, where do you get she is more blessed than “the poor in spirit” and where do you get the virgin in perpetuity part? Mary also refers to God as her saviour, which if she was born without original sin as the RCC maintains is an oxymoron, since no sin no need of a saviour.
Matt 1:19-25
20 But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21 "And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins." 22 Now all this took place that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which translated means, "God with us." 24 And Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took her as his wife, 25 and kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. NAS
Of course if you would rather use the Douay-Rheims:
25 And he knew her not till she brought forth her first born son: and he called his name Jesus.
So the apparitions of Mary can be attributed to demonic deception that leads some to view Mary as a demigod, which many Roman Catholics do.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley, of tears. Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
This is a prayer to Mary. Prayers are offered to deities, not saints (all who are believers in Christ as saints, not just those named so by the RCC.) Who according to the Bible is our advocate? Jesus Christ!
John 14:13 "And whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. NAS
John 16:25-28
25 "These things I have spoken to you in figurative language; an hour is coming when I will speak no more to you in figurative language, but will tell you plainly of the Father. 26 "In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will request the Father on your behalf; 27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me, and have believed that I came forth from the Father. 28 "I came forth from the Father, and have come into the world; I am leaving the world again, and going to the Father." NAS
All Christians have direct access to God the Father in the name of Jesus Christ His Son without any need for an advocate or an intermediary.