I encourage you to look at the original text for Luke 1:28. “Kaire, Kecharitomene”. When translated to English means “Hail, full of grace” which is properly depicted in Catholic bibles (RSV-CE, Dhouay-Rheims, etc) but is grossly misinterpreted in Protestant versions (KJV, ESV, etc) as being a salutation followed by “favored one” instead of the actual reverence St. Gabriel the Archangel is showing to the Mother of God. It is important not to fall into the 5th century heresy of Nestorianism which suggests the Virgin Mary only gave birth the Jesus’s human nature. No, Jesus IS God incarnate. The Catholic Church is not alone in understanding this either, the Greek Orthodox that read the Book of Luke in its original text show great reverence to Our Lady the Theotokos, the ever Virgin Mother of God.

No properly catechized Catholic would attribute any divinity to Our Lady. There is only one triune God. The Hail Mary prayer quotes scripture (Luke) and asks her to pray for us in the same way you would ask your friends or family to pray for you just as James 5:16 says we should. Would you not agree that Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, is righteous and therefore someone we should ask to pray for us?

Hail, Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

I say this all with love and in hopes that you more seriously consider the one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church that God promised the gates of hell would never prevail against. ✝️