Over on Twitter a protestant asks:
… Read the restI keep seeing many say something like the following, “we are just asking them to pray for us, we are not praying directly to them.” Ok, I get that, but how does it accord with a prayer like this Fatima one? It seems to go far further than just asking for Mary to pray to God for us: “O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and the tender Mother of men, In accordance with your ardent wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate to your Immaculate Heart myself, my brethren, my country, and the whole human race. Reign over us, Most Holy Mother of God, and teach us how to make the Heart of your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, reign and triumph in us even as It has reigned and triumphed in you. “Reign over us, dearest Mother, that we may be yours in prosperity and in adversity; in joy and in sorrow; in health and in sickness; in life and in death. O most compassionate Heart of Mary, Queen of Virgins, watch over our minds and our hearts and preserve them from the deluge of impurity which you did lament so sorrowfully at Fatima. We want to atone for the many sins committed against Jesus and you. We want to call down upon our country and the whole world the peace of God in justice and charity. Therefore, we now promise to imitate your virtues by the practice