As a Catholic with a strong Marian devotion, I would have to disagree with Kathryn.
Per Mariam ad Christum .
Mary is holy and worthy only on account of her Lord. To venerate and adore her constantly is to constantly venerate and adore her God. This, in a like way that walking in the night by the light of the moon is the same, ultimately, as walking by the light of the sun. Mary's glory is never her own, and this fact deeply penetrates even the most "idolatrous" of Marian devotions.
We can not lift her up without lifting Christ higher, "after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb!". The title of Mother is nothing without the reality of the Son, and only the Son existed "begotten of the Father before all ages" .
Even if Catholic devotional life has focused disproportionately on the Virgin, I've never met a staunch Marian devotee who has a lesser opinion of Christ or who does not fervently welcome him in the sacred mysteries of the Church. On the contrary, so much more.
I credit the Virgin with my return to Christianity and the Church, and she is the staple which holds together my Nicean confession.