Luke 1:48

Call me blessed; highly favored in having been the mother of Jesus. From these words some have inferred that it is proper to pray to Mary, and pay her divine honors. That this is an error is evident from the manner in which the same phrase in the original Greek is used in other parts of the Bible. They who "endure" afflictions with patience according to the will of God, as did Job, James 5:11; the "poor in spirit," "the meek," those who "hunger and thirst after righteousness," and "the pure in heart," Matthew 5:2-11, are all called "blessed," the original word being the same. But neither any of these, nor Mary, are to be prayed to, or to receive divine honors.