 Mary has a way of being connected to Christ that we don't have access to directly, and so, in a sense, being connected to Mary leads us in places we would never even think of. So in other words, she can assist us in a very unique way. In the same way, if someone wants to get into my good graces, if you go to my mom and say, hey, can you talk to your son about this? I mean, it's going to be easier to get me involved.