Glory to God, so why do we glorify the Virgin Mary?

Isn’t the glory only for God? We say to Him, “To You be the glory…” So why do we glorify the Virgin Mary? And we say in our hymns, “The glory of Mary magnifies… Her reign is in hearts…?” The glory that belongs to God alone is the glory of divinity. This is the glory He spoke of when He said, “My glory I will not give to another” (Isaiah 42:8). However, God glorifies His children, His apostles, His chosen ones, and His martyrs with various kinds of glory. It is said that those He foreknew, He also predestined… these He also called… and those He justified, He also glorified (Romans 8:30). Additionally, the Lord grants glory to those who suffer for His sake. This applies to the martyrs, the confessors, and those who endure suffering in service. Thus it is said: “If we suffer with Him, we shall also be glorified with Him” (Romans 8:17). Even more astonishing is Christ’s statement to the Father about His apostles: “And the glory which You gave Me, I have given them” (John 17:22). If this was said about the disciples, does not the Virgin Mary, who is a spiritual mother to all of them and the Mother of their Teacher and Lord, deserve glory? The glory given to the Virgin Mary, to the apostles, and to the martyrs in no way diminishes the glory of God, who created humanity for glory. The first glory He granted us was that He created us in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-27). There is also the glory God granted to the priesthood. The Lord said to Moses about his brother Aaron, the high priest, “Make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty” (Exodus 28:2). Similarly, He said about Aaron’s sons, the priests, “…and you shall make for them turbans, for glory and for beauty” (Exodus 28:40). So, is it not fitting for us to glorify the Virgin Mary, the Queen who stands at the right hand of the King (Psalm 45:9), whom all generations shall call blessed (Luke 1:48)?