Is it true that praying the Rosary is worshiping Mary?

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The Glorious Mysteries

The first Glorious Mystery – The Resurrection (Acts 4: 33)
33And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

The second Glorious Mystery - the Ascension of Jesus (Acts 1: 9-11)
9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

The third Glorious Mystery – The descent of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2: 2-4)
2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
 
The Fourth Glorious Mystery – The Assumption of the Virgin Mary (This Mystery has no direct Bible passage and many people will point to this as idolizing the Virgin Mary. So I will present two common sense argument First, Catholic’s belief in the Assumption is a direct relationship to the Immaculate Conception in that she was preserved from sin because she gave birth to Jesus who was without sin. In essence, Jesus came from a pure vessel (the Virgin Mary) to preserve his sinless state and this was given by the free Gift of God. The Assumption of Mary body and soul occurred at the end of earthly life and was the results of the great graces that she received from God the Father and her Son the Lord Jesus Christ. This, of course, seem blasphemous and idolizing to non-Catholic Christians. Catholic do not state that Mary did this on her own power. In my opinion, it is blasphemous that Christians however, have no problem saying 144,000 people will be removed in the rapture and be brought into Heaven. It is terrible to say a person who was the only person to ever have God in the form of Lord Jesus Christ inside her body, which was never done before or ever again, was bestowed a special privilege one time. It is not idolizing to say there are a 144,000 people who in truth have never done anything near that Holy event but they will do what Catholic said happen one time. If 144,000 do it is it special or unique.
The Fifth Glorious Mystery the Coronation of the Virgin Mary in Heaven on earth. (Revelation 12:1-5)
1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
Most non-Catholic Christian will say this is not Mary because it does not specifically say her name. Common sense would say that “she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne” is Jesus Christ. So if in Heaven a woman is clothed with the sun and the moon and upon her head a crown is placed and then it is shown the same woman is on earth then this woman was crown in Heaven and on earth. Common sense also states that if Jesus who is referred to as the King of the Jews and his Kingdom is not of this earth and he was never married then by human standards his mother would be the Queen Mother and once again she would be a queen in Heaven and on earth.
In all there is only one Rosary decade that is not back up by Biblical passages and if you think that is idolizing the Virgin Mary so be it.
 
The rosary magnifies Jesus.

It is a beautiful spiritual bouquet to offer Mary for her constant intercession on our behalf to Her Son.
 
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