There are some statements made by saints on the importance of devotion to the Virgin Mary which
seem to contradict the words of Jesus in John 4:6, as He says "I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
No man cometh to the Father, but by me." St. Timothy also teaches that Jesus Christ is the "one mediator of God and men," which can be understood in the sense of His human and divine natures or as the New Testament equivalent of Moses being the mediator in the Old Testament, but how is it that some saints make such statements as below in the light of divine revelation?
"Be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him this man standeth here before you whole. This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved."
-Acts 4:10-12
Here are examples of such statements:
"He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost."
-St. Ignatius of Antioch
"It is impossible to be saved without the help of the Most Blessed Virgin, because those who are not saved by the justice of God are saved by the intercession of Mary."
-St. John Chrysostom
"Devotion to you, O Blessed Virgin, is a means of salvation which God gives to those whom he wishes to save."
-St. John Damascene
"It is impossible to save one's soul without devotion to Mary and without her protection."
-St. Anselm of Canterbury
"The servants of Mary are as sure of getting to Paradise as though they were already there. Who are they who are saved and who reign in Heaven? Surely those for whom the Queen of Mercy intercedes ... The clients of Mary will necessarily be saved."
-St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori
This is an interesting papal quote yet it does not explain the apparent contradiction:
"Thus as no man goeth to the Father but by the Son, so no man goeth to Christ but by His Mother."
-Encyclical Octobri Mense of Leo XIII, 22 September 1891
Furthermore, St. Luke writes:
"And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd, lifting up her voice, said to him: Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps that gave thee suck. But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it."
-Luke 11:27-28
Can someone explain how the admonitions of Jesus do not contradict the saints' emphasis on Marian devotion?