Colt my friend, you will be thrilled to know that the following is the Mass reading for September 8, the Birthday of Our Lady. Notice how it all pertains to God's magnificent gifts to His servants and handmaids, including--- among others ---- His own mother, Mary:
Romans 7:28-30
We know that all things work for good
for those who love God,
who are called according to his purpose.
For those he foreknew he also predestined
to be conformed to the image of his Son,
so that he might be the firstborn
among many brothers.
And those he predestined he also called;
and those he called he also justified;
and those he justified he also glorified.
Called - foreknew - predestined - conformed - justified - glorified
Mother Mary. And Mother Teresa, too.
All of the saved.
This has been part of Catholic teaching literally from the day it was written.
Romans 7:28-30 is one of my favorite passages in the Bible and it cuts against so much Catholic teaching. For instance, why would anyone included in that passage (the elect) need Purgatory?
So often it isn’t that Rome denies a truth, it’s that she adds to it and renders it meaningless.