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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
At this point he makes a comparison between the gifts, and lowers that of the tongues, showing it to be neither altogether useless, nor very profitable by itself. For in fact they were greatly puffed up on account of this, because the gift was considered to be a great one. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
He compares tongues with prophecy and shows that they are not completely useless in themselves; for they speak not to men, but to God, that is, they do not speak what is easily understood and clear to men, but by the Holy Spirit they speak mysteries. Therefore, as those who speak from the Spirit, they are a great thing, but as unprofitable to men, they are inferior to prophecy. For prophecy is both from the Spirit and very profitable; it edifies the unsteady, exhorts and rouses the negligent, and comforts the fainthearted. …
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
In regard to the second it should be noted that because there were few in the early Church assigned to preaching faith of Christ throughout the world, the Lord enabled them to proclaim the word to more people by giving them the gift of tongues, by which they could all preach to all. Not that they spoke in one language and were understood by all, as some say, but that they spoke the languages of different nations and, indeed, of all. …
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