r was given to the Apostles through the coming
of the Holy Ghost?
A. Through the coming of the Holy Ghost the Apostles received the "gift
of tongues," by which they could be understood in every language, though
they preached in only one.

Q. 447. Why did such wonderful gifts accompany Confirmation, or the
coming of the Holy Ghost, in the first ages of the Church?
A. Such wonderful gifts accompanied Confirmation in the first ages of
the Church to prove the power, truth and divine character of
Christianity to those who otherwise might not believe, and to draw the
attention of all to the establishment of the Christian Church.

Q. 448. Why are these signs not continued everywhere at the present
time?
A. These signs are not continued everywhere at the present time, because
now that the Church is fully established and its divine character and
power proved in other ways, such signs are no longer necessary.

Q. 449. Were such powers as the "gift of tongues" a part of the
Sacrament of Confirmation?
A. Such powers as the "gift of tongues" were not a part of the Sacrament
of Confirmation, but they were added to it by the Holy Ghost when
necessary for the good of the Church.

LESSON TENTH.
ON THE EFFECTS OF THE REDEMPTION.

Q. 450. What is an effect?
A. An effect is that which is caused by something else, as smoke, for
example, is an effect of fire.

Q. 451. What does redemption mean?
A. Redemption means the buying back of a thing that was given away or
sold.

Q. 452. What did Adam give away by his sin, and what did Our Lord buy
back for him and us?
A. By his sin Adam gave away all right to God's promised gifts of grace
in this world and of glory in the next, and Our Lord bought back the
right that Adam threw away.

Q. 453. {102} Which are the chief effects of the Redemption?
A. The chief effects of the Redemption are two: The satisfaction of
God's justice by Christ's sufferings and death, and the gaining of grace
for men.

Q. 454. Why do we say "chief effects"?
A. We say "chief effects" to show that these are the most important but
not the only effects of the Redemption--for all the benefits of our holy
religion and of its influence upon the world are the effects of the
redemption.

Q. 455. Why did God's justice require satisfaction?
A. God's justice required satisfaction because it is infinite and
demands reparation for every fault. Man in his state of sin could not
make the necessary reparation, so Chris