Eucharistic fast question

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Does coffee count as breakfast? I don’t usually eat before I go to Sunday morning Mass, but invariably I have a cup of coffee or two or six with milk (no sugar) before I go to Mass. Sometimes I’m sure my last sip of it has been within an hour of receiving the Eucharist, so I’ve been wondering if I’ve broken the one hour fast with my morning coffee.
 
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Does coffee count as breakfast? I don’t usually eat before I go to Sunday morning Mass, but invariably I have a cup of coffee or two or six with milk (no sugar) before I go to Mass. Sometimes I’m sure my last sip of it has been within an hour of receiving the Eucharist, so I’ve been wondering if I’ve broken the one hour fast with my morning coffee.
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Somebody correct me if I’m wrong, but my understanding has always been that anything other than water or necessary medicines breaks the fast. but if you’re drinking your coffee more than an hour before you receive the Eucharist, that’s fine
 
BeeSweet said:
Does coffee count as breakfast? I don’t usually eat before I go to Sunday morning Mass, but invariably I have a cup of coffee or two or six with milk (no sugar) before I go to Mass. Sometimes I’m sure my last sip of it has been within an hour of receiving the Eucharist, so I’ve been wondering if I’ve broken the one hour fast with my morning coffee.
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As the above poster said, water or medicine is all that is permited.

If one hour is hard, try going for the old three-hour fast or the older 12-hour fast 😉
 
In the words of my Spiritual Director, “coffee is just dirty water.”

Yours in Christ,
Thursday
 
What about coffee after Mass? Weekday Masses tend to be short anyway, so you probably would be able to grab some coffee at a drive-through or maybe even make your coffee at home and then pour it into a thermos. From my experience, weekday Mass is usually only about a half-hour long, so if I get up, shower, get dressed and go to Mass, I can still get my coffee about an hour after arising.
 
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lak611 said:
What about coffee after Mass? Weekday Masses tend to be short anyway, so you probably would be able to grab some coffee at a drive-through or maybe even make your coffee at home and then pour it into a thermos. From my experience, weekday Mass is usually only about a half-hour long, so if I get up, shower, get dressed and go to Mass, I can still get my coffee about an hour after arising.
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as long as it’s 15 minutes *after *receiving Holy Eucharist:thumbsup:
 
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