Eucharistic fast?

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Probably just being scrupulous, but I am attending Mass in half hour. About 10 mins ago I licked some remnants of pesto from some chicken I’d cooked for after Mass. I was just tiny bits left on the cutlery from moving the chicken onto a plate - is this a breach of the Eucharistic fast?
 
No. You did not eat food. If someone asked you out to lunch, you wouldn’t say “no thanks, I already ate.”

Make sure you’re working with your priest on your scruples. Posting here may not be helpful.

-Fr ACEGC
 
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joshringsell said:
Probably just being scrupulous, but I am attending Mass in half hour. About 10 mins ago I licked some remnants of pesto from some chicken I’d cooked for after Mass. I was just tiny bits left on the cutlery from moving the chicken onto a plate - is this a breach of the Eucharistic fast?
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The fast is one hour before Communion, not before Mass.

Many of us we could eat shortly before leaving the house and still be good by the time Communion time arrives. From what you’ve written you licked a fork 40 minutes before Mass. Unless your Mass is extremely fast, you’ll be well past the 60 minutes before it’s time to go to Communion.
 
That’s almost certainly true for Mass on Sunday but might not be during the week, which appears to be the situation the OP is talking about. The first Mass of the day in my parish this morning, a Wednesday, was over in 23 minutes. While that doesn’t necessarily exclude the possibility of Communion past the 60-minute mark following the licking of the cooking/eating utensil, it certainly wouldn’t have been “well past” that point and could have happened before it.

In this particular case, I agree with Fr. ACEGC that licking a few drops of sauce isn’t “eating” and thus doesn’t violate the fast. For someone who actually ate before Mass during the week, however, 40 minutes may not be far enough in advance to observe the Eucharistic fast.
 
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Thanks everyone, went to confession and happily recieved the Eucharist 🙏
 
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