Fasting for Prayer Intentions

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I really need to find good information about fasting for prayer intent (not Lent). Is there a website or literature available that gives more specific guidelines for what can/cannot be ingested for this type of fasting.

Sometimes during my prayers i feel i am being led/asked to fast as a sort of penance (not sure if thats the correct way to say it). But i really want to learn the traditional guides for fasting from years/centuries ago when this was a more strict approach.
 
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I really need to find good information about fasting for prayer intent (not Lent). Is there a website or literature available that gives more specific guidelines for what can/cannot be ingested for this type of fasting.

Sometimes during my prayers i feel i am being led/asked to fast as a sort of penance (not sure if thats the correct way to say it). But i really want to learn the traditional guides for fasting from years/centuries ago when this was a more strict approach.
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You can fast from any food or thing you want. If you want info on centuries old practices, here is a keyword search for “fasting” among the Early Church Fathers.

And here is a search of Papal Encyclicals on “fasting.”
 
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