How serious is it to ignore the Eucharistic fasting rules?

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ExMethodist said:
I’ve been to daily and early morning Sunday Masses that clockd in between 25-45 minutes depending on the number of people and who th celebrant is so an hour isn’t a hard and fast rule for daily Masses.
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I suppose I should have slipped a “generally” in there somewhere. Some of the daily Masses at my old high school were even shorter than that, nearing the fifteen minute mark. At any rate, it’s still only an hour, so if Mass begins at 8am, just make sure you’ve had breakfast by 7am.

And if you’re going to daily Masses, it won’t hurt to skip Communion one day if you do happen to eat within the hour. You can always continue receiving the next day.
 
Tomdstone said:
I am not sure, but previously lenten fasting was not required for elderly Catholics over 59 years old.
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I don’t understand why people are saying that over 59/60 are elderly! I’m not that age, but trust me, it isn’t elderly, at least not in the connotation most imply that it is.

You can still attend Mass (what a grace to be able to do so!), without partaking in the Eucharist. You are not obliged to do so. In fact, it sometimes helps with humility when you stay in your pew, praying, making a spiritual communion.
 
ccmcmg said:
I don’t understand why people are saying that over 59/60 are elderly! I’m not that age, but trust me, it isn’t elderly, at least not in the connotation most imply that it is.

You can still attend Mass (what a grace to be able to do so!), without partaking in the Eucharist. You are not obliged to do so. In fact, it sometimes helps with humility when you stay in your pew, praying, making a spiritual communion.
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And, as they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. I imagine there were a lot of growing hearts when there was a 3-hr fast. 🙂
 
meltzerboy said:
What is the big deal being “over 60” in modern society? I can understand maybe over 80 or 90, but not 60+. (How old are YOU? LOL)
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60 year olds are so young, healthy and beautiful these days, they night have to revise the exception to 70-75!
 
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