What is a proper Eucharistic fast?

[kdub432]

“One who is to receive the most Holy Eucharist is to abstain from any food or drink, with the exception only of water and medicine, for at least the period of one hour before Holy Communion” (CIC 919 §1)

Its a running argument in my family whether this means one hour before the start of Mass, or one hour before actually receiving communion. Which one is it?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

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• Is the fast, 1 hour before Mass begins, or before Holy Communion?