What is permitted to be consumed during the hour before communion is received?

[jim_stetler]

What is permitted to be consumed during the hour before communion is received? Is coffee or any beverage permitted?Thank you.

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

jim,

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on fasting prior to receiving the Eucharist. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.**

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