Which version of the Eucharistic fast do you practice?

[Saint_Gemma]

Which version of the Eucharistic fast do you practice? I try to abstain for food for three hours before afternoon Masses, and no food from midnight on for morning Masses, but a lot of the time I end up doing the one hour fast.

 

[Magnum_V8]

I never eat anything from midnight on for Sunday morning Mass. If I have the opportunity to attend weekday Masses, I do the same for the morning, but the three hour fast for the evening. Every once in a while, but never on Sunday, I do succumb to the growling tummy and do the one hour thing.

 

[lands]

I abstain from food and liquids for one hour before receiving the our Lord.

 

[Deacon_Ed_B]

I think most of us fall into the exact categories you all have listed. Mostly it depends on which mass or masses I assist at and their times. .
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B

 

[muffinmojo]

I usually fast from sunday night (midnight) to sunday morning Mass- unless I wake up and have absolutely horrible breath, in which case I usually drink something about an hour and a half before Mass, to cover it up.

 

[LilyM]

I usually fast from sunday night (midnight) to sunday morning Mass- unless I wake up and have absolutely horrible breath, in which case I usually drink something about an hour and a half before Mass, to cover it up.

Please, for everyone’s sake, brush your teeth! Or at least gargle with mouthwash.

 

[Dempsey1919]

For Sunday morning Masses, I always fast from midnight. I always fast more than one hour before Mass because it makes me realise that receiving communion is a sacred, solemn priveledge.

 

[Johndigger]

I do the one hour fast before communion.

However, I’d quite like to do (at least) the three hour fast before Holy Communion.

If I serve at two Masses in one day, would I be exempt of the communion fast for the second one?

JD

 

[thistle]

I do the one hour fast before communion.

However, I’d quite like to do (at least) the three hour fast before Holy Communion.

If I serve at two Masses in one day, would I be exempt of the communion fast for the second one?

JD

You must fast at least one hour before receiving even if you receive at two Masses in a day. How could you think you would be exempt from this fast?

 

[japhy]

I essentially fast from midnight until receiving Holy Communion; however, when I attend Mass on Monday nights (followed by Adoration) I usually have not fasted the whole day. However, during Lent, I try to fast all day Monday if I intend on going to Mass. It’s quite a penance and a lesson in discipline!

 

[TheDoctor]

You must fast at least one hour before receiving even if you receive at two Masses in a day. How could you think you would be exempt from this fast?

I may be wrong, but maybe JD is asking about serving two Masses back to back where less than 1 hour exists between the Eucharist and was wondering if the reception of the Eucharist in and of itself breaks the one hour fast since it is the appearance of bread?

If that is the case JD, I don’t believe the Eucharist breaks the fast. If you are unsure, you can always choose not to receive the second time.

 

[Deacon_Ed_B]

I may be wrong, but maybe JD is asking about serving two Masses back to back where less than 1 hour exists between the Eucharist and was wondering if the reception of the Eucharist in and of itself breaks the one hour fast since it is the appearance of bread?I

Receiving the Eucharist does not bread a Eucharistic fast.
Prayers & blessings
Deacon Ed B

 

[TheDoctor]

Receiving the Eucharist does not bread a Eucharistic fast.Prayers & blessingsDeacon Ed B

Thanks Deacon Ed! I did not think so, but I was not even sure where to start looking to find the answer (Canon Law maybe?), but I was sure someone on this forum would know.

Have a great weekend.

 

[Rawb]

I used to try and fast from midnight on if I was going to the 8:30 or 10:00 Sunday Mass, but I could never focus on the Mass because I felt sick the entire time. Now I do the hour fast.

If I’m going to the Latin Mass an hour away I do the three hour fast, because that’s at 3:00 in the afternoon, so I can still eat breakfast and be OK.

 

[Johndigger]

You must fast at least one hour before receiving even if you receive at two Masses in a day. How could you think you would be exempt from this fast?

Thank you for responding to my post.

However, this was not the question I was asking.

The question was, if I chose to do the three hour fast, would I have to do it for both masses that I went to or just for one if I kept the one hour fast?

I would be extremely grateful if you read my posts before responding in an incredulous way. And I apologise, also, if I made my meaning unclear.

In Christ,
JD

 

[jmcrae]

I do the one hour fast before communion.

However, I’d quite like to do (at least) the three hour fast before Holy Communion.

If I serve at two Masses in one day, would I be exempt of the communion fast for the second one?

JD

No; only priests are exempt from fasting after the first Mass of the day. Lay people must fast every time they receive Holy Communion.

 

[CarrieH]

I do the one-hour fast as a minimum. On Sundays I play the organ for the TLM, which isn’t until noon. I need to keep my blood sugar up, or else my coordination will suffer. The last thing anyone wants to hear is a hypoglycemic organist slopping all over the place, stepping on the wrong pedals and all of that. So that means having a substantial breakfast late in the morning, to tide me over until Mass is finished and my postlude is done.

 

[yellowbird]

You must fast at least one hour before receiving even if you receive at two Masses in a day. How could you think you would be exempt from this fast?

I thought a person could only receive the Eucharist once per day? (with the possible exception of Sat. AM, Sat. evening)

 

[jmcrae]

I thought a person could only receive the Eucharist once per day? (with the possible exception of Sat. AM, Sat. evening)

We can receive twice, as long as the second time is within the context of a Mass. There is one exception to this; a person can receive Viaticum when he is dying, even if he has already received the Eucharist twice on that day.

 

[yellowbird]

We can receive twice, as long as the second time is within the context of a Mass. .

I’m sorry… still If I go to mass on Sunday at 8am, and then I stay for the 10:00 am mass, can I receive again?