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Does fasting before the Eucharist exist in the Bible?

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The Eucharist doesn't even exist in the Bible. Note this article: "The doctrine of transubstantiation does not date back to the Last Supper as is supposed. It was a controverted topic for many centuries before officially becoming an article of fai... read more

Fasting before the Eucharist is not a teaching from the Bible. For Catholics it is mandatory and is part of Canon law (Canon 919) that originated from ancient Christian tradition which was to abstain from Midnight until they received the Holy Eucharist. read more

The rules for fasting before Communion are fairly straightforward, but there's a surprising amount of confusion regarding them. While the rules for fasting before Communion have changed over the centuries, the most recent change was over 50 years ago. read more

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