Thoughtless

The Western Church reduced the Eucharistic Fast to an hour before reception of communion in the 1960s and I imagine (though I have never looked it up) that this applies to a home communion as much as to an actual celebration of the Sacrament. It is at least seemly to avoid wolfing down food soon before consuming the Body of the Lord. It was, however, a couple of hours before I was due to take communion to Hilary the other day, so it was perfectly in order for me to have lunch. It was only partway through my repast, however, that it suddenly struck me that very garlicky garlic mushrooms was perhaps not the kindest choice.