Dumb question

[Michał Kalina]

If the Liturgy is directly preceded by vigil with artoklasia is one is allowed to eat blessed bread if he wills to take Eucharist? Gap between eating and Eucharist no longer than 2 hours.

[LBK]

I would say "no". Receive communion first, then eat the antidoron, then the bread blessed at the artoklasia.

[Shanghaiski]

I would say "no". Receive communion first, then eat the antidoron, then the bread blessed at the artoklasia.

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[Dominika]

I would say "no". Receive communion first, then eat the antidoron, then the bread blessed at the artoklasia.

+1

+2

In some old times there was much longer gap between the blessing of the bread during litiya and the Communion, so then it was not problem, but now it's obvious you should keep the Eucharistic fast. Nowadays maybe on Athos and some other Greek places (and Russian old believers) do not omit anything during All-night Vigil + Liturgy, so eating by them the blessed brad is truly to keep strength for the rest of the service and by eating it they don't break Eucharistic fast.

[Carl Kraeff (Second Chance)]

I would say "no". Receive communion first, then eat the antidoron, then the bread blessed at the artoklasia.

+1

+2

In some old times there was much longer gap between the blessing of the bread during litiya and the Communion, so then it was not problem, but now it's obvious you should keep the Eucharistic fast. Nowadays maybe on Athos and some other Greek places (and Russian old believers) do not omit anything during All-night Vigil + Liturgy, so eating by them the blessed brad is truly to keep strength for the rest of the service and by eating it they don't break Eucharistic fast.

Great insight Dominika.

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