Fasting before Confession

Tzegemariam

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if we are supposed to fast before we confess?
Is this true?


May God Bless you and give you His grace to answer this question?

hany58

According to what I know, fasting is not needed before confession. However I think that fasting is very nice as a sign of true repentance

Tzegemariam

Before Confession ?

or after leading to Holy Communion?


Thanks for your reply!
May God Bless

mabsoota

u don't have to fast before confession, u can confess any day of the week. but u can confess early before the divine liturgy if u didn't before, and if the priest arrives early (it is best to arrange this before), then, in that situation you will be fasting.

i think generally it is best to confess on a different day, though, as the priest would have to arrive very early if there were many people confessing on sunday morning.

peterfarrington

I was taught that we should fast before confession, for a period at least.

His Grace Bishop Mettaous says...

..confession is a sacrament, and as such should be practiced while fasting (similar to the rest of the sacraments)

There is always value in fasting before the sacraments, and it seems to me, if I was asked personally and had not got Bishop Mettaous' comment, that I would in any case myself want to encourage those coming to confession to have fasted for a number of hours beforehand.

Father Peter