Eucharistic Fast

In the case of the sick and the aged, be
they in hospital or home, the duration of
the eucharistic fast or abstinence from food
and alcoholic drink is reduced to
approximately one quarter of an hour. This
holds good also in the case of persons
looking after the sick and the aged as
well as their relatives wishing to receive
Holy Communion with them whenever
they are not able to observe the one hour
fast without inconvenience.