Meal of Consolation after Mistakenly Eating His Own
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Question
If a mourner mistakenly ate bread from his own before the meal of consolation, is it still necessary to provide him with the meal of consolation?
Answer
It is not necessary.
Source
Responsa Noda B'Yehuda, First Edition - Yoreh De'ah, Siman 98, which proves that there is consolation at night if they returned at night. Otherwise, they would tell him not to eat his own or others'. If he eats his own, he will not be able to have consolation the next morning. And these are his words: "If he eats at night, how can he be consoled the next day, for it is not the first meal, and even on the first day, consolation is only for the first meal, and therefore it must be said that then the consolation is completely nullified."