0 ▁to ▁be ▁among ▁the ▁Script ural ▁bases ▁for ▁the ▁sacr ament . ▁ ▁The ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁teach es ▁that ▁sacr amental ▁conf ession ▁requires ▁three ▁" act s " ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pen it ent : ▁contr ition ▁( s orrow ▁of ▁the ▁soul ▁for ▁the ▁s ins ▁committed ), ▁dis closure ▁of ▁the ▁s ins ▁( the ▁' conf ession '), ▁and ▁satisfaction ▁( the ▁' pen ance ', ▁i . e . ▁doing ▁something ▁to ▁make ▁am ends ▁for ▁the ▁s ins ). ▁The ▁basic ▁form ▁of ▁conf ession ▁has ▁not ▁changed ▁for ▁centuries , ▁although ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁conf essions ▁were ▁made ▁public ly . ▁ ▁Typ ically , ▁the ▁pen it ent ▁begins ▁sacr amental ▁conf ession ▁by ▁saying , ▁" B less ▁me ▁Father , ▁for ▁I ▁have ▁s inned . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁[ time ▁period ] ▁since ▁my ▁last ▁conf ession ." ▁The ▁pen it ent ▁must ▁then ▁conf ess ▁what ▁he / she ▁bel ieves ▁to ▁be ▁grave ▁and ▁mort al ▁s ins , ▁in ▁both ▁kind ▁and ▁number , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁recon ci led ▁with ▁God ▁and ▁the ▁Church . ▁The ▁s inner ▁may ▁also ▁conf ess ▁ven ial ▁s ins ; ▁this ▁is ▁especially ▁recommended ▁if ▁the ▁pen it ent ▁has ▁no ▁mort al ▁s ins ▁to ▁conf ess . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁C ate ch ism , ▁" without ▁being ▁strictly ▁necessary , ▁conf ession ▁of ▁every day ▁fault s ▁( ven ial ▁s ins ) ▁is