Roman Catechism 33.70

Chapter 33 — Part IV: Prayer — On Prayer in General

Section 70. Sorrow For Sin — The next (preparation) is a feeling of sorrow, arising from the recollection of our past sins, or, at least, some sense of regret, that we do not experience that sorrow. If the sinner bring not with him to prayer both, or, at least one of these dispositions, he cannot hope to obtain pardon.