They also prescribed that, at the words "mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", those reciting the Confiteor should strike their breast three times.
Dalam edisi-edisi Tridentin tersebut juga ditetapkan bahwa, pada kata-kata "mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa", mereka yang mendaraskan Confiteor harus menebah atau memukul dada mereka sebanyak tiga kali.