OUR LADY OF GRACE ROSARIES

Closing Prayers of the Rosary

Closing Prayers of the Rosary

Holy Spirit Glass-Dome Rosary, we have more rosaries with glass domes for sale and more new items for sale in the store.

The closing prayers of the rosary are The Hail Holy Queen, and more.

Which Prayers Are at the End of the Rosary?

The Vatican states: At the end of the Rosary, the Loreto Litany or some other Marian prayer is recited.  

In other words, the Marian prayers and their order are a personal choice

The Closing Prayers of the Rosary

Christ and the Young Ruler painting for our 8 tips for a closer connection with God post.
Intercessory Prayers
Prayer to Saint Michael the archangel
St. Michael the Archangel
Hail, Holy Queen, Closing prayers of the rosary
Hail, Holy Queen
Closing Prayers- the Rosary Prayer- a beautiful heavenly scene with angles and a great light with the name of Jesus in the center as IHS
The Rosary Prayer
Blog Post and product info, chaplets information, establishing a routine of prayer, photo of a man praying a rosary by a lake
Divine Assistance
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Loreto painting , she is on a house held by angels. Litany of Loreto is another name for the prayer.
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Closing prayer image for the Memorare PrayerMadonna of the Streets holding a sleeping baby Jesus
The Memorare
Saint John Paul II Rosary, Czech glass, gold-tone, we have more rosaries for sale and more new items for sale in the store.
Prayer for the Pope's Intentions
Sub Tuum Praesidium - we fly to thy patronage prayer, we fly to they protection, Mary with people under the protection of her mantle
We Fly to Thy Patronage
opening prayers of the rosary, Crucifix prayers
Sign of the Cross
Printable rosary prayers
Free Printable Prayers
Vatican Sunset, Rome
Vatican Rosary Document

Intercessory Prayers

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus,

Have mercy on us

Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Pray for us

St. Joseph (add as needed),

Pray for us

All Angels and Saints in heaven.

Pray for us

Hail, Holy Queen

Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve.

To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn then, O most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

Add When Praying in a Group

Verse: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

Response: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

The Rosary Prayer

O God, whose only-begotten Son, 

by His life, death, and Resurrection, 

has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation; 

grant, we beseech thee, 

that while meditating upon these mysteries 

of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 

we may imitate what they contain 

and obtain what they promise, 

through the same Christ, our Lord.  Amen.

Divine Assistance Prayer

Verse: May the Divine Assistance remain always with us,

Response: And may the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen

End With a Sign of the Cross

opening prayers of the rosary, Crucifix prayers

End the prayer of the rosary in the same way you started, with a Sign of the Cross. Beginning by holding the Crucifix in your hand. Kiss it* and make the Sign of the Cross.

*Kissing the Crucifix is optional. It is a special way that many people choose to make the Sign of the Cross after praying a rosary. You can whisper a prayer of thanks as you put your rosary away.

Free Printables

  • printable rosary prayer pamphlet
  • printable Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary prayer
  • and more

Vatican Document on the Rosary

The document lists the mysteries of the rosary based on the Apostolic Letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae written by St. John Paul II. There is also a description of how to pray the rosary.

About the prayers for the end of the rosary, they say: At the end of the Rosary, the Loreto Litany or some other Marian prayer is recited. Click for more.

Click to Share This Post

Handmade Catholic items by Our Lady of Grace Rosaries are designed to be cherished and built to endure.

CREDITS

The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.

A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.

Giorgio Galeotti gave permission to share and remix the Vatican sunset photo.

Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet sources. We ask that you use it as a starting point for your research so you can verify facts and build a reference list.

Art

William-Adolphe Bouguereau painted The Virgin with Angels in 1900.

Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Baciccio) painted Triumph of the Name of Jesus in 1676.

Heinrich Hofman painted Christ and the Young Ruler in 1889.

Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.

IN REVIEW
What are the closing prayers of the rosary?

Some optional prayers to say at the end of the Rosary are:

  • Intercessory Prayers
  • St. Michael the Archangel Prayer
  • Hail, Holy Queen (Salve Regina)
  • The Rosary Prayer (O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death, and Resurrection…)
  • The Divine Assistance Prayer
  • Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loreto)
  • The Memorare
  • Prayer for the Pope’s Intentions
  • We Fly to Thy Patronage (Sub Tuum Praesidium)
  • Sign of the Cross
Which Order Do we Say the Concluding Prayers at the End of the Rosary

The Marian prayers we choose and their order are a personal choice. The Vatican stated: “At the end of the Rosary, the Loreto Litany or some other Marian prayer is recited.”

Divine Assistance Prayer

Verse: May the Divine Assistance remain always with us,

Response: And may the souls of the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Amen

What is the Prayer after the Hail, Holy Queen?

Verse: Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,

Response: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

OUR LADY OF GRACE ROSARIES