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What prayers do you say at the end of the Rosary?

PRAYER
Philip Kosloski - published on 08/18/22
Most commonly, the Rosary is concluded with a few specific prayers, though you are free to add your own devotions as well.

The Rosary is a beautiful prayer and one of the most popular devotions in the Catholic Church. It can be prayed in a variety of ways, and many ask about the best way to conclude the Rosary.

Since the Rosary is a popular devotional prayer, it has been adapted and added on to over the centuries. There exist many different ways to conclude the Rosary, but the following prayers are a common way to end it.

Concluding prayers of the Rosary

At the end of the Rosary the next prayer is the Hail, Holy Queen. You may pray this prayer while holding the medal that joins the crucifix extension to the loop of the rosary.

To conclude the Rosary some pray the St. Michael Prayer.

After any devotional prayers, many will end with the following invocation.

End the Rosary by making the Sign of the Cross.

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