The Prayer
English
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.
Latin
Gloria Patri, et Filio,
et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio,
et nunc, et semper,
et in saecula saeculorum.
Amen.
About this Prayer
This brief Trinitarian doxology dates to at least the 4th century and is used to conclude psalms, canticles, and decades of the Rosary. It proclaims the eternal glory of the three divine Persons.