Alleluia to Amen is an indispensable resource for parish leaders and volunteers looking for prayers to offer at gatherings outside of Mass. Justin McClain, author of Called to Pray and Called to Teach , provides busy leaders like you with original and traditional prayers to help you lead your faith community in prayer with confidence and ease. While Catholics regularly gather for liturgical celebrations and for devotions such as the Rosary and Stations of the Cross, we also pray in all sorts of settings and for many reasons—to begin and end meetings, to bless events, and to mark the launch of major undertakings such as a capital campaign, for example. We instinctively gather in prayer in sorrow during times of tragedy and in gratitude for unexpected good fortune. Alleluia to Amen: The Prayer Book for Catholic Parishes has your needs covered for the myriad of occasions that fall outside liturgical celebrations and communal devotions. Catholic author and high school theology teacher Justin McClain provides prayers for: each day of the week; - the natural and liturgical seasons of the year; - regularly scheduled meetings for various ministry groups; - parish events such as service projects, festivals,  and training of liturgical ministers; - occasional events and activities such as welcoming a new staff member; and - unexpected events and crises. “Justin McClain has taken up the challenge of once again uniting liturgy and everyday life. This is a book that can help parishes everywhere relearn to sanctify each moment of time. It is precisely the kind of book that allows even us busy twenty-first-century Catholics to pray―as best as we are able―without ceasing.” --From the foreword by Timothy P. O’Malley, Director of Education at the McGrath Institute for Church Life, University of Notre Dame “This wonderful collection of prayers is what every parish needs in its library: a fresh, contemporary, and winningly accessible compendium of hope, praise, petition, and thanksgiving. I'm giving this to every priest, deacon, and catechist I know. ” -- Deacon Greg Kandra, Journalist and blogger at The Deacon’s Bench “Pray without ceasing. St. Paul said it. The Church recommends it. And Justin McClain’s new book helps us accomplish it. Alleluia to Amen assists those in leadership and supportive roles find the right words to call God’s people to prayer. It is immensely practical and filled with the Spirit. It makes a great gift for parish clergy, catechists, teachers, group leaders, and even Catholic families.” -- Pat Gohn, Editor of Catechist “The book’s easy format and breadth of prayers allows for people in different stages of their faith journey to be confident in leading prayers for any occasion.” -- Rosie Chinea Shawver , Director of Campus Ministry, Our Savior Parish and USC Caruso Catholic Center Justin McClain is a veteran Catholic educator, catechist, and author. He received a Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching and commitment to Catholic education from the Archdiocese of Washington in 2017. McClain has taught and consulted within Catholic education since 2006. He is active in the pro-life movement, as well as in the ministry of teaching about the role of wildlife within God's gift of nature. McClain is the author of several books, including Called to Teach, Alleluia to Amen , and the award-winning Called to Pray . He is a regular contributor to the National Catholic Register, Catholic Exchange , and the National Catholic Educational Association. He was a consultant to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church’s Subcommittee on African-American Affairs in 2015, as well as to the USCCB’s Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development, and the Secretariat of Catholic Education, in 2018. A lay Dominican, McClain lives with his wife, Bernadette, and their children in Bowie, Maryland. Timothy P. O’Malley is a Catholic theologian, author, and professor. He serves as the associate director for research at the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame and academic director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy. He regularly teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in sacramental theology, marriage and family, catechesis, and spirituality. O’Malley earned his bachelor’s degree in theology and philosophy and his master’s degree in theology with a concentration in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame. He earned a doctorate in theology and education from Boston College, where he wrote on liturgical formation in the writings of Augustine of Hippo.  O’Malley is the author of many books, including three award-winning books published by Ave Maria Press: Off the Hook: God, Love, Dating, and Marriage in a Hookup World ; Real Presence: What Does It Mean and Why Does It Matter? ; and Becoming Eucharistic People: The Hope and Promise of Parish Life . His most recent book, Behold, Believe, Become: