About Us

The Lambertsen Foundation was established with the blessing of the late Metropolitan Hilarion of New York following Isaac (Monk Joseph) Lambertsen’s repose soon after his publisher (Saint John of Kronstadt Press) ceased operations. Fr. Joseph was a prolific liturgical translator and author. Over the span of about 40 years, in addition to composing dozens of services to various saints, he translated the entire twelve volumes of the Menaion, the Octoechos, the Pentecostarion, and many other spiritual and liturgical texts into the English language.

Having been entrusted with the entirety of Fr. Joseph’s literary work, it is our intention to ensure that these materials remain accessible to the English-speaking faithful. In addition to the continued publication (through Damascene Press) of his and other related works, we will begin making these texts available free of charge in electronic format for use by other publishers, parish choirs, etc.

The Foundation is already operating through the generosity of several donors and is pleased to announce that a previous bestseller — "A Spiritual Psalter: or Reflections on God" — is now available through Damascene Press as an eBook and is available for preorder in hardbound and paperbound editions.

A genuine leather-bound limited edition will be given as a token gift to those supporting the Foundation’s work with contributions of $500 or more.