A Spiritual Psalter or Reflections on God (Limited Benefactors Edition)

This Limited Edition (bound in Full Grain Leather) is offered to those who wish to support the Lambertsen Foundation's ongoing publishing work. Tax deductible donations are accepted at https://lambertsenfoundation.betterworld.org

The Lambertsen Foundation was established in 2021 with the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion of New York, of blessed memory, in memory of Monk Joseph (Isaac) Lambertsen. During the course of his life, Father Joseph translated into English the entire Menaion (twelve volumes of liturgical hymns for the feasts of our Lord, the Virgin Mary, and the saints for the entire year), the Pentecostarion (with hymns for every day from Pascha to Pentecost), and the Octoechos (with eight sets of hymns for each day of the week), along with many other liturgical texts, akathist hymns, and lives of the saints. He also composed a number of liturgical services, especially for the new hieromartyrs of Russia and the saints of the British Isles. Many of these works were previously published by the Saint John of Kronstadt Press. Isaac Lambertsen reposed in January of 2017, not long after taking monastic vows with the name Joseph (in honor of Saint Joseph the Hymnographer). Father Gregory Williams, editor- in-chief of the Saint John of Kronstadt Press, had reposed a few months earlier, in September of 2016.

Having been entrusted with the entirety of Father Joseph’s literary work, it is our intention to ensure that these materials remain — and become more — accessible to the English-speaking world. 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.