"Archimandrite Cyprian's book "Orthodox Pastoral Ministry" is, in our opinion, the best guide for pastors written to this day in Russian. In a lively and accessible language, Father Cyprian speaks about what he has learned from his own experience over the years Pastoral ministry The book is about spiritual, moral and intellectual preparation for priestly service, about the “pastoral calling” and “pastoral mood”, about ordination, about the temptations that await a priest in his pastoral work, about appearance, behavior, material support. and the family life of a priest. A special section of the book is devoted to “counseling” - spiritual guidance and confession. It seems to us that the work of Archimandrite Cyprian should become a reference book for every clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church." - Met. spoke about the proposed book. Hilarion (Alfeev).