"Everything that discrimination
 taketh out of the pleroma is a pair
of opposites. To god, therefore,
always belongeth the devil.
This inseparability is as close and ,
as your own life hath made you
see, as indissoluble as the pleroma
itself. Thus it is that both stand
very close to the pleroma,
in which all opposites are extinguished
and joined."
- Seven Sermons to the Dead


The Reverend Monsignor
Scott Michael Rassbach

Archpriest and Apostolic Prefect
Prefect of the Congregation for Liturgical Rites
Rector - St. Gabriel's Parish

Scott Michael Rassbach was born and raised in the wilds of Wisconsin, among lumberjacks, farmers, hunters and fishermen. His early years taught him the ways of nature and the land. From these earthy beginnings, he developed an abiding interest in the esoteric, religious, and mystic topics of the world.

He has taken and is pursuing degrees in Freemasonry, Martinism and the Ordo Sacrae Flammae. He's also something of a scholar on Philip K. Dick, having studied him extensively in college while attaining his Bachelor's of Science from UW-Madison. He is an avid reader,  writer, and poet.

He was ordained a priest in the Apostolic Johannite Church on April 7, 2007.

He is currently the Rector of St. Gabriel's Parish
in Madison, WI, Prefect for the Congregation for Liturgical Rites and a member of the Apostolic Council.  He is currently working on editing the new edition of the AJC sacramentary, the lectionary, and various other works.