.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photo courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and also previous associate priest of Our Lady of Good Advise Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Playground community, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was actually born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He joined Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola College as well as the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was ordained to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, as well as he celebrated his initial solemn Mass on May 13 of the very same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He then functioned as associate priest at St. Boniface Church on Royalty Road in Chicago and Our Lady of Good Guidance Parish.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary functioned as head of state of the Association of Chicago Priests and was selected to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Exec Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually during this time that Cleary learned about Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his objective at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit institution that targets at enhancing the lifestyles of orphaned as well as left kids in Latin The United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s first program was to offer services for one summer at NPH’s principal home in Mexico yet “he promptly felt phoned call to stay beyond his three-month condition, embarking on what came to be a lifelong dedication to the little ones of NPH,” the NPH website stated.
Cleary offered for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico just before coming to be corporate supervisor of NPH International. He resided at NPH’s principal home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his life to the institution’s objective and also the kids. He then ended up being pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also resigned in 2023.Lifestyle With Great Commitment.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and some of Cleary’s closest good friends, remembers Cleary as a mentor, role model and good friend who “resided lifestyle along with excellent dedication.” Just before getting in the Educational institution of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks spent a year in Mexico offering services for one of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not only supplied metaphysical direction yet additionally a genuine devotion to the goal of strengthening the kids’s lives,” Hicks mentioned. Unconditional Passion and Company.” Due to seeing his priesthood and also just how he resided it, he inspired me to go into the priesthood myself.” Hicks carried on that “over the years, a great number of youngsters have actually gained from his love and also dedication he followed concepts of outright affection and solution, making certain that the youngsters reared in the home were actually not simply receivers but knew how to give back.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his close friend and also friend as a great priest along with a “missionary heart who was actually quite possibly liked and appreciated through his classmates.” Sakowicz also recollected that “Philip certainly never sought the spotlight and also always tried to bring others in to the spotlight.”.
Solutions on Nov 21.An additional buddy and also friend was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the absolute most renowned participants of our course as well as a real innovator,” Rataj stated.
He recalled Cleary’s passion for life and his charisma stating “he was actually a great friend to all and also lived an incredibly trustworthy and terrific life.”.All lasts rites are going to take place at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Street in Des Plaines.
Visitation hrs will definitely be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely follow at 11 a.m.
and also will be commemorated by Bishop Hicks. A private interment will definitely happen in any way Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.