.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Image courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as past associate pastor of Our Woman of Really Good Advice Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was actually born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He went to Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola University and also the Educational Institution of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was actually blessed to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and also he celebrated his first thoughtful Mass on May 13 of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He then acted as associate minister at St. Boniface Parish on Royalty Road in Chicago and Our Lady of Great Counsel Church.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary acted as president of the Association of Chicago Priests as well as was actually chosen to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Manager Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was in the course of this time that Cleary discovered Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his purpose at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit association that intends for boosting the lifestyles of orphaned as well as abandoned kids in Latin United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s first strategy was to offer for one summer season at NPH’s primary orphanage in Mexico however “he rapidly felt called to keep beyond his three-month condition, starting what ended up being a lifelong dedication to the youngsters of NPH,” the NPH internet site specified.
Cleary offered for several years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico just before becoming executive director of NPH International. He stayed at NPH’s major home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he devoted his life to the organization’s goal and the little ones. He then became pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and retired in 2023.Lifestyle With Great Dedication.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet as well as some of Cleary’s closest close friends, remembers Cleary as a coach, good example as well as good friend that “resided life with great commitment.” Before entering into the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks invested a year in Mexico offering for some of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not just given spiritual advice however additionally a genuine devotion to the objective of boosting the youngsters’s lifestyles,” Hicks pointed out. Genuine Love and also Solution.” Because of watching his priesthood and how he resided it, he influenced me to enter into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “for many years, countless kids have actually benefitted from his affection and dedication he followed principles of outright passion and also company, making certain that the kids increased in the home were not simply receivers yet knew exactly how to return.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his good friend as well as schoolmate as an excellent clergyman along with a “missionary heart that was well just liked and appreciated by his schoolmates.” Sakowicz also recalled that “Philip certainly never tried to find the spotlight and also always tried to deliver others right into the limelight.”.
Provider on November 21.An additional friend and friend was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of the most respected members of our course as well as a true innovator,” Rataj mentioned.
He recalled Cleary’s passion for life and also his personal appeal saying “he was a great friend to all as well as resided a very loyal as well as terrific life.”.All lasts rites are going to occur at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Street in Des Plaines.
Visiting hours will certainly be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will certainly observe at 11 a.m.
and will certainly be celebrated by Diocesan Hicks. An exclusive interment will definitely occur at All Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.