.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Picture courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former associate minister of Our Girl of Really Good Guidance Parish on Hermitage Avenue in Chicago’s McKinley Playground community, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He attended Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola University and also the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was actually ordained to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and also he commemorated his initial thoughtful Mass on May 13 of the same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He at that point worked as associate pastor at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Road in Chicago and also Our Lady of Great Counsel Church.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary functioned as head of state of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and also was actually chosen to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Executive Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually during this moment that Cleary discovered Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit company that aims at strengthening the lifestyles of orphaned as well as deserted children in Latin America as well as the Caribbean. Cleary’s initial planning was to offer services for one summertime at NPH’s major orphanage in Mexico but “he rapidly felt phoned call to keep beyond his three-month condition, starting what became a long term dedication to the little ones of NPH,” the NPH website specified.
Cleary offered for many years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico before ending up being corporate supervisor of NPH International. He stayed at NPH’s major house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his life to the organization’s objective as well as the kids. He at that point became pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico as well as retired in 2023.Lifestyle With Great Commitment.Bishop Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet and one of Cleary’s closest buddies, keeps in mind Cleary as a coach, role model and also friend who “lived life with terrific commitment.” Before going into the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks spent a year in Mexico volunteering for one of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not simply given spiritual advice but likewise a genuine devotion to the purpose of boosting the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks claimed. Unconditional Love as well as Company.” Because of enjoying his priesthood and just how he stayed it, he influenced me to go into the priesthood myself.” Hicks continued that “over times, countless youngsters have actually gained from his love and also commitment he complied with principles of unconditional love and service, ensuring that the children raised in the home were certainly not simply recipients yet learned exactly how to give back.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his good friend and friend as an excellent priest with a “missionary center who was actually effectively liked and valued through his friends.” Sakowicz likewise recalled that “Philip never searched for the limelight as well as consistently tried to carry others right into the spotlight.”.
Provider on November 21.One more friend and also schoolmate was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the absolute most renowned participants of our class and also an accurate innovator,” Rataj mentioned.
He recalled Cleary’s passion permanently and also his charm stating “he was actually a fast friend to all and lived a really faithful as well as excellent lifestyle.”.All funeral services are going to happen at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visiting hours will certainly be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely observe at 11 a.m.
as well as will definitely be actually celebrated by Bishop Hicks. A personal interment will happen at All Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.