.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Picture courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and also former associate minister of Our Woman of Really Good Advise Parish on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Park community, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He joined Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola College and also the Educational Institution of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was blessed to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and he commemorated his first solemn Mass on Might 13 of the very same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He then acted as associate minister at St. Boniface Church on Noble Road in Chicago as well as Our Girl of Really Good Advise Parish.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary worked as president of the Organization of Chicago Priests as well as was actually elected to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Executive Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was in the course of this time that Cleary found out about Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his objective at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit organization that targets at strengthening the lifestyles of orphaned and abandoned children in Latin America and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s first strategy was to volunteer for one summer at NPH’s major orphanage in Mexico but “he swiftly felt phoned call to remain beyond his three-month condition, embarking on what came to be a lifetime devotion to the youngsters of NPH,” the NPH internet site specified.
Cleary provided for years as National Director of NPH Mexico before becoming executive supervisor of NPH International. He resided at NPH’s major home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he devoted his life to the company’s purpose as well as the little ones. He at that point ended up being chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and resigned in 2023.Lifestyle With Great Dedication.Bishop Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and among Cleary’s closest good friends, keeps in mind Cleary as a mentor, role model and buddy that “lived lifestyle along with excellent dedication.” Before entering into the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico volunteering for some of NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not simply supplied metaphysical direction however also a real dedication to the purpose of strengthening the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks pointed out. Unconditional Love and also Service.” As a result of seeing his priesthood and also just how he stayed it, he encouraged me to get in the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “over times, plenty of kids have gained from his passion and devotion he observed concepts of outright love as well as company, ensuring that the little ones increased in the home were actually not just receivers but learned exactly how to repay.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his buddy as well as friend as a great clergyman with a “missionary heart that was very well liked as well as valued through his schoolmates.” Sakowicz also recollected that “Philip never searched for the spotlight as well as always made an effort to bring others in to the limelight.”.
Companies on November 21.One more buddy and classmate was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was one of the best recognized members of our course and also an accurate innovator,” Rataj stated.
He recollected Cleary’s zest permanently and his personal appeal claiming “he was a great friend to all and also resided a really loyal and also wonderful life.”.All funeral services will occur at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will definitely be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will observe at 11 a.m.
as well as will definitely be commemorated by Diocesan Hicks. A private interment is going to happen at All Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.