.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Image courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and previous associate minister of Our Gal of Really Good Counsel Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Playground area, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola University as well as the Educational Institution of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was actually ordained to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and he celebrated his very first austere Mass on Might thirteen of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He at that point worked as associate pastor at St. Boniface Parish on Royalty Street in Chicago and Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary acted as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests as well as was chosen to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Exec Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was during the course of this moment that Cleary learned about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his objective at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a non-profit organization that aims at boosting the lifestyles of orphaned and abandoned kids in Latin America as well as the Caribbean. Cleary’s first planning was actually to volunteer for one summertime at NPH’s primary home in Mexico however “he rapidly experienced phoned call to stay past his three-month term, embarking on what came to be a lifetime devotion to the kids of NPH,” the NPH site stated.
Cleary provided for years as National Director of NPH Mexico before coming to be corporate director of NPH International. He resided at NPH’s primary home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he committed his life to the association’s mission and the kids. He then ended up being chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and resigned in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Commitment.Bishop Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and also one of Cleary’s closest good friends, keeps in mind Cleary as a mentor, good example and also friend that “resided life along with terrific commitment.” Before entering the Educational institution of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico offering services for among NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not just supplied spiritual advice yet also a true devotion to the goal of strengthening the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks mentioned. Unconditional Affection and also Company.” Because of watching his priesthood and also how he lived it, he inspired me to enter into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “throughout the years, many kids have profited from his love and also dedication he followed concepts of outright passion as well as company, seeing to it that the youngsters raised in the home were actually certainly not just recipients however found out just how to repay.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his pal and schoolmate as a great clergyman with a “missionary heart that was actually extremely well liked as well as respected through his friends.” Sakowicz likewise recollected that “Philip certainly never looked for the spotlight and always tried to take others into the limelight.”.
Services on Nov 21.Yet another close friend as well as friend was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was one of the most renowned participants of our class and also a true innovator,” Rataj stated.
He remembered Cleary’s passion forever and his charm mentioning “he was actually a fast friend to all and lived an extremely loyal as well as excellent lifestyle.”.All funeral services will definitely happen at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visiting hours will certainly be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely follow at 11 a.m.
as well as will certainly be commemorated through Bishop Hicks. A personal interment will certainly happen whatsoever Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.