.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photo thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and also previous associate pastor of Our Female of Excellent Guidance Church on Hermitage Avenue in Chicago’s McKinley Park community, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was actually born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He went to Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola University as well as the College 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, as well as he commemorated his initial solemn Mass on Might thirteen of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He at that point functioned as associate minister at St. Boniface Church on Royalty Road in Chicago and Our Lady of Excellent Advise Parish.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary worked as head of state of the Organization of Chicago Priests and also was elected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Executive Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was during the course of this time that Cleary learned about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit institution that intends for enhancing the lifestyles of orphaned as well as left little ones in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cleary’s first planning was to volunteer for one summer at NPH’s main home in Mexico however “he rapidly experienced contacted us to stay past his three-month phrase, embarking on what ended up being a lifelong commitment to the children of NPH,” the NPH website mentioned.
Cleary offered for years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico prior to coming to be executive director of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s primary house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he committed his life to the company’s purpose and the children. He at that point ended up being chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and retired in 2023.Life With Great Devotion.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and some of Cleary’s closest good friends, remembers Cleary as a mentor, good example and also buddy who “resided life with excellent dedication.” Just before entering into the Educational institution of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks spent a year in Mexico offering services for one of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not only provided religious direction yet also an actual dedication to the goal of enhancing the youngsters’s lives,” Hicks said. Genuine Love and Service.” Because of enjoying his priesthood as well as how he stayed it, he inspired me to get in the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “over the years, many children have profited from his affection as well as devotion he complied with guidelines of genuine love and also company, making sure that the children brought up in the home were actually certainly not merely receivers but discovered exactly how to repay.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his pal and schoolmate as a great priest along with a “missionary center who was actually effectively liked and also valued by his schoolmates.” Sakowicz also recalled that “Philip never ever looked for the limelight and also always attempted to bring others in to the limelight.”.
Solutions on November 21.One more close friend and also friend was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the most reputable participants of our course and an accurate forerunner,” Rataj pointed out.
He recollected Cleary’s zest permanently and also his charm stating “he was actually a great friend to all and lived a very faithful as well as wonderful life.”.All funeral services are going to happen at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will definitely be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass is going to adhere to at 11 a.m.
and also will be celebrated through Bishop Hicks. An exclusive interment is going to occur in all Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.