.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Picture thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as previous associate pastor of Our Lady of Really Good Counsel Parish on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was actually born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He attended Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola College and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was actually blessed to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, as well as he celebrated his first solemn Mass on Might thirteen of the very same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He after that functioned as associate pastor at St. Boniface Church on Royalty Street in Chicago as well as Our Woman of Excellent Advice Parish.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary acted as head of state of the Association of Chicago Priests and also was elected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Executive Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually in the course of this time that Cleary learnt more about Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his purpose at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a non-profit institution that targets at enhancing the lives of orphaned as well as deserted children in Latin America and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary plan was actually to offer for one summertime at NPH’s main home in Mexico yet “he swiftly experienced contacted us to keep beyond his three-month phrase, plunging into what came to be a lifetime devotion to the children of NPH,” the NPH site explained.
Cleary provided for many years as National Director of NPH Mexico prior to becoming corporate supervisor of NPH International. He stayed at NPH’s primary house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he devoted his life to the institution’s goal and also the kids. He then ended up being pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also retired in 2023.Lifestyle With Great Dedication.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet as well as one of Cleary’s closest buddies, don’t forgets Cleary as a coach, shining example and also good friend who “resided lifestyle along with wonderful devotion.” Just before entering into the University of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks invested a year in Mexico offering services for some of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not only provided spiritual support but likewise an actual dedication to the objective of enhancing the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks stated. Unconditional Love and Solution.” Due to enjoying his priesthood and just how he resided it, he encouraged me to go into the priesthood myself.” Hicks carried on that “over the years, many kids have gained from his love and also commitment he followed concepts of unconditional affection and service, ensuring that the kids reared in the home were not simply recipients but found out just how to render.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his buddy and also friend as an excellent priest along with a “missionary center that was well just liked as well as valued by his friends.” Sakowicz additionally recollected that “Philip certainly never tried to find the spotlight and regularly attempted to deliver others right into the spotlight.”.
Solutions on Nov 21.One more close friend as well as schoolmate was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the most respected participants of our class as well as a true innovator,” Rataj pointed out.
He remembered Cleary’s enthusiasm for life as well as his personal appeal mentioning “he was a fast friend to all and also lived an incredibly faithful and wonderful life.”.All funeral services will occur at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visitation hrs will be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m.
as well as is going to be commemorated through Diocesan Hicks. A private interment will occur at All Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.