.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Image courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and also past associate minister of Our Girl of Really Good Guidance Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Playground area, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He joined Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola Educational Institution as well as the Educational Institution of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was actually commissioned to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, as well as he commemorated his very first austere Mass on Might 13 of the very same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He then acted as associate priest at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Street in Chicago and Our Girl of Really Good Advice Parish.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary served as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and also was chosen to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Executive Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was in the course of this time around that Cleary discovered Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his purpose at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a not-for-profit organization that intends for enhancing the lives of orphaned and also deserted children in Latin The United States and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary planning was to volunteer for one summer at NPH’s major home in Mexico however “he promptly really felt phoned call to keep beyond his three-month condition, embarking on what ended up being a long-lasting commitment to the kids of NPH,” the NPH website said.
Cleary served for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico prior to becoming corporate supervisor of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s major home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he committed his lifestyle to the association’s goal and the children. He after that came to be pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and resigned in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Devotion.Bishop Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet and also some of Cleary’s closest close friends, remembers Cleary as an advisor, good example and good friend who “lived lifestyle with wonderful commitment.” Just before getting into the University of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico offering for one of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not merely supplied spiritual support however additionally a genuine commitment to the mission of strengthening the children’s lifestyles,” Hicks mentioned. Unconditional Love and Service.” Due to enjoying his priesthood and just how he lived it, he encouraged me to enter into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks continued that “throughout the years, countless youngsters have actually taken advantage of his affection as well as commitment he adhered to concepts of genuine affection as well as solution, making certain that the children brought up in the home were not simply receivers however found out how to return.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his close friend as well as schoolmate as an excellent clergyman with a “missionary heart who was actually very well just liked as well as respected by his friends.” Sakowicz also remembered that “Philip never searched for the spotlight and also consistently made an effort to carry others right into the spotlight.”.
Solutions on November 21.Yet another close friend as well as classmate was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was one of the most reputable members of our class and also an accurate forerunner,” Rataj stated.
He remembered Cleary’s zest forever and his personal appeal mentioning “he was a great friend to all and resided an incredibly devoted and fantastic life.”.All lasts rites are going to happen at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Street in Des Plaines.
Visitation hrs will certainly be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass is going to observe at 11 a.m.
as well as will certainly be actually celebrated by Bishop Hicks. A personal interment is going to happen in all Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.