.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photo thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former associate priest of Our Lady of Good Advice Parish on Hermitage Opportunity in Chicago’s McKinley Park area, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He attended Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola University and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was commissioned to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and also he celebrated his 1st austere Mass on Might thirteen of the same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He after that functioned as associate minister at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Road in Chicago and Our Lady of Good Advice Church.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary functioned as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and was actually chosen to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Exec Board 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 purpose at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit organization that focuses on enhancing the lifestyles of orphaned as well as left youngsters in Latin America and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s initial plan was actually to offer services for one summer months at NPH’s primary orphanage in Mexico however “he quickly felt contacted us to stay past his three-month term, plunging into what came to be a lifelong devotion to the children of NPH,” the NPH web site mentioned.
Cleary offered for many years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico just before coming to be executive director of NPH International. He dwelled at NPH’s primary home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his life to the institution’s objective and the kids. He after that became chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also retired in 2023.Lifestyle With Great Devotion.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and one of Cleary’s closest pals, keeps in mind Cleary as an advisor, role model as well as friend who “resided lifestyle along with wonderful devotion.” Just before getting in the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks spent a year in Mexico offering services for among NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not only offered religious assistance however additionally a genuine commitment to the goal of improving the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks mentioned. Unconditional Affection and also Solution.” Due to viewing his priesthood and also exactly how he lived it, he motivated me to get into the priesthood myself.” Hicks carried on that “for many years, countless kids have taken advantage of his passion and dedication he followed guidelines of genuine affection and also service, seeing to it that the little ones raised in the home were not merely recipients but discovered exactly how to return.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his close friend and also schoolmate as an excellent clergyman with a “missionary heart that was well just liked and also recognized by his schoolmates.” Sakowicz also recollected that “Philip never ever sought the limelight and also consistently tried to take others into the limelight.”.
Services on November 21.One more friend and schoolmate was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of one of the most reputable members of our lesson as well as a true forerunner,” Rataj mentioned.
He recollected Cleary’s enthusiasm forever and also his personal appeal pointing out “he was a great friend to all and lived a very trustworthy and wonderful life.”.All funeral services will certainly take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hrs will be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely adhere to at 11 a.m.
and also will definitely be actually commemorated through Bishop Hicks. An exclusive interment will certainly develop at All Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.