.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photograph thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former associate priest of Our Female of Really Good Advise Parish on Hermitage Method in Chicago’s McKinley Playground area, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He joined Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola University as well as the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was actually commissioned to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and also he commemorated his very first austere Mass on May 13 of the very same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He then acted as associate priest at St. Boniface Parish on Royalty Road in Chicago and also Our Girl of Really Good Advice Church.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary worked as head of state of the Association of Chicago Priests and also was elected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Manager Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was during this time that Cleary learned about Rev.
William B. Wasson and his purpose at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit association that focuses on strengthening the lives of orphaned and deserted little ones in Latin The United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary plan was actually to offer for one summer months at NPH’s main home in Mexico however “he quickly felt phoned call to stay beyond his three-month condition, embarking on what ended up being a lifetime dedication to the kids of NPH,” the NPH site said.
Cleary provided for many years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico before coming to be corporate supervisor of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s primary house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he devoted his lifestyle to the company’s goal as well as the kids. He at that point came to be chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and retired in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Commitment.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet as well as among Cleary’s closest pals, remembers Cleary as an advisor, role model and also close friend who “resided lifestyle along with wonderful devotion.” Before entering the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks spent a year in Mexico offering for among NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not merely supplied spiritual guidance but likewise a true dedication to the mission of enhancing the kids’s lives,” Hicks pointed out. Genuine Love as well as Company.” Due to watching his priesthood and just how he resided it, he motivated me to enter into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “over times, countless kids have benefitted from his love and commitment he complied with concepts of genuine affection as well as service, ensuring that the children brought up in the home were not just receivers but learned how to give back.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his good friend and schoolmate as a fantastic priest with a “missionary heart who was actually extremely well suched as and also recognized through his classmates.” Sakowicz additionally remembered that “Philip certainly never searched for the spotlight and also consistently attempted to deliver others into the limelight.”.
Services on November 21.Another friend and friend was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the most revered members of our lesson and also a correct leader,” Rataj claimed.
He recalled Cleary’s enthusiasm forever and his charisma saying “he was actually a great friend to all and lived a really trustworthy and remarkable life.”.All lasts rites will definitely happen at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visiting 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 will certainly be actually commemorated by Diocesan Hicks. An exclusive interment will take place in all Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.