.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photo courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and past associate minister of Our Gal of Excellent Advise Parish on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Playground area, passed away 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 Seminary in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola College and the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was ordained to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and also he commemorated his very first austere Mass on Might thirteen of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He then acted as associate priest at St. Boniface Parish on Royalty Street in Chicago and also Our Lady of Good Advise Church.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary served as head of state of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and was chosen to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Exec Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually during the course of this time that Cleary learnt more about Rev.
William B. Wasson and his objective at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a not-for-profit association that aims at strengthening the lifestyles of orphaned and left youngsters in Latin United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s first strategy was actually to volunteer for one summer months at NPH’s primary home in Mexico but “he swiftly felt phoned call to keep past his three-month condition, starting what became a long term devotion to the kids of NPH,” the NPH web site stated.
Cleary served for several years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico just before becoming corporate supervisor of NPH International. He dwelled at NPH’s primary home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he committed his lifestyle to the institution’s purpose and also the children. He then ended up being pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico as well as resigned in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Commitment.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and also some of Cleary’s closest buddies, remembers Cleary as an advisor, role model and also close friend who “resided life with fantastic commitment.” Just before getting into the Educational institution of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks invested a year in Mexico offering services for some of NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not merely supplied spiritual assistance yet also a real commitment to the purpose of improving the youngsters’s lives,” Hicks claimed. Genuine Love and Solution.” Due to enjoying his priesthood and just how he stayed it, he motivated me to get into the priesthood myself.” Hicks proceeded that “for many years, plenty of youngsters have actually taken advantage of his passion and also commitment he followed concepts of unconditional affection and also solution, making sure that the little ones raised in the home were actually not simply recipients but discovered how to repay.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend and also classmate as a great clergyman along with a “missionary soul that was very well liked as well as valued by his friends.” Sakowicz also recollected that “Philip certainly never searched for the spotlight as well as always made an effort to take others in to the spotlight.”.
Solutions on November 21.Another buddy and friend was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of the most reputable members of our training class and a real leader,” Rataj claimed.
He remembered Cleary’s zest permanently and his charisma stating “he was a great friend to all and lived a quite devoted and also remarkable lifestyle.”.All lasts rites will take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visiting hrs will definitely be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely observe at 11 a.m.
and will definitely be actually commemorated through Bishop Hicks. An exclusive interment will certainly happen in all Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.