.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Image courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and also previous associate priest of Our Lady of Really Good Advice Church 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 attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola College and also the Educational Institution of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was ordained to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, as well as he commemorated his first solemn Mass on May thirteen of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He after that acted as associate minister at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Street in Chicago as well as Our Lady of Really Good Advice Parish.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary worked as president of the Organization of Chicago Priests as well as was actually chosen 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 found out about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his mission at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a non-profit organization that aims at improving the lifestyles of orphaned and also left youngsters in Latin United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary strategy was to volunteer for one summertime at NPH’s major orphanage in Mexico however “he quickly really felt phoned call to keep beyond his three-month term, starting what came to be a lifelong commitment to the youngsters of NPH,” the NPH website specified.
Cleary provided for many years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico prior to coming to be executive director of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s major home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he committed his life to the organization’s mission and also the kids. He after that came to be pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and retired in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Dedication.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and also one of Cleary’s closest pals, keeps in mind Cleary as a coach, good example as well as pal who “resided lifestyle along with fantastic devotion.” Just before getting into the University of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico volunteering for one of NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not just offered spiritual advice yet additionally an actual dedication to the goal of enhancing the little ones’s lives,” Hicks claimed. Outright Affection and also Company.” Due to viewing his priesthood as well as just how he lived it, he motivated me to go into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “over the years, many little ones have actually taken advantage of his love and also dedication he observed guidelines of unconditional affection and also solution, making certain that the kids raised in the home were not just receivers yet knew exactly how to repay.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his buddy as well as friend as a fantastic clergyman with a “missionary center that was extremely well just liked and appreciated through his schoolmates.” Sakowicz also recollected that “Philip never ever sought the limelight and also constantly attempted to deliver others right into the limelight.”.
Services on Nov 21.Yet another buddy and also classmate was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of the best reputable participants of our class and also a true leader,” Rataj claimed.
He recollected Cleary’s enthusiasm forever and his charm saying “he was a fast friend to all and also lived an incredibly trustworthy as well as remarkable lifestyle.”.All lasts rites will definitely occur at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visiting hours will be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will adhere to at 11 a.m.
and also will certainly be celebrated by Diocesan Hicks. A private interment will occur at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines.