.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photo thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and previous associate pastor of Our Girl of Excellent Guidance Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Park community, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was actually born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola Educational Institution as well as the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was actually ordained to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and he celebrated his initial thoughtful Mass on Might 13 of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He at that point functioned as associate minister at St. Boniface Church on Noble Road in Chicago as well as Our Girl of Great Advise Parish.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary functioned as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and also was actually chosen to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Manager Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually during 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 institution that focuses on boosting the lives of orphaned and also deserted kids in Latin The United States and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary program was actually to offer services for one summer season at NPH’s main home in Mexico yet “he rapidly felt phoned call to keep beyond his three-month term, plunging into what ended up being a lifetime devotion to the youngsters of NPH,” the NPH site explained.
Cleary served for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico before becoming corporate director of NPH International. He stayed at NPH’s major house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he devoted his lifestyle to the institution’s purpose as well as the children. He at that point came to be chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also resigned in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Dedication.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and among Cleary’s closest pals, remembers Cleary as a coach, good example and close friend who “resided life with great commitment.” Prior to entering the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico offering services for among NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not merely supplied spiritual guidance but likewise a real commitment to the purpose of enhancing the youngsters’s lives,” Hicks stated. Outright Passion and also Company.” Due to enjoying his priesthood as well as just how he stayed it, he inspired me to go into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “throughout the years, a great number of children have gained from his passion and also commitment he followed principles of unconditional love as well as service, seeing to it that the little ones raised in the home were actually not merely receivers but knew how to render.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend as well as schoolmate as a great clergyman with a “missionary center who was well liked and appreciated by his friends.” Sakowicz also recollected that “Philip never ever sought the spotlight as well as consistently tried to carry others right into the spotlight.”.
Services on Nov 21.One more friend and friend was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was one of the most recognized participants of our training class and also an accurate innovator,” Rataj claimed.
He recalled Cleary’s enthusiasm forever as well as his charm pointing out “he was a fast friend to all and also lived a quite devoted and also terrific lifestyle.”.All lasts rites will occur at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visiting hours will definitely be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m.
and also is going to be actually celebrated through Diocesan Hicks. A personal interment will occur in all Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.