.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 minister of Our Woman of Good Counsel Parish on Hermitage Opportunity in Chicago’s McKinley Park area, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was actually born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He went to Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola College and the Educational Institution 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 he commemorated his initial thoughtful Mass on Might 13 of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He at that point served as associate minister at St. Boniface Church on Noble Street in Chicago as well as Our Female of Really Good Counsel Church.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary served as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and also was chosen to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Exec Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually during the course of this moment that Cleary learnt more about Rev.
William B. Wasson and his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit organization that targets at improving the lifestyles of orphaned and also abandoned youngsters in Latin The United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s first planning was actually to offer for one summer months at NPH’s primary home in Mexico but “he promptly felt phoned call to keep beyond his three-month term, embarking on what ended up being a lifetime devotion to the youngsters of NPH,” the NPH website stated.
Cleary provided for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico before becoming executive supervisor of NPH International. He stayed at NPH’s primary house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he devoted his lifestyle to the company’s mission and the children. He at that point became chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also retired in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Commitment.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet and also among Cleary’s closest friends, always remembers Cleary as an advisor, good example and close friend that “lived life along with fantastic devotion.” Just before going into the University of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico offering for some of NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not merely supplied spiritual assistance but likewise an actual commitment to the goal of strengthening the kids’s lives,” Hicks pointed out. Genuine Love as well as Solution.” Due to watching his priesthood and just how he stayed it, he motivated me to enter into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “for many years, many kids have benefitted from his passion and also dedication he observed principles of genuine love as well as service, being sure that the kids brought up in the home were actually certainly not just receivers however found out exactly how to give back.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his pal as well as classmate as an excellent clergyman along with a “missionary center who was quite possibly just liked and also recognized by his friends.” Sakowicz also recalled that “Philip never ever tried to find the spotlight and consistently made an effort to bring others in to the spotlight.”.
Solutions on Nov 21.Another buddy and also schoolmate was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of one of the most revered members of our lesson and also a real innovator,” Rataj claimed.
He recalled Cleary’s zest permanently as well as his charisma stating “he was actually a great friend to all and resided a quite devoted as well as remarkable life.”.All lasts rites will certainly occur at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visiting hrs will definitely 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 certainly be celebrated through Diocesan Hicks. A personal interment will happen at All Saints Catholic Cemetery in Des Plaines.