.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Picture thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and past associate pastor of Our Female of Really Good Advice Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Playground neighborhood, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He joined Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola Educational Institution and also the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was blessed to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and also he celebrated his 1st solemn Mass on May thirteen of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He at that point worked as associate minister at St. Boniface Church on Noble Road in Chicago and also Our Woman of Really Good Advice Church.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary acted as president of the Association of Chicago Priests and also was actually selected to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Manager Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was in the course of this time that Cleary discovered Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his purpose at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a non-profit institution that targets at improving the lives of orphaned as well as left children in Latin United States and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s initial plan was to offer services for one summer months at NPH’s primary orphanage in Mexico however “he promptly really felt contacted us to stay past his three-month phrase, embarking on what became a long-lasting devotion to the kids of NPH,” the NPH internet site specified.
Cleary provided for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico prior to becoming executive director of NPH International. He resided at NPH’s primary house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he committed his life to the association’s purpose as well as the little ones. He at that point ended up being pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also resigned in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Dedication.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet as well as some of Cleary’s closest good friends, remembers Cleary as an advisor, good example and also buddy who “lived life with fantastic devotion.” Just before entering the University of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks spent a year in Mexico offering services for some of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not just offered religious assistance however likewise a true dedication to the purpose of boosting the children’s lifestyles,” Hicks said. Unconditional Love as well as Service.” As a result of seeing his priesthood as well as just how he lived it, he influenced me to enter into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “over the years, numerous little ones have actually gained from his passion and also commitment he followed concepts of unconditional affection and also company, being sure that the little ones brought up in the home were certainly not merely recipients yet found out how to render.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his pal and also schoolmate as a fantastic clergyman along with a “missionary heart who was actually very well suched as and recognized through his schoolmates.” Sakowicz likewise recollected that “Philip never ever searched for the limelight and also consistently made an effort to carry others right into the limelight.”.
Provider on Nov 21.An additional buddy and also classmate was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the best reputable members of our lesson and also a correct innovator,” Rataj said.
He recollected Cleary’s zest for life as well as his charisma claiming “he was a great friend to all as well as lived a very loyal and also remarkable lifestyle.”.All lasts rites will certainly take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visiting hours are going to be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will comply with at 11 a.m.
and also is going to be actually celebrated through Bishop Hicks. A personal interment will certainly happen in all Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.