.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photograph courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as past associate priest of Our Woman of Good Advice Parish on Hermitage Avenue in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was actually born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He participated in Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola University and the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was blessed to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and he celebrated his first solemn Mass on Might 13 of the same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He at that point served as associate pastor at St. Boniface Church on Noble Road in Chicago and also Our Female of Great Counsel Parish.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary worked as head of state of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and was elected to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Manager Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was during the course of this time that Cleary discovered Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit institution that focuses on improving the lifestyles of orphaned and abandoned kids in Latin United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary strategy was to offer services for one summer months at NPH’s main home in Mexico yet “he promptly really felt called to stay past his three-month condition, embarking on what came to be a lifelong devotion to the kids of NPH,” the NPH website said.
Cleary served for many years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico prior to ending up being executive supervisor of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s main home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his lifestyle to the institution’s objective as well as the little ones. He after that ended up being pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico as well as retired in 2023.Life With Great Commitment.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet as well as among Cleary’s closest pals, always remembers Cleary as a mentor, shining example as well as close friend who “lived life with great commitment.” Before entering the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico volunteering for among NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not simply provided spiritual guidance but likewise a genuine devotion to the purpose of strengthening the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks mentioned. Genuine Affection and also Service.” As a result of enjoying his priesthood and how he lived it, he inspired me to enter the priesthood myself.” Hicks continued that “for many years, many little ones have profited from his love and devotion he adhered to concepts of genuine love and service, ensuring that the little ones raised in the home were actually not simply recipients but discovered exactly how to give back.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend and also schoolmate as a great priest along with a “missionary soul that was actually effectively ased if as well as appreciated through his classmates.” Sakowicz also remembered that “Philip certainly never looked for the limelight as well as constantly tried to deliver others in to the limelight.”.
Services on November 21.One more buddy and friend was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of the absolute most respected members of our lesson and a real innovator,” Rataj claimed.
He remembered Cleary’s passion for life and his charm saying “he was a great friend to all and lived an incredibly devoted as well as terrific life.”.All lasts rites are going to occur at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visiting hours are going to be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will observe at 11 a.m.
as well as will certainly be actually celebrated by Bishop Hicks. An exclusive interment is going to happen at All Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.