.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photograph courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and previous associate minister of Our Girl of Really Good 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 born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He joined Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola Educational Institution as well as the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was ordained to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and he commemorated his initial solemn Mass on Might 13 of the same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He then served as associate priest at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Street in Chicago and also Our Gal of Really Good Advise Parish.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary worked as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and was actually elected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Exec Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually throughout this moment that Cleary found out about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit institution that focuses on enhancing the lifestyles of orphaned as well as left little ones in Latin America and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s first strategy was actually to offer for one summertime at NPH’s main orphanage in Mexico however “he rapidly really felt contacted us to keep beyond his three-month term, embarking on what ended up being a lifelong devotion to the little ones of NPH,” the NPH site mentioned.
Cleary provided for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico prior to ending up being corporate director of NPH International. He resided at NPH’s principal house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his life to the institution’s objective as well as the youngsters. He at that point came to be chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and resigned in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Commitment.Bishop Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet and some of Cleary’s closest buddies, always remembers Cleary as a coach, shining example as well as buddy that “lived life along with terrific devotion.” Prior to entering the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks spent a year in Mexico volunteering for some of NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not just provided metaphysical guidance yet also a real commitment to the objective of improving the youngsters’s lifestyles,” Hicks said. Outright Affection and also Service.” Due to viewing his priesthood and just how he lived it, he encouraged me to enter the priesthood myself.” Hicks continued that “for many years, a great number of little ones have profited from his passion and dedication he adhered to concepts of genuine love and company, ensuring that the youngsters increased in the home were not only recipients but discovered exactly how to repay.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend and friend as a wonderful clergyman with a “missionary heart that was actually extremely well just liked as well as recognized through his friends.” Sakowicz also remembered that “Philip certainly never looked for the limelight and also regularly attempted to deliver others into the spotlight.”.
Services on November 21.Yet another friend and classmate was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among one of the most highly regarded members of our class as well as an accurate forerunner,” Rataj stated.
He remembered Cleary’s zest for life and also his charm saying “he was a fast friend to all as well as resided a very trustworthy as well as excellent life.”.All funeral services will definitely take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hrs are going to be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will comply with at 11 a.m.
as well as is going to be celebrated through Diocesan Hicks. A private interment will occur whatsoever Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.