.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Picture thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and also past associate priest of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on Hermitage Method in Chicago’s McKinley Park community, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He participated in Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola University as well as the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy in Mundelein. Cleary was actually blessed to the priesthood on May 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and he commemorated his first solemn Mass on Might 13 of the same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He at that point acted as associate pastor at St. Boniface Church on Noble Road in Chicago and also Our Woman of Great Guidance Parish.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary served as president of the Organization of Chicago Priests and was actually selected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Exec Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually during this time that Cleary learnt more about Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit company that targets at strengthening the lifestyles of orphaned and abandoned kids in Latin The United States and the Caribbean. Cleary’s initial strategy was to offer for one summer months at NPH’s principal home in Mexico but “he swiftly experienced contacted us to keep past his three-month term, plunging into what ended up being a lifelong devotion to the little ones of NPH,” the NPH web site explained.
Cleary offered for several years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico prior to coming to be corporate director of NPH International. He dwelled at NPH’s principal house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he committed his lifestyle to the institution’s objective and the kids. He then 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 also some of Cleary’s closest buddies, don’t forgets Cleary as a mentor, role model as well as buddy who “resided lifestyle with wonderful devotion.” Prior to getting into the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks invested a year in Mexico volunteering for among NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not merely delivered religious assistance however likewise a real commitment to the goal of enhancing the children’s lifestyles,” Hicks said. Genuine Affection and Solution.” As a result of viewing his priesthood and also exactly how he lived it, he influenced me to enter into the priesthood myself.” Hicks continued that “for many years, countless youngsters have gained from his passion and commitment he followed concepts of genuine passion and also service, being sure that the little ones raised in the home were actually certainly not only recipients but discovered exactly how to repay.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his close friend and classmate as an excellent priest with a “missionary center who was quite possibly just liked and also recognized through his classmates.” Sakowicz also remembered that “Philip certainly never sought the limelight as well as regularly made an effort to deliver others right into the limelight.”.
Solutions on Nov 21.An additional friend and schoolmate was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among one of the most respected participants of our course as well as an accurate innovator,” Rataj said.
He recalled Cleary’s zest permanently and also his personal appeal pointing out “he was actually a fast friend to all as well as resided an extremely trustworthy and also excellent life.”.All funeral services are going to occur at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will certainly be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will certainly observe at 11 a.m.
and also will be actually celebrated through Diocesan Hicks. A private interment will occur in any way Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.