.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Image thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as former associate minister of Our Girl of Really Good Counsel Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He participated in 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 actually blessed to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and also he commemorated his first austere Mass on Might thirteen of the very same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He then acted as associate minister at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Street in Chicago and Our Gal of Good Counsel Church.From 1982 to 1984, Cleary functioned as president of the Association of Chicago Priests and was actually elected to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Executive Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually throughout this time around that Cleary learnt more about Rev.
William B. Wasson and his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a nonprofit company that targets at boosting the lives of orphaned and left little ones in Latin America as well as the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary program was to volunteer for one summertime at NPH’s main home in Mexico however “he rapidly really felt contacted us to stay past his three-month term, embarking on what became a long-lasting devotion to the kids of NPH,” the NPH website stated.
Cleary provided for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico just before becoming corporate director of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s major home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his lifestyle to the association’s mission and the little ones. He at that point ended up being chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico as well as resigned in 2023.Life With Great Devotion.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and also among Cleary’s closest pals, bears in mind Cleary as an advisor, role model and also friend who “resided lifestyle along with wonderful dedication.” Before getting into the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico volunteering for some of NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not just supplied spiritual support however also a genuine devotion to the mission of improving the kids’s lives,” Hicks stated. Genuine Affection and also Solution.” As a result of watching his priesthood as well as how he stayed it, he motivated me to get in the priesthood on my own.” Hicks carried on that “for many years, many little ones have actually benefitted from his passion as well as devotion he observed guidelines of genuine passion and also solution, making certain that the youngsters raised in the home were actually not simply receivers yet discovered just how to give back.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend and classmate as a wonderful priest along with a “missionary heart who was extremely well ased if and also appreciated through his friends.” Sakowicz likewise remembered that “Philip never ever tried to find the limelight and also consistently tried to take others right into the limelight.”.
Provider on November 21.Another buddy and friend was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was one of the absolute most renowned members of our lesson as well as an accurate forerunner,” Rataj mentioned.
He remembered Cleary’s enthusiasm permanently as well as his charm claiming “he was a fast friend to all and lived a really devoted and also fantastic lifestyle.”.All funeral services will take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Street in Des Plaines.
Visitation hrs are going to be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely observe at 11 a.m.
as well as will be actually commemorated by Bishop Hicks. A private interment is going to occur in any way Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.