.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Image thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as previous associate pastor of Our Female of Good Counsel 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 on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He went to Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola Educational Institution as well as the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was actually commissioned to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and also he celebrated his very first solemn Mass on May 13 of the very same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He after that acted as associate pastor at St. Boniface Parish on Noble Street in Chicago and also Our Gal of Good Counsel Parish.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary served as head of state of the Association of Chicago Priests as well as was selected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Executive Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually throughout this time that Cleary found out about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his mission at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a not-for-profit institution that targets at boosting the lifestyles of orphaned and deserted kids in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cleary’s preliminary plan was to offer for one summertime at NPH’s major orphanage in Mexico however “he swiftly really felt phoned call to keep past his three-month condition, plunging into what ended up being a lifetime commitment to the little ones of NPH,” the NPH website mentioned.
Cleary provided for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico just before coming to be executive director of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s major home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his lifestyle to the organization’s goal as well as the children. He then came to be pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also resigned in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Devotion.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet as well as among Cleary’s closest close friends, remembers Cleary as an advisor, role model as well as friend who “lived lifestyle with fantastic dedication.” Just before entering into the Educational institution of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Academy, Hicks invested a year in Mexico offering for among NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not merely provided spiritual direction but additionally a true devotion to the purpose of improving the youngsters’s lifestyles,” Hicks mentioned. Unconditional Love and Company.” Because of enjoying his priesthood and also just how he lived it, he motivated me to enter the priesthood myself.” Hicks proceeded that “throughout the years, many kids have gained from his love as well as devotion he adhered to guidelines of genuine love and service, ensuring that the kids increased in the home were not only receivers however discovered how to return.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend as well as schoolmate as a great clergyman with a “missionary soul who was very well just liked and also valued by his classmates.” Sakowicz additionally remembered that “Philip never looked for the spotlight as well as regularly tried to carry others into the spotlight.”.
Solutions on November 21.Yet another friend and also friend was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the most respected participants of our lesson and also a real leader,” Rataj stated.
He remembered Cleary’s enthusiasm for life and his personal appeal mentioning “he was actually a great friend to all and lived an incredibly devoted and also wonderful life.”.All lasts rites will certainly take place at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely adhere to at 11 a.m.
and also is going to be actually commemorated through Bishop Hicks. An exclusive interment will occur at All Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.