.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photograph thanks to NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former associate priest of Our Woman of Really Good Advice Parish on Hermitage Avenue in Chicago’s McKinley Playground community, passed away Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the grow older of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born upon Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He went to Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles College of Loyola Educational Institution and the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was commissioned to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, by Cardinal John Cody, and also he commemorated his very first thoughtful Mass on May thirteen of the very same year at St.
Jerome Church in Chicago. He then functioned as associate pastor at St. Boniface Church on Noble Street in Chicago as well as Our Gal of Really Good Advice Church.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary worked as president of the Association of Chicago Priests as well as was actually selected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Exec Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was throughout this moment that Cleary learnt more about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his purpose at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a not-for-profit company that aims at enhancing the lives of orphaned and also deserted youngsters in Latin America and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s first program was to offer for one summer season at NPH’s main orphanage in Mexico but “he swiftly really felt contacted us to remain past his three-month term, embarking on what came to be a lifelong dedication to the kids of NPH,” the NPH web site specified.
Cleary provided for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico just before becoming corporate director of NPH International. He resided at NPH’s major house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his lifestyle to the company’s goal and also the children. He at that point ended up being chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also retired in 2023.Lifestyle Along With Great Dedication.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, mind of the Diocese of Joliet and also some of Cleary’s closest buddies, bears in mind Cleary as an advisor, role model and buddy that “resided life with great dedication.” Before entering into the Educational institution of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks devoted a year in Mexico offering for some of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not just provided religious guidance however likewise an actual commitment to the goal of boosting the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks said. Genuine Affection and also Company.” Because of seeing his priesthood and also just how he stayed it, he inspired me to enter the priesthood on my own.” Hicks proceeded that “throughout the years, countless children have actually taken advantage of his passion as well as dedication he observed principles of unconditional passion and solution, seeing to it that the children raised in the home were actually not just receivers but found out exactly how to render.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his close friend and also friend as a great priest along with a “missionary heart who was actually well suched as and appreciated through his friends.” Sakowicz additionally remembered that “Philip never looked for the limelight and also regularly tried to take others right into the spotlight.”.
Services on November 21.Yet another friend and also classmate was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was just one of the most reputable members of our class and a real innovator,” Rataj said.
He recollected Cleary’s passion for life as well as his charm stating “he was a great friend to all and also resided a very trustworthy and also splendid life.”.All lasts rites will occur at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will definitely be actually Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will certainly adhere to at 11 a.m.
and also will definitely be commemorated through Bishop Hicks. A personal interment will definitely happen whatsoever Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.