.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Photograph courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as previous associate pastor of Our Girl of Great Guidance Church on Hermitage Pathway in Chicago’s McKinley Park area, died Sunday, Nov.
3, 2024, at the age of 71, in Mexico. Cleary was born on Sept. 5, 1953, in Chicago.
He joined Quigley Preparatory Academy in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola College and the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was actually commissioned to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and also he celebrated his initial austere Mass on May 13 of the same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He then served as associate minister at St. Boniface Parish on Royalty Street in Chicago as well as Our Woman of Good Guidance Church.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary served as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests and was elected to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Executive Panel in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually in the course of this time that Cleary learned about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his objective at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a non-profit institution that aims at boosting the lives of orphaned and deserted little ones in Latin America and also the Caribbean. Cleary’s first planning was actually to volunteer for one summer months at NPH’s major home in Mexico however “he swiftly really felt called to stay beyond his three-month condition, plunging into what came to be a long term commitment to the little ones of NPH,” the NPH website specified.
Cleary provided for many years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico prior to coming to be corporate supervisor of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s major home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his lifestyle to the organization’s objective and the little ones. He after that ended up being chaplain for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico as well as retired in 2023.Life With Great Devotion.Bishop Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and also among Cleary’s closest buddies, always remembers Cleary as an advisor, shining example as well as buddy that “lived lifestyle with terrific commitment.” Before getting into the Educational institution of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks spent a year in Mexico volunteering for some of NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) not simply provided religious support however likewise a genuine commitment to the purpose of strengthening the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks mentioned. Outright Passion and also Company.” As a result of enjoying his priesthood and exactly how he stayed it, he inspired me to enter into the priesthood myself.” Hicks continued that “over the years, countless children have benefitted from his passion as well as devotion he adhered to concepts of unconditional affection and also service, making sure that the kids increased in the home were certainly not merely recipients yet learned just how to render.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his close friend and also friend as an excellent priest along with a “missionary center who was extremely well liked and appreciated by his schoolmates.” Sakowicz additionally recollected that “Philip never tried to find the limelight and also always tried to take others in to the limelight.”.
Provider on November 21.Yet another buddy and also schoolmate was actually Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was one of the most highly regarded participants of our training class and also a correct innovator,” Rataj stated.
He recalled Cleary’s enthusiasm forever and also his charisma claiming “he was a fast friend to all and resided a really devoted as well as remarkable lifestyle.”.All funeral services will certainly take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Roadway in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely follow at 11 a.m.
and is going to be actually commemorated through Diocesan Hicks. A private interment will definitely occur at All Saints Catholic Burial Site in Des Plaines.