.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Picture courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned clergyman of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as past associate priest of Our Woman of Excellent Counsel Church on Hermitage Method in Chicago’s McKinley Playground area, passed away 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 Seminary 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 commissioned to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, and he celebrated his 1st thoughtful Mass on May 13 of the exact same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He at that point functioned as associate minister at St. Boniface Church on Royalty Street in Chicago and also Our Gal of Really Good Guidance Church.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary functioned as head of state of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests as well as was actually selected to the National Federation of Priests’ Councils Exec Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was during the course of this time around that Cleary found out about Rev.
William B. Wasson as well as his mission at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a not-for-profit association that focuses on improving the lives of orphaned as well as deserted children in Latin America as well as the Caribbean. Cleary’s initial strategy was to offer for one summer at NPH’s main home in Mexico however “he swiftly felt called to stay beyond his three-month phrase, embarking on what came to be a long term dedication to the kids of NPH,” the NPH site stated.
Cleary offered for years as National Supervisor of NPH Mexico before becoming corporate supervisor of NPH International. He lived at NPH’s main home in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he devoted his life to the institution’s objective as well as the youngsters. He after that came to be pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and also resigned in 2023.Life With Great Commitment.Diocesan Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and also some of Cleary’s closest buddies, keeps in mind Cleary as an advisor, good example as well as friend that “lived life with wonderful dedication.” Before entering the University of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks invested a year in Mexico offering services for some of NPH’s homes in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not merely provided religious guidance but also a true commitment to the mission of strengthening the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks pointed out. Outright Passion as well as Solution.” Due to enjoying his priesthood as well as just how he lived it, he encouraged me to enter into the priesthood on my own.” Hicks proceeded that “throughout the years, plenty of kids have profited from his love and also devotion he followed guidelines of outright love and company, making certain that the kids reared in the home were not only recipients but discovered just how to render.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend and also classmate as a fantastic clergyman along with a “missionary center who was effectively just liked and also appreciated through his classmates.” Sakowicz likewise recollected that “Philip never ever searched for the limelight and regularly attempted to deliver others into the limelight.”.
Provider on November 21.Another buddy and also classmate was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was among the absolute most renowned members of our course and a correct leader,” Rataj stated.
He remembered Cleary’s enthusiasm forever as well as his charisma stating “he was actually a great friend to all and lived a quite faithful and excellent life.”.All funeral services are going to occur at St. Zachary Parish, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visitation hours will certainly be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will definitely adhere to at 11 a.m.
and also is going to be celebrated through Diocesan Hicks. An exclusive interment is going to happen in all Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.