.The. Rev Philip C. Cleary.
Picture courtesy of NPH Mu00e9xico.The Rev. Philip C. Cleary, resigned priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago as well as previous associate minister of Our Lady of Great Counsel Parish on Hermitage Avenue in Chicago’s McKinley Park area, 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 Seminary in Chicago, Niles University of Loyola University and the College of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein. Cleary was actually blessed to the priesthood on Might 9, 1979, through Cardinal John Cody, as well as he celebrated his 1st thoughtful Mass on Might 13 of the same year at St.
Jerome Parish in Chicago. He then worked as associate pastor at St. Boniface Church on Royalty Street in Chicago and also Our Lady of Great Counsel Church.Coming from 1982 to 1984, Cleary functioned as president of the Affiliation of Chicago Priests as well as was elected to the National Alliance of Priests’ Councils Exec Board in 1983.Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos.It was actually in the course of this time around that Cleary discovered Rev.
William B. Wasson and also his goal at Nuestros Pequeu00f1os Hermanos (NPH), a non-profit company that intends for improving the lives of orphaned and also abandoned little ones in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cleary’s initial planning was actually to volunteer for one summer at NPH’s major orphanage in Mexico yet “he quickly felt contacted us to keep beyond his three-month phrase, starting what ended up being a long-lasting commitment to the children of NPH,” the NPH internet site specified.
Cleary provided for several years as National Director of NPH Mexico just before ending up being executive supervisor of NPH International. He resided at NPH’s primary house in Miacatlu00e1n, Morelos, Mexico, where he dedicated his life to the organization’s purpose and the kids. He then ended up being pastor for the Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico and resigned in 2023.Life With Great Devotion.Bishop Ronald Hicks, head of the Diocese of Joliet and among Cleary’s closest buddies, remembers Cleary as an advisor, good example and good friend who “lived life along with terrific dedication.” Before going into the College of St.
Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Hicks spent a year in Mexico volunteering for among NPH’s orphanages in Mexico.” He (Cleary) certainly not merely provided spiritual assistance however likewise a genuine devotion to the mission of improving the kids’s lifestyles,” Hicks pointed out. Genuine Affection and also Company.” As a result of watching his priesthood as well as just how he stayed it, he encouraged me to get into the priesthood myself.” Hicks proceeded that “over times, many little ones have profited from his love as well as commitment he followed guidelines of genuine affection as well as service, ensuring that the kids raised in the home were certainly not only recipients however discovered how to give back.”.Rev. Gregory Sakowicz, remembered his friend and schoolmate as a great clergyman along with a “missionary soul that was extremely well ased if as well as appreciated by his friends.” Sakowicz additionally remembered that “Philip never sought the spotlight as well as always made an effort to take others into the spotlight.”.
Services on Nov 21.An additional close friend and friend was Rev. Stanley Rataj. “He was one of one of the most revered participants of our training class and a correct leader,” Rataj mentioned.
He recollected Cleary’s passion forever as well as his charisma saying “he was actually a great friend to all as well as lived a very faithful and excellent life.”.All funeral services will definitely take place at St. Zachary Church, 567 W. Algonquin Road in Des Plaines.
Visiting hrs are going to be Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, coming from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral Mass will comply with at 11 a.m.
and will definitely be commemorated through Bishop Hicks. An exclusive interment is going to occur at All Saints Catholic Burial Ground in Des Plaines.