Congratulations Brother John-Mary, OCD!

Congratulations to Brother John-Mary of Jesus Crucified (Winter), O.C.D.
on an outstanding race and stellar finish at the 2022 Boston Marathon!

  • Finish Time: 2:29:10

  • Bib Number 1110

  • Finish Time of Day: 12:30 PM

  • 5.42 min/mile | 11.05 miles/hour

RANKING

  • 106th Place out of 25,314 (Overall)

  • 93rd Place out of 14,321 (Male Gender)

  • 86th Place out of 4,826 (Men, Age 18-39 Division)

Photos of Br. John-Mary, O.C.D. running the 126th Boston Marathon

Boston Marathon runner, Br. John-Mary, OCD is cheered on by his Discalced Carmelite Brothers from the Brighton, MA Monastery: Br. Isaiah, OCD, Br. Moses, OCD; Br. John-Magdalene, OCD; Fr. Justin Paek, OCD; and Br. John-Teresa.

Br. John-Mary Winter picked up his Boston Marathon bib number today (Good Friday): 1110. He qualified to run in the "ELITE" first wave of runners (see schedule below) so will start running at 10:00 AM on Easter Monday.

Here is a photo of him in his unique, modified runner's tank (with a blessed Brown Scapular from Avila stitched directly onto the tank—definitely a "FIRST" for the Boston Marathon!) You may follow Brother's run via the BAA website on Monday using his number (1110): www.baa.org.
He is registered as JEREMY WINTER.

You may want to download the app ahead of time (on your tablet or phone); it features live tracking of all participants: B.A.A. Mobile App | Boston Athletic Association.

Brother plans to print out the names and intentions of all those who have donated and will carry the list in his back pocket during the race, praying for those people along the way. There is still time for you to (figuratively) "run with Brother" on Easter Monday.

Brother John-Mary, OCD wearing his Boston Marathon Elite Runner’s bib and blessed Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel that is sewn onto his runner’s tank.

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run,
but only one gets the prize? Run so as to win.

(1 Cor. 9:24)

Marathon Bib Numbers are Color-Coded:

Red bibs (numbers 261 to 7,800) are assigned to Wave 1 (10:00 AM)

White bibs (numbers 8,000 to 15,999) are assigned to Wave 2 (10:25 AM)

Blue bibs (numbers 16,000 to 23,999) are assigned to Wave 3 (10:50 AM)

Yellow bibs (numbers 24,000 to 30,999) are assigned to Wave 4 (11:15 AM)

 

Br. John-Mary of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D. of the Brighton Monastery in MA.

Praised be Jesus Christ!

I’m excited to share with you that I will be running in the 126th Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022. Our monastery in Brighton is located right next to the course of the race, so I was inspired to participate in the world’s oldest marathon.

Qualifying and training for the Boston Marathon is no small undertaking, especially on top of my theology studies at Boston College, Carmelite ministry, and life of prayer and community in the monastery. It has been a joy to offer up the long, difficult runs as a prayer for my fellow Carmelites, including all of you in the Secular Order. As I train and race, I’ll be fundraising to help the Brighton monastery support the spiritual, educational, and temporal needs of the students in our Province. Please consider joining me in this challenge by giving as you are able! Check out this video (below) to learn a little more about my journey to the Boston Marathon.

Br. John-Mary of Jesus Crucified, O.C.D.

 

An Interview with Br. John-Mary, OCD

Br. John-Mary of Jesus Crucified, OCD will be racing in the Boston Marathon on April 18th, 2022. In this video, he shares a little about his running journey.

Please consider donating to help support the Discalced Carmelite students!

 
 

Loretta Gallagher, Administrator for the OCDS Main Office in Brighton, MA, interviews Br. John-Mary, OCD about his training to run the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2022. Please consider donating to help support the Discalced Carmelite students!

Brother John-Mary, OCD won the Newport, RI Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021
(with a time of 2:42), which qualified him for the Boston Marathon.

 

DONATE BY CHECK

(Great option for OCDS Communities)

Make checks payable to “WPDCSO” and mail to:

Brighton Monastery Student Fund
166 Foster Street
Brighton, MA 02135

Memo / Notation on Check:
Brighton Monastery Student Fund

Thank you for your support of the OCD students! (Our Discalced Carmelite brothers & seminarians)
May God reward you for your generosity!