John Paul II named Venerable

My friend who has cancer told me the news today about Venerable John Paul II.  She is praying for his intercession and recently received a relic from some Carmelite sisters - a fragment of one of JPII's vestments. She also got a call from Cardinal George offering his prayers! So Heaven is being stormed.  I'm sending her a medal of JP II that we picked up in Rome when we were there for Mother Teresa's beatification and JPII's 25th anniversary - a whirlwind week when we were greatly impressed by the catholicity of the Church.  We have other mementos of that trip - our favorite being a little boy with the middle name Karol.