Regarding the canonization, I had traveled out to San Francisco for a young man's conference and we went to the canonization. They setup huge screens in front of the church and the crowds were enormous. I was somehow able to squeeze in behind the last babushka before the doors were finally shut. Anyway, I could not see a thing and was stuck at the very rear of this beautiful cathedral. I don't know exactly why, but I decided to go up these stairs and around the ropes, being only 14 years old you see, and to my amazement I ended up in the choir loft. I was blessed to see most of the canonization from the balconies edge above everyone. Pretty cool.
