Sen. Leila de Lima said she is praying for her "own resurrection" on Easter Sunday, after she observed Holy Week in detention.
De Lima, who is detained at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame, is seeking the Supreme Court's relief to nullify her arrest over drug charges.
Her legal team will submit on Monday her memorandum for this petition.
"I pray that SC will have the wisdom, discernment and courage to uphold what is true and just, and to see right through my case as clear political persecution," she said.
The senator said she remains "passionate" about her fight for human rights and justice.
"They may deprive me temporarily of my liberty, they may paralyze me physically, but they can never ever kill or destroy my spirit and my passion for the things I truly believe in—respect for human rights and justice," she said.
"As I commit my own resurrection and salvation, dear Lord, increase my faith, strengthen my hope, inflame my love for You and our country," she added.
De Lima earlier lamented having missed for the first time the Good Friday procession in her hometown, Iriga in Camarines Sur.
She observed the Stations of the Cross in detention with family and friends who came to visit, and a Mass was celebrated by her spiritual adviser, Fr. Robert Reyes.
SOURCE: msn
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