When your back is against the wall when you are at the end of the line, who you gonna call? Of course, our creator. This seems to be the template being used by a hated politician.
Detained Senator Leila de Lima said that Pope Francis sent her a rosary after she sent a handwritten letter to the pontiff last August before her birthday.
“He sent me a beautiful rosary after asking him to pray for me” de Lima said.
During a Mass at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City where she has been detained since February, DeLima told family members, friends and supporters that she had requested the Pope to pray for her and the Filipino people “especially for the thousands of victims of extrajudicial killings in the country” and those who had “suffering from abuses and injustices since Duterte launched his government’s all-out war on drugs.”
After her request, the Holy Father sent her the rosary through the PNP’s chaplain, who last November 22 personally paid a visit to the senator and handed her the string of beads, which was coursed through the Papal Nuncio.
"According to the Chaplain, Pope Francis was able to read my letter and assure that he is praying for me," she said in a dispatch from Camp Crame.
"I cannot thank Pope Francis enough for his thoughtfulness. I'm deeply, deeply touched by the Pope’s gesture. This gift will constantly remind me that, despite the political persecution I am experiencing right now at the hands of a vengeful President, I should keep the faith and fight tirelessly for the welfare
of the Filipino people,” De Lima said during a Mass inside her jail cell on Sunday, November 26.
The full text of De Lima’s message to Pope Francis in English, dated 15 August 2017, is as follows:
I am Leila de Lima, a senator from the Philippines and a political prisoner who has been incarcerated for the past 173 days, by President Rodrigo Duterte.
The international community has been appalled by the brazen violation of human rights since Duterte waged his war on drugs.
The international community has been appalled by the brazen violation of human rights since Duterte waged his war on drugs.
This August 27, I will turn 58 years old. Life’s journey has had its ups and downs, but I never imagined that my birthday would be spent inside a jail.
Papa Francesco, if I may be granted one wish, I hope that you will say a prayer for me and the Filipino people.
Please bless me so I can have the strength to continue the fight against the injustice that is happening not only to me, but to thousands of Filipinos who are victims of extra judicial killing.
I do not know when I will regain my freedom. Only Faith sustains me through this nightmare.
Please include me and the Philippines in your prayers.
God bless you Papa.
My heartfelt thanks,
Leila M. de Lima
I do not know when I will regain my freedom. Only Faith sustains me through this nightmare.
Please include me and the Philippines in your prayers.
God bless you Papa.
My heartfelt thanks,
Leila M. de Lima
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