September 2^nd is a very important day in Chotanagapur, India, because of the Munda trials. About 10 years ago, two missionary priests and one seminarian were killed. These cold-blooded murders took place 30 miles away from where I was doing my priestly ministry. These three Jesuit missionaries were killed by fundamentalist Hindu brethren just because they were Christians and priests committed to social justice and empowering people. Since then, on every September 2^nd, people gather in the Kharithabada Parish to offer Mass and pray for the missionary brothers and sisters who are persecuted for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven all over the world. It has become a pilgrimage center for Christians. Cardinal Telephare Toppo leads the pilgrimage with seven other  bishops, and people from all the seven dioceses of the Archdiocese of  Ranchi gather there on that day.
I believe that their martyrdom dramatically instructs us about integrity. The priests and the seminarian expressed an exterior example of fortitude because they fearlessly stood up to the threats of thugs to witness to Christian principles. They just wanted to express their Christian and priestly identity as children of God, disciples of Jesus, and men sharing a mutual vocation to priesthood, superseded by any racial division. Their martyrdom teaches the power of love and hope at the threat of violence to protect the defenseless, powerless, and unloved ones of society. In them, there was a common desire to love another, even to laying down their lives, to mirror what they believed. These are the men whose integrity has proven faithful, reliable, trustworthy, and honest, even under the ultimate threat, and have joined the rest of the martyrs of the Church.
People have a lot of expectations about their priests. People expect them to be holy. Second to holiness  is integrity. Integrity is one of the virtues that is very essential to human beings. We all need to be people of integrity. It is tough to explain, but it is easy to recognize. A person of integrity is a person of honesty, without guile, a genuine, authentic person whose interior convictions are externally evident, who outwardly shows in word and deed what a person claims to be. A person of sincerity, truth, principle, character, and reliability, whose words can be trusted and who inspires respect in others. Integrity is always appreciated and loved by Christ, and it is the opposite of hypocrisy that the Pharisees practiced. Their words and deeds were so different from what they professed that they were seen as hollow and cynical. 
We speak about faith, prayer, love, simplicity, fidelity, honor, and generosity, but often we are not true to what we preach. Our promises, our preaching, and our worship can all become "lip service" unless we are people of integrity. Priests and laypeople without integrity are the Pharisees, scribes, and hypocrites of today.

A person with integrity is reliable. We need to become people of the Word and to be trustworthy in our promises. St. Paul understood this message well and instructed the people of Corinth. "People must think of us as Christ's servants, stewards entrusted with the mysteries of God. What is expected of stewards is that each one should be found worthy of trust." ( 1 Cor. 4:1-2) We all wish to be reliable, so  ask yourself: can you be counted upon now? 
Telling the truth is another way of being a person of reliability. All you need to say is "yes" when you mean yes; "no" when you mean no. "Anything else comes from the evil one," warns Jesus. (Matt. 5:3-7)  To accept responsibility for our own life is another step to proving that we are reliable. All of us should be aware of the gifts and talents we have, and our weaknesses; we should also be aware of the values, convictions, and obligations to live  our lives with honor and duty. We should take responsibility if anything goes wrong and not to blame others.
Psalm 139: O LORD, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. My travels and my rest you mark; with all my ways you are familiar. Even before a word is on my tongue, LORD, you know it all. You are all around me on every side;  you rest your hand upon me. Such knowledge is beyond me, far too lofty for me to reach. Where can I hide from your spirit? From your presence, where can I flee? If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I lie down in Sheol, you are there, too.
Integrity: No secrets from God, no hidden agenda, no duplicity, no lying, no compromise, no divided heart. Mother Teresa said, "All He really wants is to tell you He loves you, even when you don't feel worthy. Not only does He love you, but He longs for you!" Knowing this fosters the honesty which leads to integrity.