Notice its frequent mention in the principal parts. For the realisation of this "justice" (Gospel), Jesus tells us it is necessary for the Divine Spirit to enter into human affairs against "the prince of this world" to "convince it of justice."
Hence, the Introit bids us sing a "new" canticle for God "hath revealed His 'justice'." The Prayer evidently referring to social justice, makes us realize that only God can "make all of one will."
The Epistle and Offertory extol the gifts of interior justice that come from the Father.
One verse of the Gospel intimates how grieved was Jesus when none asked Him, "Whither goest Thou?" The world cares not, but it is essential that he go and ask the Spirit to come for the sake of
"justice." Otherwise, we shall be left to the fate of our own injustice.
Until the changes of 1960, May 3rd was also associated with the Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross, the Feast which commemorated the recovery of the Holy Cross by Heraclius following his defeat of the Persians in 628. Somehow, the Feast was turned around and came to commemorate the Finding of the Holy Cross by St. Helena, Mother of Emperor Constantine.
At beginning of the II Century, Emperor Hadrian had Calvary and the Holy Sepulchre covered over and erected statues of Jupiter and a Temple of Venus. St. Helena excavated the area and found the Holy Cross. Emperor Constantine built Basilica on Calvary and at the Holy Sepulchre, both of which were consecrated in 325. St. Alexander I P., Eventius and Theodulus Mm. and St. Juvenal E. C. are commemorated in the Mass.
Pope Alexander’s name is inscribed in the Canon and was Holy Father from 110 to 119. SS Eventius and Theodulus were Roman martyrs of the same period. St. Juvenal was Bishop of Narni who died in 377.