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This impressive motet for double choir (SATB.SATB) by Cesare Gussago sets a powerful Gospel narrative in Latin. It recounts the encounter between Jesus and the Canaanite woman, a dramatic scene often featured during ordinary time in the liturgical year. The text highlights the woman’s persistent faith and humility as she pleads for her daughter's healing, even accepting Jesus’ initial parable about not casting the children's bread to the dogs. Her clever response, comparing herself to a small dog eating crumbs from the master's table, moves Jesus to grant her request. Gussago’s setting, likely intended for sacred occasions, would resonate with the devotion and dramatic storytelling inherent in such biblical accounts.