Confirmation Prep Bonus Video: “Jesus And I Know It”

produced as a parody by HolyCrossJP2 youth group and posted to their old YouTube channel

As fun as this parody video is, we can also learn something from it. Below is a chart of the lyrics to the parody version of the song and comments on their meaning with reference to Scripture and our Catholic traditions. Some references refer to just the lyrics, others to the visuals, and some to both.

Lyrics	Reference and Comments
Yeah Yeah, world was full of sin There weren’t no hope till I walked in	“All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race.” (John 1:3-4) Jesus is our hope and our salvation, the one of whom John the Baptist says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).
And when I start to speak Everybody thinking “Man, he’s so meek”	“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land” (Matthew 5:5) This comes from the Beatitudes, which is a set of sayings that Jesus spoke early in his ministry as part of the Sermon on the Mount.
This is how I roll Riding on up on a donkey, yo	“So they brought [the donkey] to Jesus, threw their cloaks over [it], and helped Jesus to mount. As he rode along, the people were spreading their cloaks on the road.” (Luke 19:35-36) This was part of Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem which we mark each year on Palm Sunday at the beginning of Holy Week.
And if you’re looking stressed I put a hand on your head and say now you’re blessed What	“Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray.” (Matthew 19:13) The Laying on of Hands, placing one’s hands on another’s forehead as a blessing, is an important sign which we will discuss in a later Confirmation class!
Girl, look at that Body, girl, look at that Body Girl, look at that Body, I work out Girl, look at that Body, girl, look at that Body Girl, look at that Body, I work out	“Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.'” (Luke 22:19) As Catholic Christians, we believe that Jesus is truly present in the bread that is consecrated at Mass to become Jesus’ body.
When I walk in the spot, this is what I see They about to stone this woman for adultery I say, if you are without sin You can be the first to throw it (throw it, throw it, throw it) I’m Jesus and I know it I’m Jesus and I know it	This is a summary of the story of the woman caught in adultery, which can be found in the Bible at John 7:53-8:11. Unlike the Old Law that would call for a harsh death sentence for this woman, the New Law of Jesus shows mercy.
Yo, when I’m on the run People looking at me like I’m the Prodigal Son	The parable of the Prodigal Son can be found at Luke 15:11-32. This is a story of a son who leaves home with his inheritance and wastes all of it. The son is still welcomed home by his father with great love after he comes to his senses.
If I got the time I’ll take your water turn it into wine	Mary asks Jesus for help and so he performs his first miracle at the Wedding at Cana, found at John 2:1-11. Jesus changes some water into wine so that his hosts will not be embarrassed by running out of wine.
There ain’t no problem that I can’t tackle Just ask for Jesus at the tabernacle	The tabernacle is the place in a church in which the consecrated hosts (the body of Christ) are reserved until they are needed. View the tabernacle in Queen of Angels Church
Now I’m not a genie, I don’t grant wishes But something something – Loaves and fishes! I’m Jesus!	“Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds.” (Matthew 14:19) Apart from the Resurrection, the Feeding of the 5,000 is the only miracle of Jesus to appear in all four Gospels (Matthew 14:14-21; Mark 6:34-44; Luke 9:11-17; and John 6:5-14).
Girl, look at that Body, girl, look at that Body Girl, look at that Body, I work out Girl, look at that Body, girl, look at that Body Girl, look at that Body, I work out	“When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid.” (John 6:19) One the miracles of Jesus was his ability to walk on water.
When I walk in the church, this is what I see	“Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread” (Acts 2:46) We meet together to worship God and receive the Eucharist because that is what the Apostles did from the earliest days of the Church.
They be celebrating Eucharistic Mystery	“For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.” (John 6:55) How the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ is a mystery called transsubstantiation. Their very substance is changed, though they still have the taste and texture of bread and wine.
I got crazy ’mounts of grace And to them I will bestow it (stow it, stow it, stow it) I’m Jesus and I know it Hey, yeah, I’m Jesus and I know it Check it out, yeah, check it out	“From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” (John 1:16-17) Grace is the unearned, undeserved spiritual favor and blessing that comes from God through Jesus.
Washing, washing, washing, washing, washing feet	“Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel around his waist.” (John 13:5) This was part of the Washing of the Feet at the Last Supper. Each year on Holy Thursday we re-enact the washing of the feet as part of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Gath’ring, gath’ring, gath’ring, gath’ring, gath’ring sheep	“But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep… he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice.” (John 10:2, 4) “When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.” (Mark 6:34) In these and other passages in the Gospels, Jesus is the Good Shepherd who “lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11) who follow him.
Healing, healing, healing, healing leprosy	“Moved with pity, [Jesus] stretched out his hand, touched him, and said to him, ‘I do will it. Be made clean.’ The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.” (Mark 1:41-42) Touching and healing a leper would have been seen as a huge deal, since leprosy was so feared that those with the disease were not allowed to interact with the healthy.
Another word for Holy Ghost is Paraclete I do the Jesus, man I do the Jesus, man	“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it.” (John 14:16) Paraclete is a Greek word which means “Advocate,” a consoler or spokesperson. Here, it means God’s continued presence in the world through the Holy Spirit.
I’m Jesus and I know it Hey yeah, yo	“As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven.” (Luke 24:51) The Ascension is when Jesus left the Apostles to return to his Father in heaven.