The Jesuit-Jam rap song is ‘Jesu-Lit'

The Jesuits have proved, through the ages, that no study is too complicated, no country too far away and no art too difficult. This time, the religious order has proved that they can even tackle rap.

Mar 10, 2017

CHICAGO: The Jesuits have proved, through the ages, that no study is too complicated, no country too far away and no art too difficult. This time, the religious order has proved that they can even tackle rap.

That’s right, the Jesuits of Loyola University of Chicago decided to use their musical talents in order to create the Jesuit Jam 2017 Rap, and all for a good cause.

The catchy song that features young Jesuit students at the university, as well as administrators and faculty members, reved up the Loyola Ramblers for their final game on Wednesday, Feb 22 as well as supported a fundraising event for undocumented students.

The young collared Jesuits rap: “Build a bridge of love, tearing down the walls of fear.”

The “Jesuit Jam” was inaugurated in 2001 to honour Fr Michael Garanzini,SJ who was president of the university at the time. Sixteen years later, the legacy continues and the Jesuits find new and exciting ways to raise awareness to global and national issues and ministries.

This year, Chicago-born Chance, the Rapper’s beat for “No Problem,” offered the base for the Jesuit’s song inciting the school team to victory for the Ramblers-Drake final home game on Wednesday, Feb 22.

The video, which was unveiled on Monday, Feb 20, even shows the team chaplain, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, getting down to the beat at 97. The current president, Jo Ann Rooney, also makes an appearance.

The Jesuit school has shown its support for immigrants in the past. In 2013, the Stritch School of Medicine was the nation’s first to accept applications from undocumented immigrants. --Crux Now

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