*Administration of Barack Obama, 2014 *

**Statement on the Observance of Ash Wednesday **

*March 5, 2014 *

Today Michelle and I join our fellow Christians in the United States and around the world in marking Ash Wednesday. Lent is a season of reflection, repentance, and renewal, a chance to recommit to loving and serving one another and to deepen our faith in preparation for the Easter celebration to come.

*Categories:* Statements by the President : Ash Wednesday*.*

*Names:* Obama, Michelle*.*

*Subjects:* Holidays and special observances : Ash Wednesday; Holidays and special observances : Easter.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201400142.