(OSV News) — Devotion to Mary is a significant factor in discerning and sustaining the call to priestly and religious life, according to a new study. Of the groups, religious priests (71%) were most likely to cite Marian devotion, while deacon directors (49%) were the least likely. A majority of survey participants (74%) said devotion to Mary has either “strengthened” or “very much strengthened” the living out of their respective vocations. Marian devotion also enhances respondents’ current devotion to the Eucharist, with a total of 80% saying that Mary has had either a “meaningful” or “great” impact. “Even in the place or in the moment that we do not find anyone, Our Lady, Mary, is there.”