Sister Malia Kao, SDS
Sister Malia Chooses Life of Service to God

Harvest of Service—Others Will Follow is the theme of the 2008 Salvatorian Jubilee of religious profession. On Saturday, June 28, Sister Malia Kao, SDS, will celebrate her 60th Jubilee of religious profession as a Sister of the Divine Savior. An 11 a.m. Mass of Thanksgiving will be held for Sister Malia and other Jubilarians at Mother of Good Counsel Parish, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A reception for family and friends will follow at the Divine Savior Holy Angels Quad, 4257 n. 100TH Street, also in Milwaukee.

Sister Malia was born in Kwangtsch Fukien China. She made her First Vows and Perpetual Vows in Milwaukee in 1948 and 1951 respectively. She cared for young children at Blessed Tekakwitha Orphanage in Sisseton, South Dakota. Then she served as a laboratory technician in Milwaukee and in Portage. Sister Malia then ministered in Ilan, China, as a religion teacher and kindergarten supervisor. With the latter ministry, she managed the care of 300 children. She returned to the United States in 1996 accompanied by Sister Maureen Hopkins.

She lives on the St. Anne’s Salvatorian Campus where she actively prays for the intentions of others through the SDS Apostleship of Prayer. She also visits the St. Anne’s residents. Sister Malia would encourage religious life to others because it is a way to love and serve God and other people with dignity and love.