Programa Fúnebre en Español Program
Every heading and line of sample wording is in Spanish.
1 sheet, printed both sides, folded once · US Letter
En español
Funeral Program Template in Spanish
This is a complete programa fúnebre: the cover, the orden del servicio, the life story and the family’s agradecimiento are all written in Spanish, with accents and Spanish date style, so nothing needs translating before you start. Replace the sample name and details with your own.
Spanish first, then two to translate
Programas fúnebres in Word, Google Docs and PDF
The first is fully in Spanish. The trifold and booklet share its rose design with English sample text; use the glossary below to retitle them.
Por dentro
The Spanish program, inside and out
Orden del servicio y biografía
Agradecimiento y portada
Glossary
Funeral program headings in Spanish
If you are adapting an English template, or checking a Spanish one, these are the usual equivalents:
- In Loving Memory — En memoria de, or En amorosa memoria de
- Celebrating the Life of — Celebrando la vida de
- Order of Service — Orden del servicio
- Funeral Mass — Misa de exequias, or Misa de cuerpo presente
- Opening Prayer — Oración inicial
- Scripture Reading — Lectura bíblica
- Obituary — Obituario, or Biografía
- Eulogy — Elogio fúnebre, or Palabras de recuerdo
- Pallbearers — Portadores del féretro
- Interment — Sepelio, or Entierro
- Acknowledgement — Agradecimiento
- Reception — Recepción
- Sunrise / Sunset — Amanecer / Atardecer
Dates and names
Spanish conventions worth keeping
Dates are written day first, with the month in lower case: 12 de mayo de 1946. Both family names are normally printed, and a married woman’s program may show her husband’s surname after de. Times use a. m. and p. m. with a space.
For a bilingual service, keep the cover and order of service in Spanish and add an English life story on the back panel, or the reverse. Two short texts read better than one panel set in two languages line by line.
The sample psalm is from the Reina-Valera 1909, which is in the public domain. Replace it with the translation your church uses.
Misa de exequias
Catholic Funeral Mass Program
The order of the Mass in four parts.
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Same roses, English
Bifold Funeral Programs
Sixteen designs including Roses.
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Family thanks
Acknowledgement Wording
Messages for the back panel.
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Questions families ask
Is this template suitable for a Catholic Mass in Spanish?
The design is, and the sample names a parish and a priest, but the order printed is a general service. For a Misa de exequias, retype the order using the four parts on our Catholic Funeral Mass page: Ritos iniciales, Liturgia de la Palabra, Liturgia Eucarística and Última recomendación.
Will the accents print correctly?
Yes. The Word and Google Docs files use ordinary fonts with full Spanish character sets, and the fillable PDF accepts accented letters and ñ in every field.
How do you say funeral program in Spanish?
Programa fúnebre and programa de funeral are both used; in Mexico and Central America recordatorio often means the small memorial card instead. For the Mass, parishes say programa de la misa or guía litúrgica.
Free funeral templates · Updated through October 2026 · by David Nelsen. Every name, date and place printed on these templates is invented sample wording; each file is opened in Microsoft Word and Google Docs before it is published.