▁performed , ▁it ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁" Supp lic atory ▁Can on " ▁( M ole b ny j ▁Kan on ). ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ , ▁the ▁Mother ▁of ▁God , ▁a ▁Fe ast , ▁or ▁a ▁particular ▁saint ▁or ▁mart yr . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁M ole ben ▁origin ated ▁in ▁S lav ic ▁culture , ▁but ▁its ▁use ▁is ▁now ▁w ides p read ▁both ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁and ▁By z antine ▁Catholic ▁churches ▁that ▁follow ▁the ▁S lav ic ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Where as ▁the ▁Par ak les is ▁includes ▁as ▁its ▁principal ▁focus ▁the ▁canon ▁to ▁the ▁subject ▁being ▁hon ored , ▁the ▁M ole ben ▁om its ▁the ▁od es ▁of ▁the ▁canon ▁and ▁includes ▁only ▁the ▁simple ▁ref ra ins ▁that ▁occur ▁between ▁the ▁od es . ▁ ▁M ole b ens ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁served ▁by ▁a ▁priest , ▁but ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁done ▁as ▁a ▁reader ' s ▁service ▁( i . e ., ▁the ▁format ▁used ▁when ▁served ▁by ▁a ▁lay person ▁or ▁de acon ; ▁om itting ▁or ▁replacing ▁those ▁port ions ▁normally ▁ch anted ▁by ▁the ▁priest ). ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁custom ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁a ▁mole ben ▁service ▁only ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁a ▁gl or ified ▁saint , ▁and ▁when ▁possible ▁the ▁service ▁is ▁done ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁an ▁icon ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁or ▁fe ast ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁M ole ben ▁is ▁celebrated . ▁Sometimes ▁an ▁Ak ath