[NYer]

NYer, surely your family went to Sunday Mass in the spring, autumn and winter as well, no? Yet, you only seem to recall the uncomfortable summer months.

The comment was not about the discomfort of summer heat. Before I explain, please tell me ... were you around in the 1950s?

[ELS]

Imagine a small church packed with hundreds of people (SRO) on a hot summer day.

The comment was not about the discomfort of summer heat.

Really? Then what was it about?

[ELS]

Imagine a small church packed with hundreds of people (SRO) on a hot summer day. A few fans whirled above to circulate the torpid air ... He [the priest] is wearing heavy vestments which only add to his personal discomfort in the heat of the day ...

The TLM that you experience today, is held in an air conditioned church with microphones that enable you to follow along, even on the hottest day of the year.

It certainly seems you are focusing on the discomfort of hot summer days, NYer. Do you think it would have been less uncomfortable if you attended an Eastern Catholic rite on those hot summer days in your childhood?