[Letterhead of Massachusetts Mutual]
May 3, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Re: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account I -
Strategic Life 9
File No. 33-87904
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Dear Commissioners:
On behalf of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (the "Company")
and Massachusetts Mutual Variable Life Separate Account I - Strategic Life 9
(the "Account"), we are filing a certification pursuant to paragraph (j) of
Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933. In this regard, we certify that the
form of prospectus for certain flexible premium variable life insurance
policies offered by the Company through the Account otherwise required to be
filed under paragraph (b) of Rule 497 would not have differed from the form of
prospectus contained in post-effective amendment number 1 to the Form S-6
registration statement for the Account that was filed electronically with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 1996 via EDGARLINK.
Sincerely,
/s/ James M. Rodolakis
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James M. Rodolakis, Attorney
