Pada tahun 2011, Patriark Rai diberikan medali [[Légion d'honneur]] oleh presiden PerancisPrancis, [[Nicolas Sarkozy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Urbi-Orbi/France/Suite-de-la-visite-en-France-du-patriarche-maronite-_NP_-2011-09-06-707894|title=Suite de la visite en France du patriarche maronite|language=fr|newspaper=La-Croix|date=6 September|accessdate=6 March 2013}}</ref> Pada tahun 2012, ia menerima penghargaan [[Wisām al-Arz al-Waṭaniy]] - penghargaan tertinggi di Lebanon - dari presiden Lebanon, [[Michel Suleiman]].<ref name=naharnet14nov>{{cite news|title=Suleiman Grants al-Rahi Order of Cedar, Urges Officials to Attend Dialogue|url=http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/62120|accessdate=19 July 2013|newspaper=Naharnet|date=24 November 2012}}</ref>
